House painting · Washington
Combs Brothers Inc
Seattle, WA · ~57 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Combs Brothers Inc runs at 299% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical House painting workplace, earning a grade F.
Combs Brothers Inc: 8.4 TCR = 299% of House painting BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Combs Brothers Inc safety composite
Combs Brothers Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 9%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
TCR Δ
−2.4
2023→2024
Combs Brothers Inc injury rate improved
Combs Brothers Inc's TCR fell 2.4 from 9.6 in 2023 to 7.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 9.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.85× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=9.6 · 2024=7.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238320 · Seattle, WA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.4 · 299% of ind
- DART 7.2 DART
- RANK #26/36
- PHOTO Trifecta Painting & …
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~57 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Trifecta Painting & Construction (0.1 TCR gap)
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Combs Brothers Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- A.A. PAINT & C
A.A. PAINT & CUSTOM FINISHES, INC.
8.5 TCR
- The Maine Pain
The Maine Painting Company
8.5 TCR
- This site
Combs Brothers Inc
8.4 TCR
- Trifecta Paint
Trifecta Painting & Construction
8.3 TCR
- Westside
Westside
8.3 TCR
What this shows Combs Brothers Inc averages 8.4 TCR (299% of the House painting BLS benchmark).
Combs Brothers Inc TCR series: 2023=9.6 · 2024=7.2 · BLS 2.8
Where Combs Brothers Inc falls in its industry
582 House painting establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #26 safest of 36 House painting employers in Washington.
Combs Brothers Inc has more employees than the House painting median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238320 · WA · Seattle
582 House painting employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 1,279 employers in Seattle, WA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Trifecta Painting & Construction | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Westside | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | A.A. PAINT & CUSTOM FINISHES, INC. | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Maine Painting Company | 8.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Vignoble | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dilley & Soloman Logging | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FV Katie Ann | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Shold Excavating, Inc. | 57 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UW Seattle | 32,378 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The United States of America | 25,000 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Starz Entertainment | 25,000 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UW Medical Center - Montlake and NW | 11,307 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Prairie Hills At Independence | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fldee - Deerfield | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nmlas - Las Cruces | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ShopRite Of Clark | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Technetics Group Chicago, LLC | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Waterfall Health of Algoma | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North Country Lumber CO., Inc. | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rogers Orchards | 57 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.