Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) · California
Commercial Tree Care
San Jose, CA · ~70 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 8.4
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Commercial Tree Care runs at 186% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) workplace, earning a grade D.
Commercial Tree Care: 8.4 TCR = 186% of Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Commercial Tree Care safety composite
Commercial Tree Care scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 23%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−5.1
2017→2019
Commercial Tree Care injury rate improved
Commercial Tree Care's TCR fell 5.1 from 12.1 in 2017 to 7.0 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2017 at 12.1 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.69× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=12.1 · 2018=6.0 · 2019=7.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561730 · San Jose, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 8.4 · 186% of ind
- DART 5.8 DART
- RANK #302/448
- PHOTO 132131
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~70 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 132131 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Commercial Tree Care in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Commercial Tree Care
8.4 TCR
- 132131
132131
8.4 TCR
- Portland South
Portland South
8.4 TCR
- Small's Garden
Small's Garden Center
8.4 TCR
- Artistic Maint
Artistic Maintenance, Inc. - OC
8.4 TCR
What this shows Commercial Tree Care averages 8.4 TCR (186% of the Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) BLS benchmark).
Commercial Tree Care TCR series: 2017=12.1 · 2018=6 · 2019=7 · BLS 4.5
Where Commercial Tree Care falls in its industry
2,875 Tree services (e.g., bracing, establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #302 safest of 448 Tree services (e.g., bracing, employers in California.
Commercial Tree Care has more employees than the Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12.1 | 4.8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561730 · CA · San Jose
2,875 Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 1,102 employers in San Jose, CA · 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 | 132131 | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Portland South | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Small's Garden Center | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Artistic Maintenance, Inc. - OC | 8.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Heritage Land Company | 70 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ceballos Ag Services, Inc. | 70 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NRTHN | 70 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | EW Merritt Farms | 70 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2636-CALIFORNIA.SAN JOSE | 11,308 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Santa Clara Valley Healthcare, Valley Medical Center (Hospital & Clinics) | 7,299 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rosendin - Main | 6,964 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC & Clinics) | 6,576 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Temple University New Library | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Freedom | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Regency House | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Senior Care of Edinburg | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Saint Joseph Jessamine | 70 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Comm HVAC NA and EMEA : SVC-Mid America District : SVC-OMAHA NE-USA | 70 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Interstate Blood Bank - Chicago, IL | 70 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Terminix Service, Inc. Inc. 88- 1 | 70 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.