Drywall and related building materials distributor · Virginia
Commonwealth Norfolk
Norfolk, VA · ~41 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Commonwealth Norfolk runs at 255% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Drywall and related building materials distributor workplace, earning a grade F.
Commonwealth Norfolk: 5.6 TCR = 255% of Drywall and related building materials distributor BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Commonwealth Norfolk safety composite
Commonwealth Norfolk scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 14%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Commonwealth Norfolk: 4.7 → 7.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 7.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1.32× in 2024
Commonwealth Norfolk's TCR rose 2.7 from 4.7 in 2022 to 7.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.32× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423310 · Norfolk, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.6 · 255% of ind
- DART 7.4 DART
- RANK #31/48
- PHOTO Tidewater Wood Produ…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~41 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Tidewater Wood Products Inc. LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Commonwealth Norfolk in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- R.J. Williams,
R.J. Williams, Inc.
5.7 TCR
- This site
Commonwealth Norfolk
5.6 TCR
- Tidewater Wood
Tidewater Wood Products Inc. LLC
5.6 TCR
- 2401
2401
5.6 TCR
- Atlanta Branch
Atlanta Branch
5.6 TCR
What this shows Commonwealth Norfolk averages 5.6 TCR (255% of the Drywall and related building materials distributor BLS benchmark).
Commonwealth Norfolk TCR series: 2022=4.7 · 2023=4.7 · 2024=7.4 · BLS 2.2
Where Commonwealth Norfolk falls in its industry
1,225 Drywall and related building m establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #31 safest of 48 Drywall and related building m employers in Virginia.
Commonwealth Norfolk has more employees than the Drywall and related building materials d median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423310 · VA · Norfolk
1,225 Drywall and related building materials distributor employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 473 employers in Norfolk, VA · 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 | Tidewater Wood Products Inc. LLC | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2401 | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Atlanta Branch | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | R.J. Williams, Inc. | 5.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fort Bragg | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Public Works- Facilities | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hampton Roads Contracting, Inc. | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | International Paper - Franklin | 41 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | 4,863 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Childrens Hospital of The Kings Dau | 3,707 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Atlantic Group dba DZ Atlantic | 3,248 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Norfolk State University | 2,981 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Carriage Inn Lake Jackson | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Warner Electric | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Snowbelt Hardwoods, Inc. | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Renovations By Wagler | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kempf Philadelphia | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GTS Kent | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chicago | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Clayton NJ | 41 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.