Firefighting, forest · Oregon
Coulson Aviation USA
Portland, OR · ~365 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Coulson Aviation USA runs at 41% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Firefighting, forest workplace, earning a grade A.
Coulson Aviation USA: 1.9 TCR = 41% of Firefighting, forest BLS 4.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Coulson Aviation USA safety composite
Coulson Aviation USA scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 45%), 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).
60/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Coulson Aviation USA: 0.3 → 5.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.2× in 2024
Coulson Aviation USA's TCR rose 5.1 from 0.3 in 2021 to 5.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 115310 · Portland, OR AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.9 · 41% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #1/14
- PHOTO AERO-FLITE, INC. SPO…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~365 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: AERO-FLITE, INC. SPOKANE HANGAR (0.0 TCR gap)
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Coulson Aviation USA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Cutting Edge F
Cutting Edge Forestry Inc.
2.1 TCR
- Neptune Aviati
Neptune Aviation Services Inc. - Missoula, MT
2 TCR
- This site
Coulson Aviation USA
1.9 TCR
- AERO-FLITE, IN
AERO-FLITE, INC. SPOKANE HANGAR
1.9 TCR
- Jefferson Reso
Jefferson Resource Company, Inc.
1.8 TCR
What this shows Coulson Aviation USA averages 1.9 TCR (41% of the Firefighting, forest BLS benchmark).
Coulson Aviation USA TCR series: 2021=0.3 · 2022=0.8 · 2023=1 · 2024=5.3 · BLS 4.5
Where Coulson Aviation USA falls in its industry
84 Firefighting, forest establishmentsSafer than 79% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Oregon alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 14 Firefighting, forest employers in Oregon.
Coulson Aviation USA has more employees than the Firefighting, forest median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
115310 · OR · Portland
84 Firefighting, forest employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 8,031 rated employers in Oregon with headcount on file · 1,728 employers in Portland, OR · 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 | AERO-FLITE, INC. SPOKANE HANGAR | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jefferson Resource Company, Inc. | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Neptune Aviation Services Inc. - Missoula, MT | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cutting Edge Forestry Inc. | 2.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dillard Lumber | 364 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cardinal IG -Hood River IG | 366 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Central Oregon Truck Company | 366 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Umpqua Community College | 366 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | OHSU Main Campus | 18,003 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | OR349 PROVIDENCE ST VINCENT MEDICAL CTR-PORTLA | 4,033 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | OR346 PROVIDENCE PORTLAND MEDICAL CTR-PORTLAND | 3,684 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2252-00000530 | 3,498 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | ALTIVIA Specialty Chemicals, LLC | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Camden Operations | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DC 98 - Baton Rouge | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Montclair Hospital Medical Hospital | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Anagram Manufacturing - Mn | 365 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | San Mateo County Office of Education | 365 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Manitou Pontoons - Triton Industries | 365 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Maid Rite Specialty Foods Inc | 365 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.