Plumbing contractors · California
Dowdle & Sons Mechanical, Inc.
American Canyon, CA · ~28 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dowdle & Sons Mechanical, Inc. runs at 138% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Plumbing contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
Dowdle & Sons Mechanical, Inc.: 3.9 TCR = 138% of Plumbing contractors BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dowdle & Sons Mechanical, Inc. safety composite
Dowdle & Sons Mechanical, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 44%), 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).
58/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% 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
−5.0
2017→2024
Dowdle & Sons Mechanical, Inc. injury rate improved
Dowdle & Sons Mechanical, Inc.'s TCR fell 5.0 from 5.0 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 11.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=5.0 · 2018=3.7 · 2019=11.2 · 2021=3.6 · 2022=3.5 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · American Canyon, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.9 · 138% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #301/594
- PHOTO Brown Sprinkler Corp…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Brown Sprinkler Corporation (Lexington, KY) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dowdle & Sons Mechanical, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Dowdle & Sons Mechanical, Inc.
3.9 TCR
- Brown Sprinkle
Brown Sprinkler Corporation (Lexington, KY)
3.9 TCR
- Seamans Air Co
Seamans Air Conditioning Refrigeration Inc
3.9 TCR
- Holiday Beach
Holiday Beach Mechanical
3.9 TCR
- General Refrig
General Refrigeration LLC DBA Premistar North, General Mechanical
3.9 TCR
What this shows Dowdle & Sons Mechanical, Inc. averages 3.9 TCR (138% of the Plumbing contractors BLS benchmark).
Dowdle & Sons Mechanical, Inc. TCR series: 2017=5 · 2018=3.7 · 2019=11.2 · 2021=3.6 · 2022=3.5 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.8
Where Dowdle & Sons Mechanical, Inc. falls in its industry
5,793 Plumbing contractors establishmentsSafer than 44% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #301 safest of 594 Plumbing contractors employers in California.
Dowdle & Sons Mechanical, Inc. has fewer employees than the Plumbing contractors median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · CA · American Canyon
5,793 Plumbing contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 35 employers in American Canyon, 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 | Brown Sprinkler Corporation (Lexington, KY) | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Seamans Air Conditioning Refrigeration Inc | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Holiday Beach Mechanical | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | General Refrigeration LLC DBA Premistar North, General Mechanical | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Davis Ranch L.L.C. | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Steinbeck Country Produce | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harlan Family Ranch | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KKG Equipment Company, LLC32 | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DFO9 | 704 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Westlake Royal Stone LLC - American Canyon, CA | 366 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1651 | 354 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1651 | 328 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mexican Original Portland Plnt | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Viking Corp Hastings | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Holmes By Products Co, Inc. | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DC8 | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Highway & Town Properties | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Robards Freezer | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Iva Lee Feed Mill | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Washburn Taco Bell | 28 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.