Painting (except roof) contractors · Arizona
EMPAZ, Inc. dba EmpireWorks
Tempe, AZ · ~43 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
EMPAZ, Inc. dba EmpireWorks runs at 306% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Painting (except roof) contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
EMPAZ, Inc. dba EmpireWorks: 8.6 TCR = 306% of Painting (except roof) contractors BLS 2.8 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
EMPAZ, Inc. dba EmpireWorks safety composite
EMPAZ, Inc. dba EmpireWorks scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 3%), 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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 12.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% 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%).
Rising injury rate
EMPAZ, Inc. dba EmpireWorks: 10.7 → 12.3 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 12.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.44× in 2021
EMPAZ, Inc. dba EmpireWorks's TCR rose 1.6 from 10.7 in 2016 to 12.3 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 1.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238320 · Tempe, AZ ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.6 · 306% of ind
- DART 12.3 DART
- RANK #12/15
- PHOTO North Carolina Servi…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~43 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: North Carolina Service Center (0.0 TCR gap)
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EMPAZ, Inc. dba EmpireWorks in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
EMPAZ, Inc. dba EmpireWorks
8.6 TCR
- North Carolina
North Carolina Service Center
8.6 TCR
- Advantage Pain
Advantage Painting Solutions
8.6 TCR
- The Maine Pain
The Maine Painting Company
8.5 TCR
- A.A. PAINT & C
A.A. PAINT & CUSTOM FINISHES, INC.
8.5 TCR
What this shows EMPAZ, Inc. dba EmpireWorks averages 8.6 TCR (306% of the Painting (except roof) contractors BLS benchmark).
EMPAZ, Inc. dba EmpireWorks TCR series: 2016=10.7 · 2017=9 · 2018=8.3 · 2019=2.3 · 2020=8.8 · 2021=12.3 · BLS 2.8
Where EMPAZ, Inc. dba EmpireWorks falls in its industry
582 Painting (except roof) contrac establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Arizona alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 15 Painting (except roof) contrac employers in Arizona.
EMPAZ, Inc. dba EmpireWorks has fewer employees than the Painting (except roof) contractors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.0 | 7.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.7 | 2.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238320 · AZ · Tempe
582 Painting (except roof) contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,594 rated employers in Arizona with headcount on file · 569 employers in Tempe, AZ · 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 | North Carolina Service Center | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Maine Painting Company | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Advantage Painting Solutions | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | A.A. PAINT & CUSTOM FINISHES, INC. | 8.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Excelsior Mining AZ | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Apache Junction | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SMS Construction, LLC | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Integrity Building Corp | 43 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SALT RIVER PROJECT DISTRICT VALLEY | 4,655 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 202376 | 4,627 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Valley Plants and Offices | 4,518 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IES Communications, LLC | 3,432 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | HawkeyePedershaab Concrete Technologies, Inc. | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Freshpet Kitchens Bethlehem | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rome Health and Rehabilitation Center | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tokusen - Conway | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Systems Plumbing | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Atomic Recycling, LLC | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Locations 7 Chula Vista | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Alta Industrial Equipment Company Itasca | 43 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.