Fire sprinkler system installation · Virginia
Fire & Life Safety America Tidewater
Chesapeake, VA · ~47 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire & Life Safety America Tidewater runs at 118% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Fire sprinkler system installation workplace, earning a grade C.
Fire & Life Safety America Tidewater: 3.3 TCR = 118% of Fire sprinkler system installation BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fire & Life Safety America Tidewater safety composite
Fire & Life Safety America Tidewater scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 22%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% 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
Fire & Life Safety America Tidewater: 0.0 → 3.9 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 6.0 TCR · DART/TCR 1.18× in 2018
Fire & Life Safety America Tidewater's TCR rose 3.9 from 0.0 in 2016 to 3.9 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 6.0 TCR. In 2018, DART was 1.18× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Chesapeake, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.3 · 118% of ind
- DART 3.9 DART
- RANK #91/152
- PHOTO RRSC Tampa
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~47 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: RRSC Tampa (0.0 TCR gap)
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Fire & Life Safety America Tidewater in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Fire & Life Safety America Tidewater
3.3 TCR
- RRSC Tampa
RRSC Tampa
3.3 TCR
- R.M. Thornton
R.M. Thornton Mechanical
3.3 TCR
- Johansen Mecha
Johansen Mechanical, Inc.
3.3 TCR
- P&R Plumbing a
P&R Plumbing and Heating
3.3 TCR
What this shows Fire & Life Safety America Tidewater averages 3.3 TCR (118% of the Fire sprinkler system installation BLS benchmark).
Fire & Life Safety America Tidewater TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=6 · 2018=3.9 · BLS 2.8
Where Fire & Life Safety America Tidewater falls in its industry
5,793 Fire sprinkler system installa establishmentsSafer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #91 safest of 152 Fire sprinkler system installa employers in Virginia.
Fire & Life Safety America Tidewater has fewer employees than the Fire sprinkler system installation median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · VA · Chesapeake
5,793 Fire sprinkler system installation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 434 employers in Chesapeake, 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 | RRSC Tampa | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | R.M. Thornton Mechanical | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Johansen Mechanical, Inc. | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | P&R Plumbing and Heating | 3.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | BATH CO PW ST | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RCL | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Heritage Contracting LLC | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TRINITY Group Construction | 47 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - ORF2 | 2,432 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chesapeake Regional Medical Center | 2,059 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | QVC Chesapeake, Inc. | 1,056 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Crossways | 931 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Shopko Store #170 (Rhinelander, WI) | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MPC Cashway Lumber Company | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ftwth-Hct-Fort Worth | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Seepex Inc. | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Shopko Store #141 (Burlington, IA) | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Modesto, California Container Graphics Corporation | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hess Trucking Harrisburg | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 6 Eastmans Rd | 47 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.