Fire sprinkler system installation · Virginia
Fire & Life Safety America Tidewater
Portsmouth, VA · ~60 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fire & Life Safety America Tidewater runs at 81% 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: 2.3 TCR = 81% 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 total case rate (tcr) (safer than 64% 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% 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
−1.9
2019→2021
Fire & Life Safety America Tidewater injury rate improved
Fire & Life Safety America Tidewater's TCR fell 1.9 from 3.5 in 2019 to 1.6 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 3.5 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.7× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=3.5 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=1.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Portsmouth, VA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 2.3 · 81% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #65/152
- PHOTO Grunau Company Inc.
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~60 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Grunau Company Inc. (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
2.3 TCR
- Grunau Company
Grunau Company Inc.
2.3 TCR
- J&A Mechanical
J&A Mechanical Contractors Inc
2.3 TCR
- Value Pro Mech
Value Pro Mechanical Inc.
2.3 TCR
- Academy Fire -
Academy Fire - Grand Prairie BCI
2.3 TCR
What this shows Fire & Life Safety America Tidewater averages 2.3 TCR (81% of the Fire sprinkler system installation BLS benchmark).
Fire & Life Safety America Tidewater TCR series: 2019=3.5 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=1.6 · BLS 2.8
Where Fire & Life Safety America Tidewater falls in its industry
5,793 Fire sprinkler system installa establishmentsSafer than 64% 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 #65 safest of 152 Fire sprinkler system installa employers in Virginia.
Fire & Life Safety America Tidewater has more 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · VA · Portsmouth
5,793 Fire sprinkler system installation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 137 employers in Portsmouth, 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 | Grunau Company Inc. | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | J&A Mechanical Contractors Inc | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Value Pro Mechanical Inc. | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Academy Fire - Grand Prairie BCI | 2.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 324-NiSource-Suffolk VA-Op Ctr | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Coleman-Adams Construction, Inc | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Powell's Creek Solar Farm | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 527 | 60 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Maryview Medical Center | 1,724 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Virginia International Gateway | 926 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ceres Hampton Roads | 797 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Virginia International Gateway by Virginia Interna | 545 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ruan Transport Corporation T-309 | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ruan Transport Corporation T-501 | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CTC Pilot Plant | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 42421d - Columbus | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | JAN-CA-SoCal | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TC Transcontinental Albany | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Willitts Equipment Co. Inc. | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Acker-Stone Industries | 60 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.