Plumbing and heating contractors · Louisiana
FitzGerald Contractors, LLC
Shreveport, LA · ~79 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
FitzGerald Contractors, LLC runs at 150% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Plumbing and heating contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
FitzGerald Contractors, LLC: 4.2 TCR = 150% of Plumbing and heating contractors BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
FitzGerald Contractors, LLC safety composite
FitzGerald Contractors, LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 11%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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
FitzGerald Contractors, LLC: 3.2 → 6.5 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 8.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.54× in 2024
FitzGerald Contractors, LLC's TCR rose 3.2 from 3.2 in 2016 to 6.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 8.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Shreveport, LA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 150% of ind
- DART 6.5 DART
- RANK #55/61
- PHOTO HVAC, Inc.
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~79 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: HVAC, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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FitzGerald Contractors, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
FitzGerald Contractors, LLC
4.2 TCR
- HVAC, Inc.
HVAC, Inc.
4.2 TCR
- First Class HV
First Class HVAC and Plumbing
4.2 TCR
- Synergy LLC
Synergy LLC
4.2 TCR
- Milwaukee Plum
Milwaukee Plumbing & Piping, Inc.
4.2 TCR
What this shows FitzGerald Contractors, LLC averages 4.2 TCR (150% of the Plumbing and heating contractors BLS benchmark).
FitzGerald Contractors, LLC TCR series: 2016=3.2 · 2017=2.6 · 2018=1.5 · 2019=8.9 · 2021=3.7 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=6.5 · BLS 2.8
Where FitzGerald Contractors, LLC falls in its industry
5,793 Plumbing and heating contracto establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Louisiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #55 safest of 61 Plumbing and heating contracto employers in Louisiana.
FitzGerald Contractors, LLC has more employees than the Plumbing and heating 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 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.9 | 3.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · LA · Shreveport
5,793 Plumbing and heating contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 6,723 rated employers in Louisiana with headcount on file · 403 employers in Shreveport, LA · 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 | HVAC, Inc. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | First Class HVAC and Plumbing | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Synergy LLC | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Milwaukee Plumbing & Piping, Inc. | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | BR Louisiana Station | 79 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Louisiana Water Company | 79 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lincoln Builders Inc. | 79 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JFSNA at NALCO Garyville | 79 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Willis-Knighton Medical Center | 3,163 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UNIVERSITY HEALTH SHEREVPORT, LLC d/b/a OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT | 2,771 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health Shreveport | 2,424 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Willis-Knighton Pierremont Health Center | 1,567 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | IL180 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | United Dairy Farmers Transit | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hilty's Electrical Contracting | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Aperion Care Dolton | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | US Ecology Tampa | 79 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Redner's Warehouse Market Airport Road | 79 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | XAC | 79 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Missoula Service Center | 79 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.