Arborist services · Maryland
Gaithersburg, MD
Gaithersburg, MD · ~72 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Gaithersburg, MD runs at 87% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Arborist services workplace, earning a grade C.
Gaithersburg, MD: 3.9 TCR = 87% of Arborist services BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gaithersburg, MD safety composite
Gaithersburg, MD scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 60% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−8.6
2017→2024
Gaithersburg, MD injury rate improved
Gaithersburg, MD's TCR fell 8.6 from 9.8 in 2017 to 1.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 9.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=9.8 · 2018=5.3 · 2019=1.3 · 2020=2.4 · 2021=4.8 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=6.5 · 2024=1.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561730 · Gaithersburg, MD AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.9 · 87% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #23/59
- PHOTO Ray Smith & Associat…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~72 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ray Smith & Associates, Inc. 78 White Street (0.0 TCR gap)
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Gaithersburg, MD in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Gaithersburg, MD
3.9 TCR
- Ray Smith & As
Ray Smith & Associates, Inc. 78 White Street
3.9 TCR
- Toms Tree Plac
Toms Tree Place
3.9 TCR
- RT Park 48050
RT Park 48050
3.9 TCR
- Peoria Landsca
Peoria Landscaping
3.9 TCR
What this shows Gaithersburg, MD averages 3.9 TCR (87% of the Arborist services BLS benchmark).
Gaithersburg, MD TCR series: 2017=9.8 · 2018=5.3 · 2019=1.3 · 2020=2.4 · 2021=4.8 · 2022=0 · 2023=6.5 · 2024=1.2 · BLS 4.5
Where Gaithersburg, MD falls in its industry
2,875 Arborist services establishmentsSafer than 57% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 59 Arborist services employers in Maryland.
Gaithersburg, MD has more employees than the Arborist services median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561730 · MD · Gaithersburg
2,875 Arborist services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 202 employers in Gaithersburg, MD · 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 | Ray Smith & Associates, Inc. 78 White Street | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Toms Tree Place | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RT Park 48050 | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Peoria Landscaping | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 16604 Norbeck Farm Drive, Olney, MD, 20832 | 72 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nations Roof MidAtlantic LLC | 72 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TK Elevator Baltimore | 72 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LGC Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. MD | 72 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AstraZeneca Gaithersburg Campus | 4,117 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MDGAI - GAITHERSBURG HUB | 794 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Adventist Healthcare Support Center to SGMC | 764 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MDGAI - GAITHERSBURG-PACKAGE CENTER | 759 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wadena County Courthouse | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ATI Forged Products - Irvine Operations | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Regal Rexnord Precision Gear | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Morgan Olson Plant 6 | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lsp Nj | 72 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Weldship | 72 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | JRC Virginia | 72 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North Andover Research and Development | 72 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.