Acoustical ceiling tile and panel installation · Washington
GK Knutson, Inc.
Ferndale, WA · ~85 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
GK Knutson, Inc. runs at 228% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Acoustical ceiling tile and panel installation workplace, earning a grade F.
GK Knutson, Inc.: 6.4 TCR = 228% of Acoustical ceiling tile and panel installation BLS 2.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
GK Knutson, Inc. safety composite
GK Knutson, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 23%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% 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
−2.9
2021→2024
GK Knutson, Inc. injury rate improved
GK Knutson, Inc.'s TCR fell 2.9 from 7.3 in 2021 to 4.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 7.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.23× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=7.3 · 2022=6.8 · 2023=7.0 · 2024=4.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238310 · Ferndale, WA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.4 · 228% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #44/69
- PHOTO L2 Insulation Inc.
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~85 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: L2 Insulation Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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GK Knutson, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
GK Knutson, Inc.
6.4 TCR
- L2 Insulation
L2 Insulation Inc.
6.4 TCR
- Suburban Insul
Suburban Insulation
6.4 TCR
- Apple Valley I
Apple Valley Insulation (BDI)
6.4 TCR
- Hoelscher Inte
Hoelscher Interiors, Inc
6.4 TCR
What this shows GK Knutson, Inc. averages 6.4 TCR (228% of the Acoustical ceiling tile and panel installation BLS benchmark).
GK Knutson, Inc. TCR series: 2021=7.3 · 2022=6.8 · 2023=7 · 2024=4.4 · BLS 2.8
Where GK Knutson, Inc. falls in its industry
1,613 Acoustical ceiling tile and pa establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #44 safest of 69 Acoustical ceiling tile and pa employers in Washington.
GK Knutson, Inc. has more employees than the Acoustical ceiling tile and panel instal median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.3 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238310 · WA · Ferndale
1,613 Acoustical ceiling tile and panel installation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 51 employers in Ferndale, WA · 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 | L2 Insulation Inc. | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Suburban Insulation | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Apple Valley Insulation (BDI) | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hoelscher Interiors, Inc | 6.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sarbanand Farms- WA | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Puterbaugh Farms of WA LLC | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PSE, SQE - Snoqualmie Center | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Inland Construction & Development Co. | 85 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Silver Reef Hotel Casino and Spa | 640 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cascade Dafo, Inc | 282 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery | 279 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Western Refinery Services, Inc | 234 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fannie E Taylor Home for the Aged- Taylor Care Center, INC | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Breakthru Beverage Illinois, LLC. Lexington | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Matulaitis Nursing Home | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 10024 Redondo Beach | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | The Carby Corporation | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Uneeda Enterprizes Inc. | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Old Dominion Brush Company | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | My Doctor's Inn | 85 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.