Awning installation · California
Gk Welding Inc
Richmond, CA · ~45 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Gk Welding Inc runs at 400% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Awning installation workplace, earning a grade F.
Gk Welding Inc: 11.2 TCR = 400% of Awning installation BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gk Welding Inc safety composite
Gk Welding Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 7%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 10.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% 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%).
Gk Welding Inc held a steady TCR band
Gk Welding Inc's TCR held near 0.2 from 10.3 in 2018 to 10.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 18.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.9× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=10.3 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=18.4 · 2021=17.3 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=12.3 · 2024=10.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238190 · Richmond, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.2 · 400% of ind
- DART 10.1 DART
- RANK #19/20
- PHOTO 2802_5346
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 38 inj
- SIZE ~45 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 2802_5346 (0.1 TCR gap)
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Gk Welding Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- 2802_5346
2802_5346
11.3 TCR
- This site
Gk Welding Inc
11.2 TCR
- Project Restor
Project Restorations, Inc.
11 TCR
- The Home Sourc
The Home Source Co.
10.6 TCR
- JPCI Services
JPCI Services
10.5 TCR
What this shows Gk Welding Inc averages 11.2 TCR (400% of the Awning installation BLS benchmark).
Gk Welding Inc TCR series: 2018=10.3 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=18.4 · 2021=17.3 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=12.3 · 2024=10.1 · BLS 2.8
Where Gk Welding Inc falls in its industry
166 Awning installation establishmentsSafer than 7% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 20 Awning installation employers in California.
Gk Welding Inc has fewer employees than the Awning installation median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17.3 | 13.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 18.4 | 11.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238190 · CA · Richmond
166 Awning installation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 158 employers in Richmond, CA · 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 | 2802_5346 | 11.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Project Restorations, Inc. | 11.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Home Source Co. | 10.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JPCI Services | 10.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Salinas Transplant Company | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Terra Firma Farm | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Donald Beeman Farm | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Berry Mist Farms, LP | 45 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 134 | 2,891 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 635 | 2,891 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 147 | 2,859 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 105 | 2,724 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Good Foods LLC | 11.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | L.E. Jones Company | 11.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 116 Clearwater | 11.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Paest - Abe Hub | 11.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Goodfellow Bros. LLC - Wen Corp. | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | True World Foods DC LLC | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Betzen Trenching Inc. | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gator Tampa | 45 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.