Fire sprinkler system installation · California
Hardcastle Specialties Inc.
Bakersfield, CA · ~35 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hardcastle Specialties Inc. runs at 58% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Fire sprinkler system installation workplace, earning a grade B.
Hardcastle Specialties Inc.: 1.6 TCR = 58% of Fire sprinkler system installation BLS 2.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hardcastle Specialties Inc. safety composite
Hardcastle Specialties Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
71/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% 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
−2.0
2019→2023
Hardcastle Specialties Inc. injury rate improved
Hardcastle Specialties Inc.'s TCR fell 2.0 from 2.0 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 6.1 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=2.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=6.1 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Bakersfield, CA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.6 · 58% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #129/594
- PHOTO First Service Mechan…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~35 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: First Service Mechanical (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hardcastle Specialties Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Hardcastle Specialties Inc.
1.6 TCR
- First Service
First Service Mechanical
1.6 TCR
- Maple Grove
Maple Grove
1.6 TCR
- Wilkes Plumbin
Wilkes Plumbing and Heating
1.6 TCR
- Tru-Flo Plumbi
Tru-Flo Plumbing LLC
1.6 TCR
What this shows Hardcastle Specialties Inc. averages 1.6 TCR (58% of the Fire sprinkler system installation BLS benchmark).
Hardcastle Specialties Inc. TCR series: 2019=2 · 2020=0 · 2021=6.1 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · BLS 2.8
Where Hardcastle Specialties Inc. falls in its industry
5,793 Fire sprinkler system installa establishmentsSafer than 76% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #129 safest of 594 Fire sprinkler system installa employers in California.
Hardcastle Specialties Inc. has fewer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · CA · Bakersfield
5,793 Fire sprinkler system installation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 818 employers in Bakersfield, 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 | First Service Mechanical | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Maple Grove | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wilkes Plumbing and Heating | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tru-Flo Plumbing LLC | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CONSTRUCTION FABRICATION/CARPENTRY/PAINTING/ELECTRIC/PIPE | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Meek Ranches LLC | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dresick Farms, Inc. - Farm | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wolfsen Inc | 35 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CA Bakersfield | 4,667 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CA-04 | 4,525 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - BFL1 | 4,113 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Esparza Enterprises, Inc | 3,267 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Reflections Retirement Community | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Aim Integrated Logistics Inc. Hydro Cressona | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Motion Systems : Hicksville | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Northumberland Pa Plant | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Main Branch | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Absolut at Orchard Brooke, LLC | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hendersonville NC Yard (Asheville Hwy) | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tabco | 35 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.