Fire sprinkler system installation · Pennsylvania
Kistler O'Brien Fire Protection
Bethlehem, PA · ~196 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kistler O'Brien Fire Protection runs at 149% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fire sprinkler system installation workplace, earning a grade D.
Kistler O'Brien Fire Protection: 4.2 TCR = 149% of Fire sprinkler system installation BLS 2.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kistler O'Brien Fire Protection safety composite
Kistler O'Brien Fire Protection scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 24%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% 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
Kistler O'Brien Fire Protection: 4.4 → 5.6 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 5.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.9× in 2023
Kistler O'Brien Fire Protection's TCR rose 1.2 from 4.4 in 2019 to 5.6 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0.9× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Bethlehem, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 149% of ind
- DART 3.7 DART
- RANK #148/268
- PHOTO Gohn & Stambaugh
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 40 inj
- SIZE ~196 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Gohn & Stambaugh (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kistler O'Brien Fire Protection in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kistler O'Brien Fire Protection
4.2 TCR
- Gohn & Stambau
Gohn & Stambaugh
4.2 TCR
- JARRETT FIRE P
JARRETT FIRE PROTECTION, LLC
4.2 TCR
- A Cooper Mecha
A Cooper Mechanical
4.2 TCR
- Riggle Plumbin
Riggle Plumbing, Inc
4.2 TCR
What this shows Kistler O'Brien Fire Protection averages 4.2 TCR (149% of the Fire sprinkler system installation BLS benchmark).
Kistler O'Brien Fire Protection TCR series: 2019=4.4 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=3.9 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=5.6 · BLS 2.8
Where Kistler O'Brien Fire Protection falls in its industry
5,793 Fire sprinkler system installa establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #148 safest of 268 Fire sprinkler system installa employers in Pennsylvania.
Kistler O'Brien Fire Protection has more employees than the Fire sprinkler system installation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · PA · Bethlehem
5,793 Fire sprinkler system installation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 358 employers in Bethlehem, PA · 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 | Gohn & Stambaugh | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JARRETT FIRE PROTECTION, LLC | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | A Cooper Mechanical | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Riggle Plumbing, Inc | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | JWCF, LP | 196 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Team Ten LLC dba American Eagle Paper Mills | 196 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pratt Industries, Allentown Corrugated, LLC | 196 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mid-Atlantic Packaging Specialities | 196 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Luke's Hospital | 5,338 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Luke's Physician's Group | 3,041 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LVH-Muhlenberg | 2,139 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4087 | 2,105 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Caron USA - Texas | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southern States Flemingsburg Coop | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Custom Building Products DALC | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Inland Waters LLC | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | UW Health Rehabilitation Hospital - 4074 | 196 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Applied Solutions Group (ASG) : ANCRA Azusa | 196 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plattsburgh #168 | 196 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wilton #039 | 196 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.