Retaining wall, masonry (i.e., block, brick, stone), construction · California
Kretschmar & Smith, Inc.
Riverside, CA · ~39 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kretschmar & Smith, Inc. runs at 191% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Retaining wall, masonry (i.e., block, brick, stone), construction workplace, earning a grade D.
Kretschmar & Smith, Inc.: 5.3 TCR = 191% of Retaining wall, masonry (i.e., block, brick, stone), construction BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kretschmar & Smith, Inc. safety composite
Kretschmar & Smith, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 5%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 10.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% 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
Kretschmar & Smith, Inc.: 5.5 → 10.5 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 10.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.97× in 2024
Kretschmar & Smith, Inc.'s TCR rose 5.0 from 5.5 in 2017 to 10.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 10.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.97× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238140 · Riverside, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 191% of ind
- DART 10.5 DART
- RANK #39/77
- PHOTO J.A.M. Construction,…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~39 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: J.A.M. Construction, Inc. of NC FL (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kretschmar & Smith, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kretschmar & Smith, Inc.
5.3 TCR
- J.A.M. Constru
J.A.M. Construction, Inc. of NC FL
5.3 TCR
- Architectural
Architectural Stone LLC
5.3 TCR
- South West Mas
South West Masonry, Inc.
5.3 TCR
- Caretti Inc.
Caretti Inc.
5.3 TCR
What this shows Kretschmar & Smith, Inc. averages 5.3 TCR (191% of the Retaining wall, masonry (i.e., block, brick, stone), construction BLS benchmark).
Kretschmar & Smith, Inc. TCR series: 2017=5.5 · 2018=6 · 2019=10.6 · 2021=0 · 2022=4.9 · 2023=0 · 2024=10.5 · BLS 2.8
Where Kretschmar & Smith, Inc. falls in its industry
703 Retaining wall, masonry (i.e., establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #39 safest of 77 Retaining wall, masonry (i.e., employers in California.
Kretschmar & Smith, Inc. has fewer employees than the Retaining wall, masonry (i.e., block, br median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.6 | 7.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238140 · CA · Riverside
703 Retaining wall, masonry (i.e., block, brick, stone), construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 536 employers in Riverside, 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 | J.A.M. Construction, Inc. of NC FL | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Architectural Stone LLC | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | South West Masonry, Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Caretti Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | San Felipe Farms | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schreiner Brothers Farms | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TLC Custom Farming Company LLC | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sonoma Valley Vineyards | 39 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC Riverside | 8,676 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CA-21 | 4,525 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Riverside Community Hospital | 2,354 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 08681351 RIVERSIDE MED CENTER | 2,349 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | BR Johnson- Syracuse | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Georgetown Assisted Living | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Spokane | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Paddock Construction Company Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Broadway | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TW Metals - Atlanta | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Quality Cable Contractors Inc. Main Office | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | D & D Drilling, Inc. | 39 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.