Plumbing contractors · California
L.J. Kruse Co.
Berkeley, CA · ~70 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
L.J. Kruse Co. runs at 148% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Plumbing contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
L.J. Kruse Co.: 4.2 TCR = 148% of Plumbing contractors BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
L.J. Kruse Co. safety composite
L.J. Kruse Co. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 40%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.95 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% 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
L.J. Kruse Co.: 1.9 → 3.9 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 6.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.47× in 2019
L.J. Kruse Co.'s TCR rose 2.0 from 1.9 in 2017 to 3.9 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2018 at 6.7 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.47× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Berkeley, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 148% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #318/594
- PHOTO Environment Mechanic…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~70 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Environment Mechanical Services, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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L.J. Kruse Co. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
L.J. Kruse Co.
4.2 TCR
- Environment Me
Environment Mechanical Services, Inc.
4.2 TCR
- Silvertip
Silvertip
4.2 TCR
- Climate Pros
Climate Pros Grand Rapids
4.2 TCR
- Service Profes
Service Professor GR
4.2 TCR
What this shows L.J. Kruse Co. averages 4.2 TCR (148% of the Plumbing contractors BLS benchmark).
L.J. Kruse Co. TCR series: 2017=1.9 · 2018=6.7 · 2019=3.9 · BLS 2.8
Where L.J. Kruse Co. falls in its industry
5,793 Plumbing contractors establishmentsSafer than 42% 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 #318 safest of 594 Plumbing contractors employers in California.
L.J. Kruse Co. has more employees than the Plumbing contractors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · CA · Berkeley
5,793 Plumbing contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 120 employers in Berkeley, 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 | Environment Mechanical Services, Inc. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Silvertip | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Climate Pros Grand Rapids | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Service Professor GR | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Heritage Land Company | 70 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ceballos Ag Services, Inc. | 70 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NRTHN | 70 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | EW Merritt Farms | 70 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC Berkeley | 22,120 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (213-ABH) | 1,998 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sutter Bay Hospitals (30391) | 1,917 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Berkeley, CA | 1,106 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Horizons of Tuscarawas and Carroll Counties,Inc. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TRAX Test Services | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hwc Chi | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Allmond Avenue Distribution Center | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Marriott Boston Courtyard Marlborough | 70 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CS Wholesale Grocers : York, PA (GDC) AWI | 70 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Atlas Metal Parts & Fabricating, Inc. | 70 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | QSI-Russellville | 70 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.