Mechanical contractors · Texas

Lochridge-Priest, Inc.

Name: Lochridge-Priest, Inc. Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Waco, TX · ~328 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 2.2
Avg TCR: 2.8
Industry avg: 2
Fatalities

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The verdict

Lochridge-Priest, Inc. runs at 79% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Mechanical contractors workplace, earning a grade B.

Lochridge-Priest, Inc.: 2.2 TCR = 79% of Mechanical contractors BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Lochridge-Priest, Inc. safety composite

Lochridge-Priest, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 65% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 0%), 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).

46/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 2.2 per 100 workers

Safer than 65% of industry peers
DART rate: C 0.56 per 100 workers

Safer than 58% of industry peers
Fatalities: F 2

Safer than 0% 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

−1.6

2016→2022

Lochridge-Priest, Inc. injury rate improved

Lochridge-Priest, Inc.'s TCR fell 1.6 from 3.0 in 2016 to 1.4 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2018 at 3.5 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.25× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=3.0 · 2017=0.7 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=2.3 · 2020=2.4 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=1.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238220 · Waco, TX AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade B · TCR 2.2 · 79% of ind

DART 0.6 DART
RANK #197/408
PHOTO Pioneer Valley Envir…
BOOK 7y book
INJ 52 inj
SIZE ~328 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Pioneer Valley Environmental LLC (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Lochridge-Priest, Inc. averages 2.2 TCR (79% of the Mechanical contractors BLS benchmark).

Lochridge-Priest, Inc. TCR series: 2016=3 · 2017=0.7 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=2.3 · 2020=2.4 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=1.4 · BLS 2.8

Where Lochridge-Priest, Inc. falls in its industry

5,793 Mechanical contractors establishments

Safer than 65% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #197 safest of 408 Mechanical contractors employers in Texas.

Lochridge-Priest, Inc. (328 employees, TCR 2.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3

Lochridge-Priest, Inc. has more employees than the Mechanical contractors 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	Fatalities
2022	1.4	0.6	5	0
2021	2.1	1.2	7	1
2020	2.4	1.4	7	0
2019	2.3	1.3	9	0
2018	3.5	2.7	13	1
2017	0.7	0.7	2	0
2016	3.0	2.3	9	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238220 · TX · Waco

5,793 Mechanical contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 314 employers in Waco, TX · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Pioneer Valley Environmental LLC	WARE, MA	2.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	IAM	DALTON, GA	2.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Hiller New Orleans	HARAHAN, LA	2.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Southern Air, Inc.	LYNCHBURG, VA	2.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Midland Office	MIDLAND	328 FTE
STATE-SIZE	NRG Energy WA Parish Power Plant	THOMPSONS	328 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Golden Triangle Polymers	ORANGE	328 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Southland Contracting, Inc.	ROANOKE	328 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest	Waco	1,512 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Amazon.com Services LLC - AUS3	Waco	1,468 FTE
CITY-NEAR	1855-TXWAC1	Waco	1,407 FTE
CITY-NEAR	L3Harris AS IAS Waco	Waco	1,400 FTE
NAT-TCR	63 - Burbank	Burbank, IL	2.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	621 - South Gilbert	Gilbert, AZ	2.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	MIA-ODFL	Medley, FL	2.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	1326 - Bend	Bend, OR	2.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Davis County Sheriffs and Corrections Complex	Farmington, UT	328 FTE
NAT-SIZE	2904-SAS-WI	Any, WI	328 FTE
NAT-SIZE	2253-H4537	Baldwin Park, CA	328 FTE
NAT-SIZE	266367-Eagan Asc	Eagan, MN	328 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.