Aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) · California
PKL Services, VX9
Ridgecrest, CA · ~27 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
PKL Services, VX9 runs at 168% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) workplace, earning a grade D.
PKL Services, VX9: 7.5 TCR = 168% of Aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
PKL Services, VX9 safety composite
PKL Services, VX9 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 7%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−120.7
2022→2023
PKL Services, VX9 injury rate improved
PKL Services, VX9's TCR fell 120.7 from 128.2 in 2022 to 7.5 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 128.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=128.2 · 2023=7.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 488190 · Ridgecrest, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 7.5 · 168% of ind
- DART 7.5 DART
- RANK #99/120
- PHOTO Signature Flight Sup…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~27 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Signature Flight Support Miami - OPF (0.0 TCR gap)
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PKL Services, VX9 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
PKL Services, VX9
7.5 TCR
- Signature Flig
Signature Flight Support Miami - OPF
7.5 TCR
- SAN
SAN
7.5 TCR
- PDX-ITP
PDX-ITP
7.5 TCR
- Pacific Aviati
Pacific Aviation - San Jose
7.5 TCR
What this shows PKL Services, VX9 averages 7.5 TCR (168% of the Aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) BLS benchmark).
PKL Services, VX9 TCR series: 2022=128.2 · 2023=7.5 · BLS 4.5
Where PKL Services, VX9 falls in its industry
992 Aircraft maintenance and repai establishmentsSafer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #99 safest of 120 Aircraft maintenance and repai employers in California.
PKL Services, VX9 has fewer employees than the Aircraft maintenance and repair services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 128.2 | 32.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
488190 · CA · Ridgecrest
992 Aircraft maintenance and repair services (except factory conversion, factory overhaul, factory rebuilding) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 29 employers in Ridgecrest, 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 | Signature Flight Support Miami - OPF | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SAN | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PDX-ITP | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pacific Aviation - San Jose | 7.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | HQ | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Medeiros Farms Vineyards | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SAND RANCH | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | San Bernabe Vineyards | 27 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ridgecrest Regional Hospital | 731 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1600 | 347 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1600 | 346 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Desert Area Resources and Training | 107 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | OUI | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Monticello Flooring & Lumber Co | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pearson Builders Inc. | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southern Shade Tree Co. Inc. | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ary Brothers Trucking | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Peters Body Shop | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Coastal Center for Developmental Services, Inc. | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Altorfer Inc. - Cedar Rapids, IA - 6605 6th Street SW | 27 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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