Mechanical contractors · Pennsylvania
R & J Ertel, Inc.
South Williamsport, PA · ~90 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
R & J Ertel, Inc. runs at 406% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Mechanical contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
R & J Ertel, Inc.: 11.4 TCR = 406% of Mechanical contractors BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
R & J Ertel, Inc. safety composite
R & J Ertel, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% 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%).
TCR Δ
−5.1
2017→2018
R & J Ertel, Inc. injury rate improved
R & J Ertel, Inc.'s TCR fell 5.1 from 13.9 in 2017 to 8.8 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 13.9 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.11× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=13.9 · 2018=8.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · South Williamsport, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.4 · 406% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #248/268
- PHOTO Plumbing Concepts, I…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~90 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Plumbing Concepts, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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R & J Ertel, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
R & J Ertel, Inc.
11.4 TCR
- Plumbing Conce
Plumbing Concepts, Inc.
11.4 TCR
- WCA Group, LLC
WCA Group, LLC Columbus
11.4 TCR
- F&W Mechanical
F&W Mechanical and Plumbing LLC
11.4 TCR
- Comfort Plus S
Comfort Plus Services
11.4 TCR
What this shows R & J Ertel, Inc. averages 11.4 TCR (406% of the Mechanical contractors BLS benchmark).
R & J Ertel, Inc. TCR series: 2017=13.9 · 2018=8.8 · BLS 2.8
Where R & J Ertel, Inc. falls in its industry
5,793 Mechanical contractors establishmentsSafer than 7% 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 #248 safest of 268 Mechanical contractors employers in Pennsylvania.
R & J Ertel, Inc. has more employees than the Mechanical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8.8 | 1.3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13.9 | 3.7 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · PA · South Williamsport
5,793 Mechanical contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 4 employers in South Williamsport, 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 | Plumbing Concepts, Inc. | 11.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WCA Group, LLC Columbus | 11.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | F&W Mechanical and Plumbing LLC | 11.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Comfort Plus Services | 11.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mechanicsburg Call Center | 90 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ten Mile Paving, LLC | 90 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J.C. Lee Construction & Supply Co., Inc. | 90 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bollinger Electric, Inc. | 90 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Beiter's Home Center | 101 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Keystone Friction Hinge Co | 45 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | T160/660 | 24 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Legacy Lighting : Ivanhoe Rd - Cleveland, OH | 11.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | East Texas Medical Center Emergency Medical Services (Smith County) | 11.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shopko Hometown #687 (Greenfield, IA) | 11.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Superior Grocers # 140 | 11.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | United Mail Sorting, Inc. | 90 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Augusta Nursing and Rehab | 90 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SC700 - Knoxville | 90 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CC008 - Anaheim- CA | 90 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.