Automobile dealers, new only or new and used · Louisiana

Ross Downing Buick Gmc of Gonzales

Gonzales, LA · ~48 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
5.2
Avg TCR
3.4
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Ross Downing Buick Gmc of Gonzales runs at 153% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Automobile dealers, new only or new and used workplace, earning a grade D.

Ross Downing Buick Gmc of Gonzales: 5.2 TCR = 153% of Automobile dealers, new only or new and used BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Ross Downing Buick Gmc of Gonzales safety composite

Ross Downing Buick Gmc of Gonzales scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 22%), 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).

D

49/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 5.21 per 100 workers

Safer than 22% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 80% 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

−21.1

2018→2024

Ross Downing Buick Gmc of Gonzales injury rate improved

Ross Downing Buick Gmc of Gonzales's TCR fell 21.1 from 21.1 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 21.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=21.1 · 2021=2.7 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 441110 · Gonzales, LA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 153% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #16/17
  • PHOTO Tasca Automotive Gro…
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 5 inj
  • SIZE ~48 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Tasca Automotive Group North Two Inc (0.0 TCR gap)

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Ross Downing Buick Gmc of Gonzales in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Ross Downing Buick Gmc of Gonzales averages 5.2 TCR (153% of the Automobile dealers, new only or new and used BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Ross Downing Buick Gmc of Gonzales TCR series: 2018=21.1 · 2021=2.7 · 2022=0 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.4

Where Ross Downing Buick Gmc of Gonzales falls in its industry

2,847 Automobile dealers, new only o establishments

Safer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Louisiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 17 Automobile dealers, new only o employers in Louisiana.

Ross Downing Buick Gmc of Gonzales (48 employees, TCR 5.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 69 employees and a TCR of 3.3 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate Ross Downing Buick Gmc of Gonzales
Ross Downing Buick Gmc of Gonzales (48 employees, TCR 5.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 69 employees and a TCR of 3.3

Ross Downing Buick Gmc of Gonzales has fewer employees than the Automobile dealers, new only or new and 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
2024 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 2.3 2.3 1 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 2.7 0.0 1 0 0
2018 21.1 0.0 3 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

441110 · LA · Gonzales

2,847 Automobile dealers, new only or new and used employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 6,723 rated employers in Louisiana with headcount on file · 91 employers in Gonzales, LA · 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 Tasca Automotive Group North Two Inc 5.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR BALL VOLVO TRUCKS 5.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR 2403 5.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Jerome 5.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE Martco, L.L.C. (Forestry) 48 FTE
STATE-SIZE CenterPoint Energy - Lake Charles 48 FTE
STATE-SIZE Entergy Magnolia St. LA 48 FTE
STATE-SIZE Buquet and Leblanc Inc. 48 FTE
CITY-NEAR Specialty Welding and Turnarounds, LLC 2,051 FTE
CITY-NEAR 532 511 FTE
CITY-NEAR Smith Tank & Steel, Inc. 450 FTE
CITY-NEAR WM 532 435 FTE
NAT-TCR Alco Elyria 5.2 TCR
NAT-TCR WMC Steel 5.2 TCR
NAT-TCR GAA037 5.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Strasburg VA 5.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE Coastal Windows, Inc. 48 FTE
NAT-SIZE Dawn Food Products - Seattle Distribution 48 FTE
NAT-SIZE Home Style Foods, INC. 48 FTE
NAT-SIZE Social Vocational Services #314 48 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: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.