Carpentry, framing · California
Sierra West Construction, Inc.
Grass Valley, CA · ~62 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sierra West Construction, Inc. runs at 338% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Carpentry, framing workplace, earning a grade F.
Sierra West Construction, Inc.: 9.5 TCR = 338% of Carpentry, framing BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sierra West Construction, Inc. safety composite
Sierra West Construction, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 32%), 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)
- F 9.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% 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
−3.7
2017→2024
Sierra West Construction, Inc. injury rate improved
Sierra West Construction, Inc.'s TCR fell 3.7 from 11.2 in 2017 to 7.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 13.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=11.2 · 2018=13.6 · 2019=11.1 · 2020=7.1 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=9.2 · 2023=13.2 · 2024=7.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238130 · Grass Valley, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.5 · 338% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #58/99
- PHOTO FSW Framing
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 43 inj
- SIZE ~62 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: FSW Framing (0.1 TCR gap)
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Sierra West Construction, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Anderson Moran
Anderson Moran Construction
9.6 TCR
- This site
Sierra West Construction, Inc.
9.5 TCR
- RH Framing Inc
RH Framing Incorporated
9.5 TCR
- FSW Framing
FSW Framing
9.4 TCR
- BTC Framing, I
BTC Framing, Inc.
9.4 TCR
What this shows Sierra West Construction, Inc. averages 9.5 TCR (338% of the Carpentry, framing BLS benchmark).
Sierra West Construction, Inc. TCR series: 2017=11.2 · 2018=13.6 · 2019=11.1 · 2020=7.1 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=9.2 · 2023=13.2 · 2024=7.5 · BLS 2.8
Where Sierra West Construction, Inc. falls in its industry
387 Carpentry, framing establishmentsSafer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #58 safest of 99 Carpentry, framing employers in California.
Sierra West Construction, Inc. has fewer employees than the Carpentry, framing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.6. 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 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13.2 | 7.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.2 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.1 | 6.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13.6 | 8.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.2 | 3.7 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238130 · CA · Grass Valley
387 Carpentry, framing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 66 employers in Grass Valley, 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 | FSW Framing | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RH Framing Incorporated | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BTC Framing, Inc. | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Anderson Moran Construction | 9.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Zipper Farms, Inc. | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Crain Marketing, Inc. | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Maricopa Orchards, LLC | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WESTLAND ORCHIDS | 62 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6403-64030166 | 850 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sierra Nevada Memorial - Miners Hospital | 847 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sierra Nevada Memorial Miners-Hospital | 752 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sierra Nevada Memorial-Miners Hospital | 749 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ptcr Fort Wayne | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pan American Grain Mfg - Rico | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Lafayette | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RET-SYU Store 17 | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Youngwood Shop n Save | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Novinger's Inc | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vocational services, Inc. Shop #3 | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | D & R Specialties, Inc. | 62 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.