Tile, structural clay (except refractory), merchant wholesalers · Washington
Surface Art Inc
Kent, WA · ~97 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Surface Art Inc runs at 290% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Tile, structural clay (except refractory), merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Surface Art Inc: 6.4 TCR = 290% of Tile, structural clay (except refractory), merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Surface Art Inc safety composite
Surface Art Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 9%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Surface Art Inc: 5.5 → 6.3 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 10.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.98× in 2024
Surface Art Inc's TCR rose 0.8 from 5.5 in 2018 to 6.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 10.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.98× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423320 · Kent, WA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.4 · 290% of ind
- DART 6.3 DART
- RANK #12/12
- PHOTO Midwest Tile Marble …
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 28 inj
- SIZE ~97 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Midwest Tile Marble & Granite (0.0 TCR gap)
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Surface Art Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Surface Art Inc
6.4 TCR
- Midwest Tile M
Midwest Tile Marble & Granite
6.4 TCR
- A&A Stepping S
A&A Stepping Stone Mfg. Inc.
6.4 TCR
- Virginia Tile
Virginia Tile Co. Grand Rapids
6.4 TCR
- SiteOne Landsc
SiteOne Landscape Supply #1069
6.2 TCR
What this shows Surface Art Inc averages 6.4 TCR (290% of the Tile, structural clay (except refractory), merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Surface Art Inc TCR series: 2018=5.5 · 2021=5.7 · 2022=4.2 · 2023=10.3 · 2024=6.3 · BLS 2.2
Where Surface Art Inc falls in its industry
158 Tile, structural clay (except establishmentsSafer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 12 Tile, structural clay (except employers in Washington.
Surface Art Inc has more employees than the Tile, structural clay (except refractory median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.3 | 4.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423320 · WA · Kent
158 Tile, structural clay (except refractory), merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 367 employers in Kent, WA · 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 | Midwest Tile Marble & Granite | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | A&A Stepping Stone Mfg. Inc. | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Virginia Tile Co. Grand Rapids | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SiteOne Landscape Supply #1069 | 6.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Foushee and Associates Company, Inc | 97 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Davis Door Service, Inc. | 97 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BrandSafway LLC - Boeing Everett | 97 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HQ | 97 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Blue Origin | 3,939 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : BFI4 | 2,994 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - BFI4 | 2,961 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WA006 | 2,529 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | EXAS Logistics LLC | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Communication Data Link - Grimes | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1379 Santa Rosa | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Giant Food Stores 6545 | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lucky Day Logistics LLC | 97 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Blue Arrow Missouri LLC | 97 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Weller Brothers, LLC | 97 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Valley Meats LLC | 97 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.