Plumbing contractors · Washington
Valley Plumbing & Electric
Lynden, WA · ~32 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Valley Plumbing & Electric runs at 188% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Plumbing contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
Valley Plumbing & Electric: 5.3 TCR = 188% of Plumbing contractors BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Valley Plumbing & Electric safety composite
Valley Plumbing & Electric scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 25%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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
Valley Plumbing & Electric: 3.5 → 7.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 7.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.66× in 2024
Valley Plumbing & Electric's TCR rose 3.4 from 3.5 in 2023 to 7.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.66× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Lynden, WA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 188% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #74/145
- PHOTO Muska Electric
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~32 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Muska Electric (0.0 TCR gap)
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Valley Plumbing & Electric in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Valley Plumbing & Electric
5.3 TCR
- Muska Electric
Muska Electric
5.3 TCR
- Sanitary Proce
Sanitary Process Systems
5.3 TCR
- S.B. White Com
S.B. White Company, Inc.
5.3 TCR
- Grasseschi Plu
Grasseschi Plumbing and Heating Inc.
5.3 TCR
What this shows Valley Plumbing & Electric averages 5.3 TCR (188% of the Plumbing contractors BLS benchmark).
Valley Plumbing & Electric TCR series: 2023=3.5 · 2024=7 · BLS 2.8
Where Valley Plumbing & Electric falls in its industry
5,793 Plumbing contractors establishmentsSafer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #74 safest of 145 Plumbing contractors employers in Washington.
Valley Plumbing & Electric has fewer employees than the Plumbing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · WA · Lynden
5,793 Plumbing contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 52 employers in Lynden, 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 | Muska Electric | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sanitary Process Systems | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S.B. White Company, Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Grasseschi Plumbing and Heating Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Empey Orchards, Inc. | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fryslan Ranches LLC | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PARKLAND LIGHT & WATER | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Avista Clarkston | 32 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lynden Door, Inc. | 515 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Maberry Packing LLC | 278 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Enfield Farms Inc | 276 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Christian Health Care Center | 203 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Postle Extrusion | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kiel Center Partners, LP | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Highpoint Finishing Solutions Inc | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Omega Thermo Products LLC | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Enviva Port of Chesapeake | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Meras Engineering, Inc. | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dm Airports, Ltd. | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brooklyn Resource Recovery, Inc. | 32 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.