Anchored earth retention contractors · California
Val's Equipment Inc DBA Val's Construction Inc
El Cajon, CA · ~111 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Val's Equipment Inc DBA Val's Construction Inc runs at 20% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Anchored earth retention contractors workplace, earning a grade A.
Val's Equipment Inc DBA Val's Construction Inc: 0.6 TCR = 20% of Anchored earth retention contractors BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Val's Equipment Inc DBA Val's Construction Inc safety composite
Val's Equipment Inc DBA Val's Construction Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 78% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 31%), 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
Val's Equipment Inc DBA Val's Construction Inc: 0.0 → 1.1 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 1.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.98× in 2024
Val's Equipment Inc DBA Val's Construction Inc's TCR rose 1.1 from 0.0 in 2023 to 1.1 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.98× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237990 · El Cajon, CA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.6 · 20% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #14/92
- PHOTO Modular Fabrication …
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~111 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Modular Fabrication 415 Yard Baton Rouge LA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Val's Equipment Inc DBA Val's Construction Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Val's Equipment Inc DBA Val's Construction Inc
0.6 TCR
- Modular Fabric
Modular Fabrication 415 Yard Baton Rouge LA
0.6 TCR
- Herzog Technol
Herzog Technologies, Inc. - Silverline
0.6 TCR
- LSAM Pan Line
LSAM Pan Line I
0.6 TCR
- Turner at Ever
Turner at Evergreen Packaging Pine Bluff AR
0.6 TCR
What this shows Val's Equipment Inc DBA Val's Construction Inc averages 0.6 TCR (20% of the Anchored earth retention contractors BLS benchmark).
Val's Equipment Inc DBA Val's Construction Inc TCR series: 2023=0 · 2024=1.1 · BLS 2.8
Where Val's Equipment Inc DBA Val's Construction Inc falls in its industry
932 Anchored earth retention contr establishmentsSafer than 78% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 92 Anchored earth retention contr employers in California.
Val's Equipment Inc DBA Val's Construction Inc has more employees than the Anchored earth retention contractors median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237990 · CA · El Cajon
932 Anchored earth retention contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 236 employers in El Cajon, 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 | Modular Fabrication 415 Yard Baton Rouge LA | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Herzog Technologies, Inc. - Silverline | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LSAM Pan Line I | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Turner at Evergreen Packaging Pine Bluff AR | 0.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CNTRL | 111 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Peterson Ranch | 111 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KLEEN HARVEST | 111 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Redding Cement | 111 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SOUTHERN REGION : SDU | 1,176 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 370 | 1,148 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GKN Aerospace Chem-tronics | 1,059 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GKN Aerospace Chem Tronics | 938 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Atg - Stm | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PCTM Construction Corp. | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Janssen Pharmaceuticals Raritan | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | By Light | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Advance Electric Co Inc | 111 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ABF Freight 110 | 111 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Laredo III | 111 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brentwood Industries | 111 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.