Scaffold erecting and dismantling · Pennsylvania
Vertical Access Solutions LLC - Midwest
Pittsburgh, PA · ~188 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Vertical Access Solutions LLC - Midwest runs at 13% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Scaffold erecting and dismantling workplace, earning a grade A.
Vertical Access Solutions LLC - Midwest: 0.3 TCR = 13% of Scaffold erecting and dismantling BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Vertical Access Solutions LLC - Midwest safety composite
Vertical Access Solutions LLC - Midwest scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 90% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 44%), 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).
64/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 90% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% 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
Vertical Access Solutions LLC - Midwest: 0.0 → 0.4 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 1.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1.11× in 2024
Vertical Access Solutions LLC - Midwest's TCR rose 0.4 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 1.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.11× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238990 · Pittsburgh, PA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.3 · 13% of ind
- DART 0.4 DART
- RANK #4/64
- PHOTO BrandSafway LLC - Ev…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~188 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: BrandSafway LLC - Evergy - Jeffery Energy Center - Kansas (0.0 TCR gap)
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Vertical Access Solutions LLC - Midwest in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site 0.3
Vertical Access Solutions LLC - Midwest
0.3 TCR
- BrandSafway LL 0.3
BrandSafway LLC - Evergy - Jeffery Energy Center - Kansas
0.3 TCR
- BrandSafway LL 0.3
BrandSafway LLC - Motiva Chemical
0.3 TCR
- BrandSafway So 0.3
BrandSafway Solutions, LLC - P66 Refinery - Billings
0.3 TCR
- Casco Signs IN 0.3
Casco Signs INC
0.3 TCR
What this shows Vertical Access Solutions LLC - Midwest averages 0.3 TCR (13% of the Scaffold erecting and dismantling BLS benchmark).
Vertical Access Solutions LLC - Midwest TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=1.4 · 2018=0.7 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0.6 · 2023=0 · 2024=0.4 · BLS 2.8
Where Vertical Access Solutions LLC - Midwest falls in its industry
1,634 Scaffold erecting and dismantl establishmentsSafer than 90% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 64 Scaffold erecting and dismantl employers in Pennsylvania.
Vertical Access Solutions LLC - Midwest has more employees than the Scaffold erecting and dismantling median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238990 · PA · Pittsburgh
1,634 Scaffold erecting and dismantling employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 1,170 employers in Pittsburgh, PA · 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 | BrandSafway LLC - Evergy - Jeffery Energy Center - Kansas | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BrandSafway LLC - Motiva Chemical | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BrandSafway Solutions, LLC - P66 Refinery - Billings | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Casco Signs INC | 0.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | UGI Bethlehem | 188 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Benchmark Construction Company, Inc. | 188 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 103461 - Hickory Run Energy Station | 188 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | S&R Enterprises, LLC | 188 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | United States Steel COrporation | 15,229 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Pittsburgh- Oakland | 14,135 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside (PUH) | 13,900 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Pittsburgh-Oakland | 13,208 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | O&M Texarkana | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Aa Stucco & Drywall, Inc. | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lockheed Martin Corporation Kennedy Space Campus (1337) | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Placid Refining Company LLC | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kearfott GND | 188 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LSB - Arlington Hts | 188 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Edna Tina Wilson | 188 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grafton City Hospital | 188 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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