Home centers, building materials · New York
Ward Lumber Company
Jay, NY · ~56 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ward Lumber Company runs at 253% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Home centers, building materials workplace, earning a grade F.
Ward Lumber Company: 8.6 TCR = 253% of Home centers, building materials BLS 3.4 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ward Lumber Company safety composite
Ward Lumber Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 8%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
Ward Lumber Company: 10.3 → 13.6 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 13.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.68× in 2024
Ward Lumber Company's TCR rose 3.3 from 10.3 in 2018 to 13.6 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 444110 · Jay, NY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.6 · 253% of ind
- DART 5.8 DART
- RANK #285/320
- PHOTO Store 12
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~56 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Store 12 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ward Lumber Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Ward Lumber Company
8.6 TCR
- Store 12
Store 12
8.6 TCR
- 2807-1952
2807-1952
8.6 TCR
- 2807-2372
2807-2372
8.6 TCR
- 2807-2545
2807-2545
8.6 TCR
What this shows Ward Lumber Company averages 8.6 TCR (253% of the Home centers, building materials BLS benchmark).
Ward Lumber Company TCR series: 2018=10.3 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=13.6 · BLS 3.4
Where Ward Lumber Company falls in its industry
6,309 Home centers, building materia establishmentsSafer than 8% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #285 safest of 320 Home centers, building materia employers in New York.
Ward Lumber Company has fewer employees than the Home centers, building materials median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 13.6 | 5.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.3 | 8.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
444110 · NY · Jay
6,309 Home centers, building materials employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 3 employers in Jay, NY · 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 | Store 12 | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2807-1952 | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2807-2372 | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2807-2545 | 8.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Arthur Kill Power LLC | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NRG Arthur Kill Power LLC | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Solar Communities Inc. dba SunCommon | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Orsted - New York City | 56 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ward Pine Mill | 43 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | John Fountain Rd | 26 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | John Wallace Middle School | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Marriott Sacramento Rancho Cordova | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mississippi Market W7 Store | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pinehurst OPCO LLC | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lodge of the Wabash | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Engineering | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Iliff Store | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LRA Constructors, Inc. | 56 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.