Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) · California
WCA San Jose
San Jose, CA · ~40 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 20.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
WCA San Jose runs at 456% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) workplace, earning a grade F.
WCA San Jose: 20.5 TCR = 456% of Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
WCA San Jose safety composite
WCA San Jose scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 2%), 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 20.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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%).
TCR Δ
−14.1
2017→2019
WCA San Jose injury rate improved
WCA San Jose's TCR fell 14.1 from 27.8 in 2017 to 13.7 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2017 at 27.8 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.33× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=27.8 · 2018=20.1 · 2019=13.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561730 · San Jose, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 20.5 · 456% of ind
- DART 6.8 DART
- RANK #429/448
- PHOTO Scott's Services LLC
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 28 inj
- SIZE ~40 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Scott's Services LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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WCA San Jose in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Taddiken Tree
Taddiken Tree Company
20.8 TCR
- Scott's Servic
Scott's Services LLC
20.6 TCR
- This site
WCA San Jose
20.5 TCR
- Land FX, LLC
Land FX, LLC
20.5 TCR
- Nussbaum Group
Nussbaum Group Inc.
20.4 TCR
What this shows WCA San Jose averages 20.5 TCR (456% of the Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) BLS benchmark).
WCA San Jose TCR series: 2017=27.8 · 2018=20.1 · 2019=13.7 · BLS 4.5
Where WCA San Jose falls in its industry
2,875 Tree services (e.g., bracing, establishmentsSafer than 2% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #429 safest of 448 Tree services (e.g., bracing, employers in California.
WCA San Jose has fewer employees than the Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13.7 | 6.8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 20.1 | 18.4 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 27.8 | 25.8 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561730 · CA · San Jose
2,875 Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 1,102 employers in San Jose, 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 | Scott's Services LLC | 20.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Land FX, LLC | 20.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nussbaum Group Inc. | 20.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Taddiken Tree Company | 20.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Stackhouse Brothers | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PISTACHIO HARVESTING, INC. | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Watsonville/San Juan Bautista | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gomez Growers | 40 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2636-CALIFORNIA.SAN JOSE | 11,308 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Santa Clara Valley Healthcare, Valley Medical Center (Hospital & Clinics) | 7,299 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rosendin - Main | 6,964 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC & Clinics) | 6,576 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 173590-Hmd-Hessville Sta | 20.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Citizens Logistics LLC | 20.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Windsor Medical Center | 20.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DIRTT Environmental Solutions Phoenix | 20.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dallas Transitional Ctr | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chicago | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hunter Jersey Peterbilt - Pennsville | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Holden Manor Care Center | 40 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.