Lumber retailing yards · New York
Whites Lumber Inc Watertown
Watertown, NY · ~44 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Whites Lumber Inc Watertown runs at 79% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Lumber retailing yards workplace, earning a grade B.
Whites Lumber Inc Watertown: 2.7 TCR = 79% of Lumber retailing yards BLS 3.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Whites Lumber Inc Watertown safety composite
Whites Lumber Inc Watertown scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
65/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.5
2016→2024
Whites Lumber Inc Watertown injury rate improved
Whites Lumber Inc Watertown's TCR fell 0.5 from 2.3 in 2016 to 1.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 5.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.3 · 2017=0.0 · 2019=5.2 · 2020=2.1 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=1.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 444190 · Watertown, NY AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.7 · 79% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #15/65
- PHOTO Quality Millwork, Inc.
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~44 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Quality Millwork, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Whites Lumber Inc Watertown in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Whites Lumber Inc Watertown
2.7 TCR
- Quality Millwo
Quality Millwork, Inc.
2.7 TCR
- Infinity Retai
Infinity Retail, LLC - Cleveland
2.7 TCR
- Hills Flat Lum
Hills Flat Lumber Co - GV
2.7 TCR
- Dunn Lumber
Dunn Lumber
2.7 TCR
What this shows Whites Lumber Inc Watertown averages 2.7 TCR (79% of the Lumber retailing yards BLS benchmark).
Whites Lumber Inc Watertown TCR series: 2016=2.3 · 2017=0 · 2019=5.2 · 2020=2.1 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=0 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=1.8 · BLS 3.4
Where Whites Lumber Inc Watertown falls in its industry
1,643 Lumber retailing yards establishmentsSafer than 79% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 65 Lumber retailing yards employers in New York.
Whites Lumber Inc Watertown has more employees than the Lumber retailing yards median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. 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 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
444190 · NY · Watertown
1,643 Lumber retailing yards employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 115 employers in Watertown, 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 | Quality Millwork, Inc. | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Infinity Retail, LLC - Cleveland | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hills Flat Lumber Co - GV | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dunn Lumber | 2.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fillmore Greenhouses | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MARQUART BROS, LLC | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Woodcrest Dairy LLC | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NYSEG Lockport | 44 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Samaritan Medical Center | 1,735 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Arc Jefferson-St Lawrence NY | 1,264 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CAR-FRESHNER Corporation | 430 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1871 | 381 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lapham-Hickey Steel Corporation | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0000000040 Meade Street Skilled Nursing | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Americold Logistics, LLC: Atlanta Gateway2 | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Henry Plumbing Company Inc. | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | SunTalk | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | OmniSource, LLC. - Johnson City Main | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TLG-NW Arkansas | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Psk, LLC | 44 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.