Aqueduct construction · California

W.R. Forde Associates, Inc.

Name: W.R. Forde Associates, Inc. Workplace Safety Data
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Richmond, CA · ~46 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 4.3
Avg TCR: 2.8
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

W.R. Forde Associates, Inc. runs at 152% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Aqueduct construction workplace, earning a grade D.

W.R. Forde Associates, Inc.: 4.3 TCR = 152% of Aqueduct construction BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)

W.R. Forde Associates, Inc. safety composite

W.R. Forde Associates, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 18%), 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).

33/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 4.25 per 100 workers

Safer than 33% of industry peers
DART rate: F 4.24 per 100 workers

Safer than 18% 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

−4.0

2017→2024

W.R. Forde Associates, Inc. injury rate improved

W.R. Forde Associates, Inc.'s TCR fell 4.0 from 8.3 in 2017 to 4.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 8.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=8.3 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=6.7 · 2021=2.3 · 2022=6.5 · 2023=1.7 · 2024=4.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 237110 · Richmond, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 152% of ind

DART 4.2 DART
RANK #133/201
PHOTO Weston & Sampson Con…
BOOK 7y book
INJ 13 inj
SIZE ~46 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Weston & Sampson Construction, Maintenance, & Repair, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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4.3
Weston & Samps

4.3
UMBRO & SONS C

4.3
Miranda Contra

4.3
Johnston Const

4.3

What this shows W.R. Forde Associates, Inc. averages 4.3 TCR (152% of the Aqueduct construction BLS benchmark).

W.R. Forde Associates, Inc. TCR series: 2017=8.3 · 2018=0 · 2019=6.7 · 2021=2.3 · 2022=6.5 · 2023=1.7 · 2024=4.2 · BLS 2.8

Where W.R. Forde Associates, Inc. falls in its industry

1,614 Aqueduct construction establishments

Safer than 33% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #133 safest of 201 Aqueduct construction employers in California.

W.R. Forde Associates, Inc. (46 employees, TCR 4.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 3.0

W.R. Forde Associates, Inc. has fewer employees than the Aqueduct construction median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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
2024	4.2	4.2	2
2023	1.7	1.7	1
2022	6.5	6.5	3
2021	2.3	2.3	1
2019	6.7	6.7	3
2018	0.0	0.0	0
2017	8.3	8.3	3

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

237110 · CA · Richmond

1,614 Aqueduct construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 158 employers in Richmond, CA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Weston & Sampson Construction, Maintenance, & Repair, Inc.	WILMINGTON, MA	4.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	UMBRO & SONS CONSTRUCTION	ROXBURY, MA	4.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Miranda Contracting, LLC	JACKSONVILLE, FL	4.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Johnston Construction Company	DOVER, PA	4.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Matteoli Brothers	KNIGHTS LANDING	46 FTE
STATE-SIZE	IMR Farms-San Miguel	WATSONVILLE	46 FTE
STATE-SIZE	G&G Berry Farms	SANTA MARIA	46 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Pitigliano Farm Services, Inc.	TIPTON	46 FTE
CITY-NEAR	California Department of Transportation Facility 134	Richmond	2,891 FTE
CITY-NEAR	California Department of Transportation Facility 635	Richmond	2,891 FTE
CITY-NEAR	California Department of Transportation Facility 147	Richmond	2,859 FTE
CITY-NEAR	California Department of Transportation Facility 105	Richmond	2,724 FTE
NAT-TCR	Tipton Motors Inc.	Brownsville, TX	4.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Pumpman Phoenix	Phoenix, AZ	4.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Innovative Machining Technology, Inc. Boyertown, PA	Boyertown, PA	4.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Select Specialty Hospital - Fort Myers, Inc	Fort Myers, FL	4.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	R. F. Technologies, Inc.	Bethalto, IL	46 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Future Foam, Inc.- Plant 15	Middleton, WI	46 FTE
NAT-SIZE	CCI Construction, Inc.	Montvale, NJ	46 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Gay and Robinson, Inc	Kaumakani, HI	46 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.