Addition, alteration and renovation general contractors, commercial and institutional building · Kentucky
Abel Construction
Louisville, KY · ~225 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Abel Construction runs at 41% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Addition, alteration and renovation general contractors, commercial and institutional building workplace, earning a grade A.
Abel Construction: 1.2 TCR = 41% of Addition, alteration and renovation general contractors, commercial and institutional building BLS 2.9 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Abel Construction safety composite
Abel Construction scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 72% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 40%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 72% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% 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
Abel Construction: 0.9 → 1.5 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 1.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.63× in 2024
Abel Construction's TCR rose 0.6 from 0.9 in 2016 to 1.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 1.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.63× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 236220 · Louisville, KY AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.2 · 41% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #15/71
- PHOTO John Moriarty & Asso…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~225 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: John Moriarty & Associates, Inc. (VA/DC) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Abel Construction in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Abel Construction
1.2 TCR
- John Moriarty
John Moriarty & Associates, Inc. (VA/DC)
1.2 TCR
- Fehrs
Fehrs
1.2 TCR
- Pride Developm
Pride Development & Construction, Inc.
1.2 TCR
- CM Constructio
CM Construction, Inc
1.2 TCR
What this shows Abel Construction averages 1.2 TCR (41% of the Addition, alteration and renovation general contractors, commercial and institutional building BLS benchmark).
Abel Construction TCR series: 2016=0.9 · 2018=1.6 · 2019=1.6 · 2020=0.5 · 2021=0.9 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=1.5 · BLS 2.9
Where Abel Construction falls in its industry
4,692 Addition, alteration and renov establishmentsSafer than 72% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 71 Addition, alteration and renov employers in Kentucky.
Abel Construction has more employees than the Addition, alteration and renovation gene median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
236220 · KY · Louisville
4,692 Addition, alteration and renovation general contractors, commercial and institutional building employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 1,638 employers in Louisville, KY · 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 | John Moriarty & Associates, Inc. (VA/DC) | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fehrs | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pride Development & Construction, Inc. | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CM Construction, Inc | 1.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | London Facility | 225 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Givaudan Devon | 225 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation Commercial Division | 225 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | C006 Lexington | 225 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jefferson County Public Schools | 18,524 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | KYGRA - WORLDPORT | 11,933 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WORLDPORT (KYGRA) | 9,667 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | KTKY TRUCK | 8,757 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | JRB Associates | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CMC Construction Services Dallas | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CMC Recycling Orlando | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 155 Community Dr | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Harvard Services Group of Minnesotta | 225 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Monroe Township Middle School | 225 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Davenport | 225 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Century Contractors, Inc. | 225 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.