Drainage project construction · Colorado
American West Construction, LLC
Denver, CO · ~87 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
American West Construction, LLC runs at 136% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Drainage project construction workplace, earning a grade D.
American West Construction, LLC: 3.8 TCR = 136% of Drainage project construction BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
American West Construction, LLC safety composite
American West Construction, LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 73% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 20%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% 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
−1.5
2016→2024
American West Construction, LLC injury rate improved
American West Construction, LLC's TCR fell 1.5 from 4.2 in 2016 to 2.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 7.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.2 · 2017=4.0 · 2018=5.0 · 2019=7.6 · 2020=3.8 · 2021=3.2 · 2022=2.7 · 2023=1.0 · 2024=2.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237990 · Denver, CO ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.8 · 136% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #18/26
- PHOTO SFI
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~87 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SFI (0.0 TCR gap)
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American West Construction, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
American West Construction, LLC
3.8 TCR
- SFI
SFI
3.8 TCR
- FKCI LADWO RSC
FKCI LADWO RSC7
3.8 TCR
- Terra Engineer
Terra Engineering & Construction
3.8 TCR
- Phillips and J
Phillips and Jordan, Incorporated - Universal Project 304 and 903
3.8 TCR
What this shows American West Construction, LLC averages 3.8 TCR (136% of the Drainage project construction BLS benchmark).
American West Construction, LLC TCR series: 2016=4.2 · 2017=4 · 2018=5 · 2019=7.6 · 2020=3.8 · 2021=3.2 · 2022=2.7 · 2023=1 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 2.8
Where American West Construction, LLC falls in its industry
932 Drainage project construction establishmentsSafer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Colorado alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 26 Drainage project construction employers in Colorado.
American West Construction, LLC has more employees than the Drainage project construction median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.6 | 1.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237990 · CO · Denver
932 Drainage project construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,007 rated employers in Colorado with headcount on file · 1,757 employers in Denver, CO · 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 | SFI | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FKCI LADWO RSC7 | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Terra Engineering & Construction | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Phillips and Jordan, Incorporated - Universal Project 304 and 903 | 3.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Jagged Peak Energy, LLC | 87 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pawnee Station | 87 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stageco | 87 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Interface Communications | 87 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DEN DEN | 9,832 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-DEN | 6,769 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DEN - Airport United Airlines Offices | 5,277 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CO-01 | 4,581 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Frantz Machine Products, Inc. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Triangle Enterprises Inc. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brickwall Corporation | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Giese Manufacturing Co., Inc. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Treu House of Munch, Inc. | 87 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Clearview Home & Estates | 87 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cotton Electric | 87 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Anderson & Wood Construction Co., Inc. | 87 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.