Aqueduct construction · Virginia
Bedford Regional Water Authority
Bedford, VA · ~55 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bedford Regional Water Authority runs at 114% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Aqueduct construction workplace, earning a grade C.
Bedford Regional Water Authority: 3.2 TCR = 114% of Aqueduct construction BLS 2.8 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bedford Regional Water Authority safety composite
Bedford Regional Water Authority scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 47%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Bedford Regional Water Authority: 1.8 → 3.7 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 5.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Bedford Regional Water Authority's TCR rose 1.9 from 1.8 in 2019 to 3.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 5.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237110 · Bedford, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.2 · 114% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #23/48
- PHOTO G.D. Nielson Constru…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~55 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: G.D. Nielson Construction, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bedford Regional Water Authority in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Bedford Regional Water Authority
3.2 TCR
- G.D. Nielson C
G.D. Nielson Construction, Inc.
3.2 TCR
- Sanders Utilit
Sanders Utility Construction Co., Inc.
3.2 TCR
- SCW Contractin
SCW Contracting Corporation
3.2 TCR
- Oscar Renda Co
Oscar Renda Contracting Inc.-Company Wide
3.2 TCR
What this shows Bedford Regional Water Authority averages 3.2 TCR (114% of the Aqueduct construction BLS benchmark).
Bedford Regional Water Authority TCR series: 2019=1.8 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=5.2 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=1.6 · 2024=3.7 · BLS 2.8
Where Bedford Regional Water Authority falls in its industry
1,614 Aqueduct construction establishmentsSafer than 47% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 48 Aqueduct construction employers in Virginia.
Bedford Regional Water Authority has more 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 | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237110 · VA · Bedford
1,614 Aqueduct construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 38 employers in Bedford, VA · 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 | G.D. Nielson Construction, Inc. | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sanders Utility Construction Co., Inc. | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SCW Contracting Corporation | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Oscar Renda Contracting Inc.-Company Wide | 3.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hendrix | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gregory Pallet & Lumber Roanoke | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Trump Vineyard Estates LLC | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SERVPRO of Chesapeake | 55 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1399 | 314 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1399 | 292 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sam Moore Furniture | 216 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 524 - BEDFORD | 123 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Swagelok Hose | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pumpman - Waterworks | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Norland International Inc./American Beer Equipmen | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | I485 | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ptcr Reading | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Biomark Inc | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Camp Warren | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fort Worth Downtown Hampton Inn & Suites | 55 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.