Boring, for building construction · Kansas
Betzen Trenching Inc.
Wichita, KS · ~45 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Betzen Trenching Inc. runs at 146% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Boring, for building construction workplace, earning a grade D.
Betzen Trenching Inc.: 4.1 TCR = 146% of Boring, for building construction BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Betzen Trenching Inc. safety composite
Betzen Trenching Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 28%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% 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
−2.5
2016→2024
Betzen Trenching Inc. injury rate improved
Betzen Trenching Inc.'s TCR fell 2.5 from 5.3 in 2016 to 2.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 5.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.34× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.3 · 2017=2.8 · 2019=5.4 · 2020=5.1 · 2021=5.6 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=2.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238910 · Wichita, KS ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.1 · 146% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #9/12
- PHOTO City Transfer, Inc.
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~45 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City Transfer, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Betzen Trenching Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Betzen Trenching Inc.
4.1 TCR
- City Transfer,
City Transfer, Inc.
4.1 TCR
- cypress gulf d
cypress gulf development corp
4.1 TCR
- Graham & Sons,
Graham & Sons, Inc.
4.1 TCR
- MISSOURI RIVER
MISSOURI RIVER CONTRACTORS LLC
4.1 TCR
What this shows Betzen Trenching Inc. averages 4.1 TCR (146% of the Boring, for building construction BLS benchmark).
Betzen Trenching Inc. TCR series: 2016=5.3 · 2017=2.8 · 2019=5.4 · 2020=5.1 · 2021=5.6 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 2.8
Where Betzen Trenching Inc. falls in its industry
1,750 Boring, for building construct establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 12 Boring, for building construct employers in Kansas.
Betzen Trenching Inc. has fewer employees than the Boring, for building construction median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238910 · KS · Wichita
1,750 Boring, for building construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 841 employers in Wichita, KS · 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 | City Transfer, Inc. | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | cypress gulf development corp | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Graham & Sons, Inc. | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MISSOURI RIVER CONTRACTORS LLC | 4.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Shawnee Service Center | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wardcraft Homes Inc., | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Roofmasters Roofing & Sheet Metal- Hays | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Diamond Roofing Dodge City | 45 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Spirit Aerosystems | 11,775 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Textron Aviation - Mid Continent | 4,359 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wesley Medical Center | 2,657 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1855-KSWIC062 | 2,438 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | General Mills Yoplait Reed City | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nycm-90-New York, Ny - Mutual | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kinetics Noise Control | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | KNS International | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Gator Tampa | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Capitol Coastal Savannah | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | True World Foods DC LLC | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Denver Logistics, LLC | 45 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.