Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction · Texas
Blue Star Utilities
Mansfield, TX · ~127 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 3
- Fatalities
The verdict
Blue Star Utilities runs at 70% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction workplace, earning a grade B.
Blue Star Utilities: 2.0 TCR = 70% of Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Blue Star Utilities safety composite
Blue Star Utilities scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 68% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 0%), 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)
- C 1.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 3
Safer than 0% 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
Blue Star Utilities: 0.0 → 3.3 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 5.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.12× in 2024
Blue Star Utilities's TCR rose 3.3 from 0.0 in 2017 to 3.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 5.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.12× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237110 · Mansfield, TX AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.0 · 70% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #99/194
- PHOTO VS INC - WI
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 25 inj
- SIZE ~127 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: VS INC - WI (0.0 TCR gap)
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Blue Star Utilities in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Blue Star Utilities
2 TCR
- VS INC - WI
VS INC - WI
2 TCR
- BTrenchless/HD
BTrenchless/HDD Willco
2 TCR
- 26 Ward JV
26 Ward JV
2 TCR
- Ferguson Trenc
Ferguson Trenching Company Inc
2 TCR
What this shows Blue Star Utilities averages 2.0 TCR (70% of the Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction BLS benchmark).
Blue Star Utilities TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=5.6 · 2019=2.2 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=3.3 · BLS 2.8
Where Blue Star Utilities falls in its industry
1,614 Utility line (i.e., sewer, wat establishmentsSafer than 68% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #99 safest of 194 Utility line (i.e., sewer, wat employers in Texas.
Blue Star Utilities has more employees than the Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), const median and a lower 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 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237110 · TX · Mansfield
1,614 Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 128 employers in Mansfield, TX · 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 | VS INC - WI | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BTrenchless/HDD Willco | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 26 Ward JV | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ferguson Trenching Company Inc | 2.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Tri Pointe Homes Dallas-Fort Worth | 127 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Reyes Group Ltd Texas | 127 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bain Enterprises, LLC | 127 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ExxonMobil Gregory TX | 127 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mouser Electronics | 1,960 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Methodist Mansfield Medical Center | 1,575 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 284 | 414 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hoffman Cabinets, Inc. | 407 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Berner Baxter Warehouse | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Community Ed | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | S04402 - Medley Landfill and Recycling Center | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TALLAHASSE | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Royal Oak - Police Department | 127 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | American Nickeloid Company - Peru Facility | 127 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Indianapolis IN Yard | 127 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brookdale San Jose | 127 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.