Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction · Texas

Central Backhoe & Utilities, Ltd.

San Antonio, TX · ~41 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
3.5
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Central Backhoe & Utilities, Ltd. runs at 124% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction workplace, earning a grade D.

Central Backhoe & Utilities, Ltd.: 3.5 TCR = 124% of Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Central Backhoe & Utilities, Ltd. safety composite

Central Backhoe & Utilities, Ltd. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 43%), 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).

C

58/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 3.46 per 100 workers

Safer than 43% 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%).

TCR Δ

−10.3

2016→2024

Central Backhoe & Utilities, Ltd. injury rate improved

Central Backhoe & Utilities, Ltd.'s TCR fell 10.3 from 10.3 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 10.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=10.3 · 2018=0.0 · 2020=5.1 · 2021=3.0 · 2022=3.0 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 237110 · San Antonio, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 3.5 · 124% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #135/194
  • PHOTO C.T. Purcell Excavat…
  • BOOK 7y book
  • INJ 8 inj
  • SIZE ~41 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: C.T. Purcell Excavating, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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Central Backhoe & Utilities, Ltd. in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Central Backhoe & Utilities, Ltd. averages 3.5 TCR (124% of the Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Central Backhoe & Utilities, Ltd. TCR series: 2016=10.3 · 2018=0 · 2020=5.1 · 2021=3 · 2022=3 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.8

Where Central Backhoe & Utilities, Ltd. falls in its industry

1,614 Utility line (i.e., sewer, wat establishments

Safer than 43% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #135 safest of 194 Utility line (i.e., sewer, wat employers in Texas.

Central Backhoe & Utilities, Ltd. (41 employees, TCR 3.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 3.0 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400500 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Central Backhoe & Utilities, Ltd.
Central Backhoe & Utilities, Ltd. (41 employees, TCR 3.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 3.0

Central Backhoe & Utilities, Ltd. has fewer employees than the Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), const 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 2.8 2.8 1 0 0
2022 3.0 3.0 1 0 0
2021 3.0 3.0 1 0 0
2020 5.1 5.1 2 0 0
2018 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2016 10.3 6.9 3 3 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

237110 · TX · San Antonio

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 · 2,207 employers in San Antonio, 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 C.T. Purcell Excavating, Inc. 3.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Universal/Land Construction Co. 3.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Rule Construction, Ltd. 3.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR TAM Enterprises Inc 3.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE Val Verde Vegetable Co., Inc. 41 FTE
STATE-SIZE LS QUIEN SABE LLC 41 FTE
STATE-SIZE BREEDER / BROILER DEPARTMENT 41 FTE
STATE-SIZE Expo12 41 FTE
CITY-NEAR Bexar County Hospital District 8,703 FTE
CITY-NEAR Legend Oaks Health & Rehabilitation West San Antonio 6,953 FTE
CITY-NEAR ISS Facility Services Inc. 6,177 FTE
CITY-NEAR Buena Vida of San Antonio 5,262 FTE
NAT-TCR Ahrens Enterprises, Inc 3.5 TCR
NAT-TCR CSP Estill 3.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Supply Way 3.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Pipe Construction, Inc. 3.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Ndx Affinity Dental Lab 41 FTE
NAT-SIZE Lincolnway Energy, LLC 41 FTE
NAT-SIZE POET Bioprocessing, LLC 41 FTE
NAT-SIZE Kinzler Construction Services - Cedar Rapids 41 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.