Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction · Pennsylvania
Costa Contracting, Inc.
Cheswick, PA · ~72 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Costa Contracting, Inc. runs at 131% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction workplace, earning a grade D.
Costa Contracting, Inc.: 3.7 TCR = 131% of Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Costa Contracting, Inc. safety composite
Costa Contracting, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 36%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% 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
−4.1
2017→2024
Costa Contracting, Inc. injury rate improved
Costa Contracting, Inc.'s TCR fell 4.1 from 6.1 in 2017 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 6.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=6.1 · 2018=6.3 · 2019=4.4 · 2020=3.9 · 2021=1.5 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=3.0 · 2024=2.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237110 · Cheswick, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.7 · 131% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #36/54
- PHOTO 1390_2746
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~72 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 1390_2746 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Costa Contracting, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Costa Contracting, Inc.
3.7 TCR
- 1390_2746
1390_2746
3.7 TCR
- ParkUSA Ferris
ParkUSA Ferris
3.7 TCR
- TLC Diversifie
TLC Diversified Inc
3.7 TCR
- Ruby-Collins,
Ruby-Collins, Inc.
3.7 TCR
What this shows Costa Contracting, Inc. averages 3.7 TCR (131% of the Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction BLS benchmark).
Costa Contracting, Inc. TCR series: 2017=6.1 · 2018=6.3 · 2019=4.4 · 2020=3.9 · 2021=1.5 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=3 · 2024=2 · BLS 2.8
Where Costa Contracting, Inc. falls in its industry
1,614 Utility line (i.e., sewer, wat establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #36 safest of 54 Utility line (i.e., sewer, wat employers in Pennsylvania.
Costa Contracting, Inc. has more 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 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237110 · PA · Cheswick
1,614 Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 30 employers in Cheswick, PA · 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 | 1390_2746 | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ParkUSA Ferris | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TLC Diversified Inc | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ruby-Collins, Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Esbenshade Mount Joy | 72 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Maple Lawn Associates | 72 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kreider Farms - Middletown Egg | 72 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ken Davis Mushroom Farms | 72 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Curtiss Wright - Cheswick Facility | 721 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HarmarVillage Care Center | 229 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Glass Technology Center | 219 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Harmar Village Care Center | 187 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Legacy Express, LLC | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Timberlake Supportive Living | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Abbott Tool, Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Certified Alloy Products Inc | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Engineered Services Inc. | 72 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grand Ely Lodge | 72 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LCB Senior Living LLC | 72 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Custom Chemical Formulators | 72 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.