Sewer main, pipe and connection, construction · Virginia
C.T. Purcell Excavating, Inc.
Montpelier, VA · ~49 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
C.T. Purcell Excavating, Inc. runs at 124% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Sewer main, pipe and connection, construction workplace, earning a grade D.
C.T. Purcell Excavating, Inc.: 3.5 TCR = 124% of Sewer main, pipe and connection, construction BLS 2.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
C.T. Purcell Excavating, Inc. safety composite
C.T. Purcell Excavating, Inc. 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).
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%).
Rising injury rate
C.T. Purcell Excavating, Inc.: 0.0 → 4.8 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 6.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
C.T. Purcell Excavating, Inc.'s TCR rose 4.8 from 0.0 in 2021 to 4.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 6.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237110 · Montpelier, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.5 · 124% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #26/48
- PHOTO Central Backhoe & Ut…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~49 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Central Backhoe & Utilities, Ltd. (0.0 TCR gap)
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C.T. Purcell Excavating, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
C.T. Purcell Excavating, Inc.
3.5 TCR
- Central Backho
Central Backhoe & Utilities, Ltd.
3.5 TCR
- Universal/Land
Universal/Land Construction Co.
3.5 TCR
- Rule Construct
Rule Construction, Ltd.
3.5 TCR
- TAM Enterprise
TAM Enterprises Inc
3.5 TCR
What this shows C.T. Purcell Excavating, Inc. averages 3.5 TCR (124% of the Sewer main, pipe and connection, construction BLS benchmark).
C.T. Purcell Excavating, Inc. TCR series: 2021=0 · 2022=2.7 · 2023=6.4 · 2024=4.8 · BLS 2.8
Where C.T. Purcell Excavating, Inc. falls in its industry
1,614 Sewer main, pipe and connectio establishmentsSafer than 43% 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 #26 safest of 48 Sewer main, pipe and connectio employers in Virginia.
C.T. Purcell Excavating, Inc. has fewer employees than the Sewer main, pipe and connection, constru 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 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237110 · VA · Montpelier
1,614 Sewer main, pipe and connection, construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 5 employers in Montpelier, 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 | Central Backhoe & Utilities, Ltd. | 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 | Aarons Creek Farms Inc. | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Power Services : OM - Birchwood Power Partners, VA, USA | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WDC | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SERVICEMASTER OF SHENANDOAH VALLEY, INC. | 49 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 02663 - STORE # 2663 MONTPELIER | 89 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2663 | 82 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bell Nursery - Montpelier | 51 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | C.T. Purcell Inc. | 50 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Courtyard by Marriott Des Moines West/Jordan Creek - NVN WDM, LLC | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Paul Crandall & Associates, Inc | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fleenor Paper Company | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Martin Sprocket & Gear 05 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Argentum Medical LLC | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Excal-Inc. | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DDB Unlimited, Inc. | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Corporate Office | 49 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.