Aerial or picker truck, construction, rental with operator · Texas
Dale Lowden Excavating LLC
San Marcos, TX · ~124 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dale Lowden Excavating LLC runs at 45% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Aerial or picker truck, construction, rental with operator workplace, earning a grade A.
Dale Lowden Excavating LLC: 1.3 TCR = 45% of Aerial or picker truck, construction, rental with operator BLS 2.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dale Lowden Excavating LLC safety composite
Dale Lowden Excavating LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 45%), 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).
60/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% 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
−2.9
2020→2024
Dale Lowden Excavating LLC injury rate improved
Dale Lowden Excavating LLC's TCR fell 2.9 from 3.9 in 2020 to 1.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 3.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.84× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=3.9 · 2021=0.7 · 2022=0.6 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=1.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238910 · San Marcos, TX AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 45% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #62/147
- PHOTO Bill Whitters Constr…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~124 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bill Whitters Construction Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dale Lowden Excavating LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Dale Lowden Excavating LLC
1.3 TCR
- Bill Whitters
Bill Whitters Construction Company
1.3 TCR
- Border Demolit
Border Demolition & Environmental, Inc.
1.3 TCR
- Tim Klenck Dem
Tim Klenck Demolition, LLC
1.3 TCR
- DiGregorio Cor
DiGregorio Corporation
1.3 TCR
What this shows Dale Lowden Excavating LLC averages 1.3 TCR (45% of the Aerial or picker truck, construction, rental with operator BLS benchmark).
Dale Lowden Excavating LLC TCR series: 2020=3.9 · 2021=0.7 · 2022=0.6 · 2023=0 · 2024=1.1 · BLS 2.8
Where Dale Lowden Excavating LLC falls in its industry
1,750 Aerial or picker truck, constr establishmentsSafer than 77% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #62 safest of 147 Aerial or picker truck, constr employers in Texas.
Dale Lowden Excavating LLC has more employees than the Aerial or picker truck, construction, re median and a lower 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 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238910 · TX · San Marcos
1,750 Aerial or picker truck, construction, rental with operator employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 141 employers in San Marcos, 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 | Bill Whitters Construction Company | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Border Demolition & Environmental, Inc. | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tim Klenck Demolition, LLC | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DiGregorio Corporation | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Citadel Drilling Ltd | 124 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cisco Logistics | 124 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CenterPoint Energy - Bellaire | 124 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stoneridge Solar | 124 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : SAT2 | 3,434 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - SAT2 | 2,819 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 80715-RETAIL SUPPORT CENTER-SM | 680 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Central Texas Medical Center | 592 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | NG Ancona (Streator) Storage Station | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Western Specialty Contractors - Charlotte | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AAL | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dennis Concrete Service, INC. | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pittston Distribution Center | 124 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wheatland Village | 124 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Loves Park | 124 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Station 6-1 Central Mat-Su PSB | 124 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.