Commercial building construction general contractors · North Carolina
David E. Looper & Company, Inc.
Hickory, NC · ~67 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
David E. Looper & Company, Inc. runs at 90% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Commercial building construction general contractors workplace, earning a grade C.
David E. Looper & Company, Inc.: 2.6 TCR = 90% of Commercial building construction general contractors BLS 2.9 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
David E. Looper & Company, Inc. safety composite
David E. Looper & Company, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−3.1
2016→2024
David E. Looper & Company, Inc. injury rate improved
David E. Looper & Company, Inc.'s TCR fell 3.1 from 5.1 in 2016 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 5.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.1 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=1.5 · 2019=1.4 · 2020=1.5 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=5.2 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=2.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 236220 · Hickory, NC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 2.6 · 90% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #73/93
- PHOTO 7022174 - Taylor CUB…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~67 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 7022174 - Taylor CUB & GCS (0.0 TCR gap)
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David E. Looper & Company, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
David E. Looper & Company, Inc.
2.6 TCR
- 7022174 - Tayl
7022174 - Taylor CUB & GCS
2.6 TCR
- George W Reaga
George W Reagan Company
2.6 TCR
- Cowen Construc
Cowen Construction
2.6 TCR
- Rick Shipman C
Rick Shipman Construction
2.6 TCR
What this shows David E. Looper & Company, Inc. averages 2.6 TCR (90% of the Commercial building construction general contractors BLS benchmark).
David E. Looper & Company, Inc. TCR series: 2016=5.1 · 2017=0 · 2018=1.5 · 2019=1.4 · 2020=1.5 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=5.2 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=2 · BLS 2.9
Where David E. Looper & Company, Inc. falls in its industry
4,692 Commercial building constructi establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #73 safest of 93 Commercial building constructi employers in North Carolina.
David E. Looper & Company, Inc. has more employees than the Commercial building construction general median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
236220 · NC · Hickory
4,692 Commercial building construction general contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 240 employers in Hickory, NC · 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 | 7022174 - Taylor CUB & GCS | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | George W Reagan Company | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cowen Construction | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rick Shipman Construction | 2.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Cherryville Location | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mundy Maintenance and Services LLC Job #31827 | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 6775_15699 | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pike Indiana Statewide Operations | 67 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Catawba Valley Medical Center | 2,012 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Merchants Distributors LLC | 1,480 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Frye Regional Medical Center | 1,363 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hickory Manufacturing & Technology Center | 1,006 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | KMA Employee Leasing | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Richmond | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Air Tractor, Inc. | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Shenandoah University | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Midwest Feeders, Inc. | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Peachtree City | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Food Giant 406 | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Paramount Drywall, Inc | 67 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.