Seismograph exploration (except surveying) for oil and gas on a contract basis · Texas
Dawson Geophysical Company
Midland, TX · ~189 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.2
- Avg TCR
- 1.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dawson Geophysical Company runs at 63% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Seismograph exploration (except surveying) for oil and gas on a contract basis workplace, earning a grade B.
Dawson Geophysical Company: 1.2 TCR = 63% of Seismograph exploration (except surveying) for oil and gas on a contract basis BLS 1.9 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dawson Geophysical Company safety composite
Dawson Geophysical Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 14%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
Dawson Geophysical Company: 0.8 → 2.1 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 2.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.35× in 2024
Dawson Geophysical Company's TCR rose 1.4 from 0.8 in 2021 to 2.1 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 213112 · Midland, TX AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.2 · 63% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #132/196
- PHOTO HES Artesia, NM (Nor…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~189 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: HES Artesia, NM (North Yard) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dawson Geophysical Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Dawson Geophysical Company
1.2 TCR
- HES Artesia, N
HES Artesia, NM (North Yard)
1.2 TCR
- 0067-HES Ft Lu
0067-HES Ft Lupton
1.2 TCR
- Ensign Well Se
Ensign Well Services - Rockies
1.2 TCR
- Copper Tip Ene
Copper Tip Energy Services
1.2 TCR
What this shows Dawson Geophysical Company averages 1.2 TCR (63% of the Seismograph exploration (except surveying) for oil and gas on a contract basis BLS benchmark).
Dawson Geophysical Company TCR series: 2021=0.8 · 2022=0 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=2.1 · BLS 1.9
Where Dawson Geophysical Company falls in its industry
467 Seismograph exploration (excep establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.9.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #132 safest of 196 Seismograph exploration (excep employers in Texas.
Dawson Geophysical Company has more employees than the Seismograph exploration (except surveyin median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.9. 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 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
213112 · TX · Midland
467 Seismograph exploration (except surveying) for oil and gas on a contract basis employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 359 employers in Midland, 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 | HES Artesia, NM (North Yard) | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 0067-HES Ft Lupton | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ensign Well Services - Rockies | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Copper Tip Energy Services | 1.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CenterPoint Energy Tower EN26 | 189 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DAL1-DWH-DALLAS DIVISION | 189 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hanover R.S. Limited Partnership - Corporate | 189 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lone Star Instrumentation & Electric Corporation | 189 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TX Midland | 4,667 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Midland Memorial Hospital | 2,011 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Midland Jobsites | 1,716 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ProPetro Services, Inc. | 1,666 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Desoto Memorial - FNS | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | JLL Moderna Norwood | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hyatt Place Chicago/Schaumburg | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Embark Behavioral Health | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | PAM Squared at Las Vegas, LLC | 189 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Metalcraft of Mayville - Beaver Dam | 189 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Creative Foam - Dayton | 189 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hilton Nashville Downtown | 189 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.