Commercial building construction · New Jersey
DePalma Contracting Inc.
Toms River, NJ · ~56 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.9
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
DePalma Contracting Inc. runs at 134% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Commercial building construction workplace, earning a grade D.
DePalma Contracting Inc.: 3.9 TCR = 134% of Commercial building construction BLS 2.9 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
DePalma Contracting Inc. safety composite
DePalma Contracting Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 31% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 1%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 1% 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
DePalma Contracting Inc.: 4.2 → 7.2 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 9.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.61× in 2024
DePalma Contracting Inc.'s TCR rose 3.0 from 4.2 in 2016 to 7.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 9.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.61× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 236220 · Toms River, NJ ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.9 · 134% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #49/66
- PHOTO Spee West Construction
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~56 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Spee West Construction (0.0 TCR gap)
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DePalma Contracting Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
DePalma Contracting Inc.
3.9 TCR
- Spee West Cons
Spee West Construction
3.9 TCR
- Arete Construc
Arete Construction Services, LLC
3.9 TCR
- Wohlsen Constr
Wohlsen Construction Self Perform
3.9 TCR
- Imperial Const
Imperial Construction Associates, Inc.
3.9 TCR
What this shows DePalma Contracting Inc. averages 3.9 TCR (134% of the Commercial building construction BLS benchmark).
DePalma Contracting Inc. TCR series: 2016=4.2 · 2017=9.1 · 2018=0 · 2019=5.1 · 2020=1.5 · 2021=3.9 · 2023=0 · 2024=7.2 · BLS 2.9
Where DePalma Contracting Inc. falls in its industry
4,692 Commercial building constructi establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to New Jersey alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #49 safest of 66 Commercial building constructi employers in New Jersey.
DePalma Contracting Inc. has more employees than the Commercial building construction 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 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.1 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
236220 · NJ · Toms River
4,692 Commercial building construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 115 employers in Toms River, NJ · 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 | Spee West Construction | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Arete Construction Services, LLC | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wohlsen Construction Self Perform | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Imperial Construction Associates, Inc. | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Cogen Technologies Linden Venture LP | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ACE- Bridgeton Operations | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ACE-Cape May Courthouse Operations | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hamilton Township Department of Water Pollution Control (Sewer) | 56 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Community Medical Center | 2,848 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Shoprite of Fischer Bay | 447 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Central Jersey Behavioral Health | 427 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital Of Toms River | 391 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | McDonald's of Chatham | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DC 87 - Southaven | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 7750 - Telephone Road | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MAT Industries, LLC | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | McDonald's of Bedford | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lake Erie Electric, Inc. - Akron | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SAV/SSS-ODFL | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Port Everglades | 56 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.