Footing and foundation concrete contractors · California
Ekedal Concrete Inc.
Irvine, CA · ~67 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ekedal Concrete Inc. runs at 363% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Footing and foundation concrete contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
Ekedal Concrete Inc.: 10.2 TCR = 363% of Footing and foundation concrete contractors BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ekedal Concrete Inc. safety composite
Ekedal Concrete Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 2%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 15.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Ekedal Concrete Inc.: 12.7 → 15.6 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 15.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.54× in 2024
Ekedal Concrete Inc.'s TCR rose 2.9 from 12.7 in 2017 to 15.6 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238110 · Irvine, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.2 · 363% of ind
- DART 15.6 DART
- RANK #140/166
- PHOTO New England Specialt…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 50 inj
- SIZE ~67 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: New England Specialty Concrete, Inc. (0.1 TCR gap)
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Ekedal Concrete Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Marzola Constr
Marzola Construction Co.
10.3 TCR
- This site
Ekedal Concrete Inc.
10.2 TCR
- New England Sp
New England Specialty Concrete, Inc.
10.2 TCR
- Next Level Con
Next Level Construction
10.1 TCR
- Younger Brothe
Younger Brothers Builder LLC dba Younger Brothers Development
10.1 TCR
What this shows Ekedal Concrete Inc. averages 10.2 TCR (363% of the Footing and foundation concrete contractors BLS benchmark).
Ekedal Concrete Inc. TCR series: 2017=12.7 · 2018=9.7 · 2019=11.6 · 2020=13.2 · 2021=6.7 · 2022=4.5 · 2023=7.2 · 2024=15.6 · BLS 2.8
Where Ekedal Concrete Inc. falls in its industry
1,314 Footing and foundation concret establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #140 safest of 166 Footing and foundation concret employers in California.
Ekedal Concrete Inc. has more employees than the Footing and foundation concrete contract median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 | 15.6 | 15.6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.7 | 6.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12.7 | 6.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238110 · CA · Irvine
1,314 Footing and foundation concrete contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 622 employers in Irvine, CA · 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 | New England Specialty Concrete, Inc. | 10.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Next Level Construction | 10.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Younger Brothers Builder LLC dba Younger Brothers Development | 10.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Marzola Construction Co. | 10.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sonoma GVIC Ranches | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MUGU RANCH PARTNERSHIP | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Travaille and Phippen, Inc. | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nurseries | 67 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC Irvine | 16,029 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CA-10 | 4,926 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Edwards Lifesciences | 4,189 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Johnson and Johnson MDD CSS Irvine | 3,775 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wonder Lake Fire Protection District | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | N.F. String & Son Inc. | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Palm Garden of Vero Beach, LLC | 10.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Alderon Industries | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Riggins Residential, LLC | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | McCarey Landscaping Inc. | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Redner's Warehouse Market Dundalk | 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.