Tanker trucking (e.g., chemical, juice, milk, petroleum), long-distance · Mississippi
Ergon Trucking, Inc. - Petal
Petal, MS · ~27 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.7
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ergon Trucking, Inc. - Petal runs at 38% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Tanker trucking (e.g., chemical, juice, milk, petroleum), long-distance workplace, earning a grade A.
Ergon Trucking, Inc. - Petal: 1.7 TCR = 38% of Tanker trucking (e.g., chemical, juice, milk, petroleum), long-distance BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ergon Trucking, Inc. - Petal safety composite
Ergon Trucking, Inc. - Petal scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 46%), 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).
61/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.8
2016→2024
Ergon Trucking, Inc. - Petal injury rate improved
Ergon Trucking, Inc. - Petal's TCR fell 1.8 from 4.2 in 2016 to 2.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 4.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.2 · 2017=4.0 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=4.8 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=2.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484230 · Petal, MS AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.7 · 38% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #7/16
- PHOTO Wichita Fleet
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~27 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Wichita Fleet (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ergon Trucking, Inc. - Petal in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ergon Trucking, Inc. - Petal
1.7 TCR
- Wichita Fleet
Wichita Fleet
1.7 TCR
- LSP Transport
LSP Transport
1.7 TCR
- TMC Transporta
TMC Transportation - Frostproof Lowes DC
1.7 TCR
- Transport Serv
Transport Service 60324 TSC Freeport
1.7 TCR
What this shows Ergon Trucking, Inc. - Petal averages 1.7 TCR (38% of the Tanker trucking (e.g., chemical, juice, milk, petroleum), long-distance BLS benchmark).
Ergon Trucking, Inc. - Petal TCR series: 2016=4.2 · 2017=4 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=4.8 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=2.4 · BLS 4.5
Where Ergon Trucking, Inc. - Petal falls in its industry
1,026 Tanker trucking (e.g., chemica establishmentsSafer than 79% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Narrower to Mississippi alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 16 Tanker trucking (e.g., chemica employers in Mississippi.
Ergon Trucking, Inc. - Petal has fewer employees than the Tanker trucking (e.g., chemical, juice, median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484230 · MS · Petal
1,026 Tanker trucking (e.g., chemical, juice, milk, petroleum), long-distance employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,083 rated employers in Mississippi with headcount on file · 17 employers in Petal, MS · 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 | Wichita Fleet | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LSP Transport | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TMC Transportation - Frostproof Lowes DC | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Transport Service 60324 TSC Freeport | 1.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Purvis Forest Products, Inc. | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Farmers Gin, Inc. | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Grundfest and Klaus Gin, Inc. | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Vicksburg Network | 27 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 887 | 280 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 887 | 260 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2807-3033 | 129 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3033 LOWE S OF PETAL MS | 116 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Douglas Project | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FHN - Memorial Hospital | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eastern Lift Truck Co., Inc. Br10 | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ProMed Molded Products - Medina | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | GLDC | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Augusta Project | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Capital Senior Nutrition | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Kalamazoo-Parks & Recreation | 27 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.