Highway construction · Illinois
E.T. Simonds Construction Compay
Carbondale, IL · ~298 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
E.T. Simonds Construction Compay runs at 85% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Highway construction workplace, earning a grade C.
E.T. Simonds Construction Compay: 2.4 TCR = 85% of Highway construction BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
E.T. Simonds Construction Compay safety composite
E.T. Simonds Construction Compay scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 33%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% 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
E.T. Simonds Construction Compay: 1.3 → 3.6 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 4.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.01× in 2024
E.T. Simonds Construction Compay's TCR rose 2.3 from 1.3 in 2016 to 3.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 4.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.01× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237310 · Carbondale, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 2.4 · 85% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #62/266
- PHOTO J.W. Cheatham, LLC
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 28 inj
- SIZE ~298 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: J.W. Cheatham, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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E.T. Simonds Construction Compay in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
E.T. Simonds Construction Compay
2.4 TCR
- J.W. Cheatham,
J.W. Cheatham, LLC
2.4 TCR
- Enka
Enka
2.4 TCR
- VA SMA Constru
VA SMA Construction
2.4 TCR
- Summers Taylor
Summers Taylor Inc.
2.4 TCR
What this shows E.T. Simonds Construction Compay averages 2.4 TCR (85% of the Highway construction BLS benchmark).
E.T. Simonds Construction Compay TCR series: 2016=1.3 · 2017=1.9 · 2018=0.8 · 2019=4.5 · 2020=1.2 · 2023=3.3 · 2024=3.6 · BLS 2.8
Where E.T. Simonds Construction Compay falls in its industry
4,078 Highway construction establishmentsSafer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #62 safest of 266 Highway construction employers in Illinois.
E.T. Simonds Construction Compay has more employees than the Highway construction median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237310 · IL · Carbondale
4,078 Highway construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 67 employers in Carbondale, IL · 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 | J.W. Cheatham, LLC | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Enka | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | VA SMA Construction | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Summers Taylor Inc. | 2.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | BrandSafway Industries LLC - P66 Wood River Refinery | 298 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc | 298 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Johnson Controls Power Solutions - Geneva Facility | 298 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 5060 | 298 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | 6,287 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Memorial Hospital of Carbondale | 1,250 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carbondale | 824 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | System Office | 387 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Gulf Copper Dry Dock & Rig Repair | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Police - Administration (Office of the Chief) | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Laser Pros International Corp | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Multicircuits Inc | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Invista Orange Site | 298 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Apex | 298 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PEPCO-Forestville Service Center | 298 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lennar Colorado | 298 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.