Dirt moving for construction · New Hampshire
F.L. Merrill Construction, Inc.
Loudon, NH · ~45 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
F.L. Merrill Construction, Inc. runs at 338% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Dirt moving for construction workplace, earning a grade F.
F.L. Merrill Construction, Inc.: 9.5 TCR = 338% of Dirt moving for construction BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
F.L. Merrill Construction, Inc. safety composite
F.L. Merrill Construction, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (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).
4/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 2% 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
F.L. Merrill Construction, Inc.: 9.2 → 11.1 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 15.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.01× in 2024
F.L. Merrill Construction, Inc.'s TCR rose 1.9 from 9.2 in 2017 to 11.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 15.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.01× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238910 · Loudon, NH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.5 · 338% of ind
- DART 9.5 DART
- RANK #15/16
- PHOTO Brinleys Grading Ser…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 36 inj
- SIZE ~45 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Brinleys Grading Service Inc (0.1 TCR gap)
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F.L. Merrill Construction, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Headquarters
Headquarters
9.6 TCR
- This site
F.L. Merrill Construction, Inc.
9.5 TCR
- Brinleys Gradi
Brinleys Grading Service Inc
9.4 TCR
- ALTFILLISCH CO
ALTFILLISCH CONTRACTORS, INC.
9.4 TCR
- Phoenix Office
Phoenix Office
9.3 TCR
What this shows F.L. Merrill Construction, Inc. averages 9.5 TCR (338% of the Dirt moving for construction BLS benchmark).
F.L. Merrill Construction, Inc. TCR series: 2017=9.2 · 2019=8.8 · 2020=8.9 · 2021=6.1 · 2022=15.5 · 2023=6.6 · 2024=11.1 · BLS 2.8
Where F.L. Merrill Construction, Inc. falls in its industry
1,750 Dirt moving for construction establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to New Hampshire alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 16 Dirt moving for construction employers in New Hampshire.
F.L. Merrill Construction, Inc. has fewer employees than the Dirt moving for construction median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15.5 | 11.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.9 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.2 | 5.5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238910 · NH · Loudon
1,750 Dirt moving for construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 2,718 rated employers in New Hampshire with headcount on file · 6 employers in Loudon, NH · 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 | Brinleys Grading Service Inc | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ALTFILLISCH CONTRACTORS, INC. | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Phoenix Office | 9.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Headquarters | 9.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | NU-NH | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LaMontagne Builder Inc. | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michels Power- New Hamsphire | 45 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Advanced Excavating & Paving LLC | 45 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pleasant View Gardens | 173 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DS Cole Growers Inc. | 57 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Loudon, NH | 36 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northern Design Precast | 33 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | White Oaks at McHenry | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Arden Hills | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TK PACIFIC, INC., d.b.a GH SLACK & SON | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mitchell Mill Systems, Inc. | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ryan Plumbing, Heating, A/C, & FP LLC | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Denny's 9547 | 45 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lee Roy Jordan Redwood Lumber Co | 45 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.