Mine site preparation and related construction activities, construction contractors · Wisconsin
Gerke Excavating
Tomah, WI · ~230 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Gerke Excavating runs at 141% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Mine site preparation and related construction activities, construction contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
Gerke Excavating: 3.9 TCR = 141% of Mine site preparation and related construction activities, construction contractors BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gerke Excavating safety composite
Gerke Excavating scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 30%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
Gerke Excavating: 1.1 → 3.6 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 7.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.51× in 2024
Gerke Excavating's TCR rose 2.6 from 1.1 in 2016 to 3.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 7.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238910 · Tomah, WI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 3.9 · 141% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #20/33
- PHOTO Morrison Engineers H…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 74 inj
- SIZE ~230 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Morrison Engineers Home Office (0.0 TCR gap)
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Gerke Excavating in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Gerke Excavating
3.9 TCR
- Morrison Engin
Morrison Engineers Home Office
3.9 TCR
- Eco-Pan
Eco-Pan
3.9 TCR
- Evergreen Conc
Evergreen Concrete Cutting, Inc
3.9 TCR
- Atlanta Hydrov
Atlanta Hydrovac LLC
3.9 TCR
What this shows Gerke Excavating averages 3.9 TCR (141% of the Mine site preparation and related construction activities, construction contractors BLS benchmark).
Gerke Excavating TCR series: 2016=1.1 · 2017=5.7 · 2018=4.5 · 2019=4.2 · 2020=5.3 · 2021=7.2 · 2022=1.9 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=3.6 · BLS 2.8
Where Gerke Excavating falls in its industry
1,750 Mine site preparation and rela establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #20 safest of 33 Mine site preparation and rela employers in Wisconsin.
Gerke Excavating has more employees than the Mine site preparation and related constr 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 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238910 · WI · Tomah
1,750 Mine site preparation and related construction activities, construction contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 61 employers in Tomah, WI · 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 | Morrison Engineers Home Office | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eco-Pan | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Evergreen Concrete Cutting, Inc | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Atlanta Hydrovac LLC | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Del Monte Foods Plover | 230 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kleen Test Products - CLR | 230 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Menasha Packaging Company - PPS Neenah | 230 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wetzel Brothers | 230 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 6085 | 819 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6085 | 791 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Toro Company - Tomah Manufacturing Plant | 772 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tomah IG | 513 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | RAWSONVILLE | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hinshaw Roofing & Sheet Metal Co., Inc | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | East Louisville | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mckinley Early Childhood Center | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Engineered Floors BS Facility | 230 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | S04109 - WM of Fort Worth | 230 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Renaissance Las Vegas | 230 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tierra Blanca FLC, Inc | 230 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.