Demolition contractor · New York
Guard Construction and Contracting Corporation
Tonawanda, NY · ~20 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 14.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Guard Construction and Contracting Corporation runs at 499% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Demolition contractor workplace, earning a grade F.
Guard Construction and Contracting Corporation: 14.0 TCR = 499% of Demolition contractor BLS 2.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Guard Construction and Contracting Corporation safety composite
Guard Construction and Contracting Corporation scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 1%), 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).
14/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 13.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 14.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% 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
Guard Construction and Contracting Corporation: 4.3 → 24.2 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 24.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.04× in 2021
Guard Construction and Contracting Corporation's TCR rose 19.9 from 4.3 in 2017 to 24.2 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 1.04× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238910 · Tonawanda, NY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 14.0 · 499% of ind
- DART 14.5 DART
- RANK #70/70
- PHOTO Paragon Site Work Co…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~20 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Paragon Site Work Constructors (0.0 TCR gap)
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Guard Construction and Contracting Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Wrecking Ball
Wrecking Ball Demolition
14.2 TCR
- This site
Guard Construction and Contracting Corporation
14 TCR
- Paragon Site W
Paragon Site Work Constructors
13.9 TCR
- BOLLIG
BOLLIG
13.9 TCR
- POTTER SOUTH E
POTTER SOUTH EAST, LLC
13.9 TCR
What this shows Guard Construction and Contracting Corporation averages 14.0 TCR (499% of the Demolition contractor BLS benchmark).
Guard Construction and Contracting Corporation TCR series: 2017=4.3 · 2018=19.1 · 2019=11.5 · 2020=10.7 · 2021=24.2 · BLS 2.8
Where Guard Construction and Contracting Corporation falls in its industry
1,750 Demolition contractor establishmentsSafer than 2% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #70 safest of 70 Demolition contractor employers in New York.
Guard Construction and Contracting Corporation has fewer employees than the Demolition contractor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 24.2 | 14.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 19.1 | 4.8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238910 · NY · Tonawanda
1,750 Demolition contractor employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 134 employers in Tonawanda, NY · 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 | Paragon Site Work Constructors | 13.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BOLLIG | 13.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | POTTER SOUTH EAST, LLC | 13.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wrecking Ball Demolition | 14.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | JOHNSON POTATO FARMS LLC | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Beds & Borders, Inc. | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J. Minns Farms LLC | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | H. F. Corwin & Son, Inc. | 20 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tonawanda Engine Plant | 1,623 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sumitomo Rubber USA, LLC | 1,396 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Praxair Technology Center | 1,039 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Linde Inc. | 986 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mercury Air Cargo (JAL) | 14.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sioux City Fire Rescue | 14.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | R.L.Zeigler Co., Inc. | 14.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6458-ZSDG | 14.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Retail East - Hallowell | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dyer | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Building Supply Main- Powder Springs | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fontana Roofing, Inc. | 20 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.