Excavation contractors · Ohio
Helms & Sons Excavating, Inc.
Findlay, OH · ~48 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Helms & Sons Excavating, Inc. runs at 53% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Excavation contractors workplace, earning a grade B.
Helms & Sons Excavating, Inc.: 1.5 TCR = 53% of Excavation contractors BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Helms & Sons Excavating, Inc. safety composite
Helms & Sons Excavating, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
68/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% 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%).
Helms & Sons Excavating, Inc. held a steady TCR band
Helms & Sons Excavating, Inc.'s TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 5.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=5.3 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=2.2 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=2.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238910 · Findlay, OH AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.5 · 53% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #32/63
- PHOTO Belair Builders, Inc…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Belair Builders, Inc. - MN (0.0 TCR gap)
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Helms & Sons Excavating, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Helms & Sons Excavating, Inc.
1.5 TCR
- Belair Builder
Belair Builders, Inc. - MN
1.5 TCR
- Beecroft, LLC
Beecroft, LLC
1.5 TCR
- Remedial Servi
Remedial Services Inc
1.5 TCR
- G.E. Marshall,
G.E. Marshall, Inc.
1.5 TCR
What this shows Helms & Sons Excavating, Inc. averages 1.5 TCR (53% of the Excavation contractors BLS benchmark).
Helms & Sons Excavating, Inc. TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=5.3 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=2.2 · 2020=0 · 2021=2 · 2022=0 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.8
Where Helms & Sons Excavating, Inc. falls in its industry
1,750 Excavation contractors establishmentsSafer than 71% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #32 safest of 63 Excavation contractors employers in Ohio.
Helms & Sons Excavating, Inc. has fewer employees than the Excavation contractors median and a lower 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238910 · OH · Findlay
1,750 Excavation contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 184 employers in Findlay, OH · 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 | Belair Builders, Inc. - MN | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Beecroft, LLC | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Remedial Services Inc | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | G.E. Marshall, Inc. | 1.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Ohio Heavy Equipment Leasing, LLC | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Butler Rural Electric Cooperative | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CenterPoint Energy - Dayton West | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | US Bronco Services, Inc | 48 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Findlay Campus | 2,328 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Whirlpool Corporation | 2,266 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Whirlpool Corporation - Findlay Operations | 2,258 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Blanchard Valley Hospital | 1,978 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Main Electric Supply Company LLC - Chatsworth, CA | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FedEx Supply Chain J&J MEM | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | H38 - Distribution International | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 1776 | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ft. Gordon | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Richland Woods by New Perspective | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Main Electric Supply Company LLC - Las Vegas, NV | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Providence SNF Operator, LLC | 48 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.