Site Preparation Contractors · Pennsylvania
Horst Excavating
Lancaster, PA · ~48 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Horst Excavating runs at 198% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Site Preparation Contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
Horst Excavating: 5.5 TCR = 198% of Site Preparation Contractors BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Horst Excavating safety composite
Horst Excavating scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 18%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% 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%).
TCR Δ
−5.7
2016→2024
Horst Excavating injury rate improved
Horst Excavating's TCR fell 5.7 from 5.7 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 9.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.7 · 2017=9.4 · 2019=8.2 · 2020=4.6 · 2021=9.3 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=7.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238910 · Lancaster, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 198% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #91/115
- PHOTO Dirt Tech Company LLC
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dirt Tech Company LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Horst Excavating in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Horst Excavating
5.5 TCR
- Dirt Tech Comp
Dirt Tech Company LLC
5.5 TCR
- Reliable Const
Reliable Constructors Inc
5.5 TCR
- David H. Marti
David H. Martin Excavating, Inc.
5.5 TCR
- Youngblood Exc
Youngblood Excavating & Contracting Inc.
5.5 TCR
What this shows Horst Excavating averages 5.5 TCR (198% of the Site Preparation Contractors BLS benchmark).
Horst Excavating TCR series: 2016=5.7 · 2017=9.4 · 2019=8.2 · 2020=4.6 · 2021=9.3 · 2022=0 · 2023=7 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.8
Where Horst Excavating falls in its industry
1,750 Site Preparation Contractors establishmentsSafer than 18% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #91 safest of 115 Site Preparation Contractors employers in Pennsylvania.
Horst Excavating has fewer employees than the Site Preparation Contractors 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.4 | 7.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238910 · PA · Lancaster
1,750 Site Preparation Contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 450 employers in Lancaster, PA · 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 | Dirt Tech Company LLC | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Reliable Constructors Inc | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | David H. Martin Excavating, Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Youngblood Excavating & Contracting Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sylvan America, Inc. | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Esbenshade North | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rolling Rock Building Stone, Inc. | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Central Stores Building | 48 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lancaster General Health, LGH Hospital | 7,424 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LGHealth | 7,215 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lancaster General Hospital | 6,528 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lancaster General Medical Group | 1,436 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | East Coast Tires, Wheels & Equipment | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Federal Hose Mfg LLC | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 1830 | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | American Red Cross - 5380 Franklin Rd | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | LBDR-MHCM Health Svcs Corp - MD | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rogue Community Health - IHBH | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Waukon | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Phoenix at Hammond | 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.