Highway construction · Oregon
Houck Construction Materials Inc
Salem, OR · ~25 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Houck Construction Materials Inc runs at 318% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Highway construction workplace, earning a grade F.
Houck Construction Materials Inc: 8.9 TCR = 318% of Highway construction BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Houck Construction Materials Inc safety composite
Houck Construction Materials Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 10%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
Houck Construction Materials Inc: 5.3 → 6.4 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 17.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.71× in 2024
Houck Construction Materials Inc's TCR rose 1.1 from 5.3 in 2016 to 6.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 17.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.71× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237310 · Salem, OR ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.9 · 318% of ind
- DART 6.4 DART
- RANK #108/135
- PHOTO California
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: California (0.0 TCR gap)
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Houck Construction Materials Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Houck Construction Materials Inc
8.9 TCR
- California
California
8.9 TCR
- Van Lom Struct
Van Lom Structures Inc
8.9 TCR
- D1 I 55 Yard
D1 I 55 Yard
8.9 TCR
- Highway Safety
Highway Safety Devices
8.9 TCR
What this shows Houck Construction Materials Inc averages 8.9 TCR (318% of the Highway construction BLS benchmark).
Houck Construction Materials Inc TCR series: 2016=5.3 · 2018=17.5 · 2019=5.9 · 2020=4.9 · 2021=16.1 · 2023=6.3 · 2024=6.4 · BLS 2.8
Where Houck Construction Materials Inc falls in its industry
4,078 Highway construction establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Oregon alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #108 safest of 135 Highway construction employers in Oregon.
Houck Construction Materials Inc has fewer employees than the Highway construction median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16.1 | 10.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237310 · OR · Salem
4,078 Highway construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 8,031 rated employers in Oregon with headcount on file · 471 employers in Salem, OR · 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 | California | 8.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Van Lom Structures Inc | 8.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | D1 I 55 Yard | 8.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Highway Safety Devices | 8.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | OFFICE | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ioka Farms | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PRT Cottage Grove | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Paul & Robert Wampler, Inc. | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Oregon State Hospital-Salem Campus | 2,036 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : PDX7 | 1,559 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chemeketa Community College | 1,551 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Human Service Building ODHS | 1,402 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | TATRO Plumbing Co. Inc. | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nissan Baltimore Parts Distribution Center | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Detroit | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wolcott Elementary School | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Blacker Green INC | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Creekside | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | USA Fletcher 61 Terminal Dr | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 050 Omaha NE | 25 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.