Highway construction · Indiana
Howard County Highway Department
Kokomo, IN · ~342 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Howard County Highway Department runs at 127% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Highway construction workplace, earning a grade D.
Howard County Highway Department: 3.5 TCR = 127% of Highway construction BLS 2.8 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Howard County Highway Department safety composite
Howard County Highway Department scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 3%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 3% 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
−13.5
2017→2024
Howard County Highway Department injury rate improved
Howard County Highway Department's TCR fell 13.5 from 13.5 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 13.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=13.5 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.2 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237310 · Kokomo, IN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 3.5 · 127% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #49/95
- PHOTO Montoursville Office…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~342 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Montoursville Office, Plant and Shop (0.0 TCR gap)
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Howard County Highway Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Howard County Highway Department
3.5 TCR
- Montoursville
Montoursville Office, Plant and Shop
3.5 TCR
- Mancelona Gara
Mancelona Garage
3.5 TCR
- FODAY
FODAY
3.5 TCR
- 158_259
158_259
3.5 TCR
What this shows Howard County Highway Department averages 3.5 TCR (127% of the Highway construction BLS benchmark).
Howard County Highway Department TCR series: 2017=13.5 · 2018=0 · 2019=0.2 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.8
Where Howard County Highway Department falls in its industry
4,078 Highway construction establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #49 safest of 95 Highway construction employers in Indiana.
Howard County Highway Department has more 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13.5 | 5.4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237310 · IN · Kokomo
4,078 Highway construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 145 employers in Kokomo, IN · 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 | Montoursville Office, Plant and Shop | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mancelona Garage | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FODAY | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 158_259 | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Weigand Construction Inc. | 342 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Indianapolis IN (Reddi Wip) | 342 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Carlex Auburn Glass Plant | 342 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nucor (Vulcraft Division) | 342 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kokomo Transmission Plant | 3,289 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fiat Chrysler Automobiles- Indiana Transmission Plant 1 | 1,590 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Indiana Transmission Plant 1 | 1,545 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kokomo Casting Plant | 1,267 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Natural Beauty Growers, LLC - Boyden IA | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Prestige Drywall inc. | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Metals USA | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | urbanfloor main | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Los Angeles Police Department, Hollywood Division | 342 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Omron Electronics, LLC (OEI) | 342 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North Richland Hills Plant | 342 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | WALTHAM | 342 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.