Excavation contractors · Indiana
Hydro Vac Services LLC dba GroundBreakers
Indianapolis, IN · ~57 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hydro Vac Services LLC dba GroundBreakers runs at 86% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Excavation contractors workplace, earning a grade C.
Hydro Vac Services LLC dba GroundBreakers: 2.4 TCR = 86% of Excavation contractors BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hydro Vac Services LLC dba GroundBreakers safety composite
Hydro Vac Services LLC dba GroundBreakers scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 39%), 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)
- D 2.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% 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
−1.8
2023→2024
Hydro Vac Services LLC dba GroundBreakers injury rate improved
Hydro Vac Services LLC dba GroundBreakers's TCR fell 1.8 from 3.3 in 2023 to 1.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 3.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.64× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=3.3 · 2024=1.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238910 · Indianapolis, IN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 2.4 · 86% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #24/39
- PHOTO Crux Home Office
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~57 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Crux Home Office (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hydro Vac Services LLC dba GroundBreakers in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Hydro Vac Services LLC dba GroundBreakers
2.4 TCR
- Crux Home Offi
Crux Home Office
2.4 TCR
- Asbell Compani
Asbell Companies
2.4 TCR
- B&D Concrete C
B&D Concrete Cutting, Inc.
2.4 TCR
- Sierra Bravo C
Sierra Bravo Contractors LLC
2.4 TCR
What this shows Hydro Vac Services LLC dba GroundBreakers averages 2.4 TCR (86% of the Excavation contractors BLS benchmark).
Hydro Vac Services LLC dba GroundBreakers TCR series: 2023=3.3 · 2024=1.5 · BLS 2.8
Where Hydro Vac Services LLC dba GroundBreakers falls in its industry
1,750 Excavation contractors establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #24 safest of 39 Excavation contractors employers in Indiana.
Hydro Vac Services LLC dba GroundBreakers has more 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 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238910 · IN · Indianapolis
1,750 Excavation contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 2,074 employers in Indianapolis, 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 | Crux Home Office | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Asbell Companies | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | B&D Concrete Cutting, Inc. | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sierra Bravo Contractors LLC | 2.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Remington Corp | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AAA Main Office | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gatlin Plumbing & Heating, Inc. | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sullivan & Poore, Inc. | 57 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Indiana University Health, Inc | 7,874 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Methodist Hospital | 6,862 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Eli Lilly - Lilly Corp Center | 6,482 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lilly Technology Center | 6,472 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wellington Care Center | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eden Hospice | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Orleans Hotel Casino | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TG Kentucky LLC | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Famous Dave's - Maple Grove | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NY Office | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Schweizer Dipple Inc. | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | WellQuest of Elk Grove | 57 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.