Commercial building construction general contractors · Pennsylvania
JC Orr & Sons Inc
Altoona, PA · ~168 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
JC Orr & Sons Inc runs at 190% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Commercial building construction general contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
JC Orr & Sons Inc: 5.5 TCR = 190% of Commercial building construction general contractors BLS 2.9 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
JC Orr & Sons Inc safety composite
JC Orr & Sons Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−3.7
2017→2023
JC Orr & Sons Inc injury rate improved
JC Orr & Sons Inc's TCR fell 3.7 from 9.4 in 2017 to 5.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2017 at 9.4 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.58× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=9.4 · 2018=3.6 · 2019=6.3 · 2020=3.0 · 2022=4.9 · 2023=5.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 236220 · Altoona, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 190% of ind
- DART 3.2 DART
- RANK #192/251
- PHOTO Hummel Construction …
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 52 inj
- SIZE ~168 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hummel Construction Co. (0.0 TCR gap)
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JC Orr & Sons Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
JC Orr & Sons Inc
5.5 TCR
- Hummel Constru
Hummel Construction Co.
5.5 TCR
- a.j. Veneklase
a.j. Veneklasen, Inc.
5.5 TCR
- Langlas & Asso
Langlas & Associates
5.5 TCR
- Patco Construc
Patco Construction Inc.
5.5 TCR
What this shows JC Orr & Sons Inc averages 5.5 TCR (190% of the Commercial building construction general contractors BLS benchmark).
JC Orr & Sons Inc TCR series: 2017=9.4 · 2018=3.6 · 2019=6.3 · 2020=3 · 2022=4.9 · 2023=5.7 · BLS 2.9
Where JC Orr & Sons Inc falls in its industry
4,692 Commercial building constructi establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #192 safest of 251 Commercial building constructi employers in Pennsylvania.
JC Orr & Sons Inc has more employees than the Commercial building construction general median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.4 | 2.9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
236220 · PA · Altoona
4,692 Commercial building construction general contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 120 employers in Altoona, 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 | Hummel Construction Co. | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | a.j. Veneklasen, Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Langlas & Associates | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Patco Construction Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | UGI Utilities Bethlehem | 168 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HB Home Services | 168 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Noble Environmental Specialty Services | 168 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Knouse Foods Coop, Inc - Biglerville | 168 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pyramid Healthcare Inc | 3,019 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UPMC Altoona | 2,407 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Home Nursing Agency and Visiting Nurse Association | 785 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UPMC Altoona Regional Health Services Inc | 606 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Stop & Shop Supermarket 2701 | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 1566 | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pete's Fresh Market 5724 Corporation | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cores & Tubes | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | IAC Port Huron | 168 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NHC Healthcare, Farragut | 168 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stop & Shop 100608 | 168 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stop & Shop 100657 | 168 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.