Sewer construction · Ohio
Jim Palmer Excavating Inc
Portage, OH · ~22 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Jim Palmer Excavating Inc runs at 266% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Sewer construction workplace, earning a grade F.
Jim Palmer Excavating Inc: 7.4 TCR = 266% of Sewer construction BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Jim Palmer Excavating Inc safety composite
Jim Palmer Excavating Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 11%), 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 7.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Jim Palmer Excavating Inc: 5.0 → 17.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 17.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.78× in 2024
Jim Palmer Excavating Inc's TCR rose 12.4 from 5.0 in 2022 to 17.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.78× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237110 · Portage, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.4 · 266% of ind
- DART 5.8 DART
- RANK #44/51
- PHOTO Meter Services
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Meter Services (0.0 TCR gap)
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Jim Palmer Excavating Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Derry Office
Derry Office
7.5 TCR
- This site
Jim Palmer Excavating Inc
7.4 TCR
- Meter Services
Meter Services
7.4 TCR
- RPI Undergroun
RPI Underground, Inc.
7.4 TCR
- East Coast Inf
East Coast Infrastructure Inc
7.4 TCR
What this shows Jim Palmer Excavating Inc averages 7.4 TCR (266% of the Sewer construction BLS benchmark).
Jim Palmer Excavating Inc TCR series: 2022=5 · 2023=0 · 2024=17.4 · BLS 2.8
Where Jim Palmer Excavating Inc falls in its industry
1,614 Sewer construction establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #44 safest of 51 Sewer construction employers in Ohio.
Jim Palmer Excavating Inc has fewer employees than the Sewer 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 | 17.4 | 5.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237110 · OH · Portage
1,614 Sewer construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 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 | Meter Services | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RPI Underground, Inc. | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Derry Office | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | East Coast Infrastructure Inc | 7.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Agri-Med OH LLC | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rapid Ford Farm | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pheasant Run | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lucasville Farm | 22 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Whitacre Logistics LLC | 48 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Roosevelt Early Learning Center | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nevada DC4 | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Farm King Macomb | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Comfort Suites | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Azcon Metals - Sterling Yard | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dakota Micro, Inc. | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ndx Nelson | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Master Landscape Inc. | 22 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.