Construction management, water and sewer line · Nebraska
Kersten Construction, Inc.
Gretna, NE · ~32 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kersten Construction, Inc. runs at 168% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Construction management, water and sewer line workplace, earning a grade D.
Kersten Construction, Inc.: 4.7 TCR = 168% of Construction management, water and sewer line BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kersten Construction, Inc. safety composite
Kersten Construction, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 27%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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
−6.2
2017→2024
Kersten Construction, Inc. injury rate improved
Kersten Construction, Inc.'s TCR fell 6.2 from 9.3 in 2017 to 3.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 9.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=9.3 · 2018=9.3 · 2019=3.9 · 2020=3.0 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=3.0 · 2023=3.2 · 2024=3.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237110 · Gretna, NE ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.7 · 168% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #10/17
- PHOTO Willow Lake Cogen & …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~32 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Willow Lake Cogen & Solid Improvement (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kersten Construction, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kersten Construction, Inc.
4.7 TCR
- Willow Lake Co
Willow Lake Cogen & Solid Improvement
4.7 TCR
- Omussee WWTP E
Omussee WWTP Expansion
4.7 TCR
- Farm Pump and
Farm Pump and Irrigation Co. Inc.
4.7 TCR
- Pospiech Contr
Pospiech Contracting, Inc
4.7 TCR
What this shows Kersten Construction, Inc. averages 4.7 TCR (168% of the Construction management, water and sewer line BLS benchmark).
Kersten Construction, Inc. TCR series: 2017=9.3 · 2018=9.3 · 2019=3.9 · 2020=3 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=3 · 2023=3.2 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 2.8
Where Kersten Construction, Inc. falls in its industry
1,614 Construction management, water establishmentsSafer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Nebraska alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 17 Construction management, water employers in Nebraska.
Kersten Construction, Inc. has fewer employees than the Construction management, water and sewer 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 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.3 | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237110 · NE · Gretna
1,614 Construction management, water and sewer line employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 3,594 rated employers in Nebraska with headcount on file · 23 employers in Gretna, NE · 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 | Willow Lake Cogen & Solid Improvement | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Omussee WWTP Expansion | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Farm Pump and Irrigation Co. Inc. | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pospiech Contracting, Inc | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bluebird Nursery Inc | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Prairieland Dairy | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Midwest Electric Cooperative Corporation | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BHGNE - Kearney (NE053) | 32 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Vala's Pumpkin Farm | 381 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gretna - Main Store | 311 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 4600 | 303 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4600 | 247 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | MTS Flint | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LaMettry's Collision - Bloomington | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Global Freight Solutions Inc. | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mondelez Global Pacific Mountain - Sales | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Elite Electric Inc. | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | New Hope | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bissett Nursery #714 | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MLC-DEV | 32 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.