Excavating, earthmoving, or land clearing contractors · Indiana
Knies Construction, Inc.
Jasper, IN · ~27 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Knies Construction, Inc. runs at 195% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Excavating, earthmoving, or land clearing contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
Knies Construction, Inc.: 5.5 TCR = 195% of Excavating, earthmoving, or land clearing contractors BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Knies Construction, Inc. safety composite
Knies Construction, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 18%), 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)
- F 5.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% 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%).
Knies Construction, Inc. held a steady TCR band
Knies Construction, Inc.'s TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 14.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=3.7 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=3.8 · 2020=7.7 · 2021=11.3 · 2022=14.9 · 2023=7.6 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238910 · Jasper, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 195% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #35/39
- PHOTO Craig Geotechnical D…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~27 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Craig Geotechnical Drilling Co Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Knies Construction, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Knies Construction, Inc.
5.5 TCR
- Craig Geotechn
Craig Geotechnical Drilling Co Inc.
5.5 TCR
- Heartland Grad
Heartland Grading
5.5 TCR
- Conie Construc
Conie Construction Company
5.5 TCR
- Complete Devel
Complete Development, Inc.
5.4 TCR
What this shows Knies Construction, Inc. averages 5.5 TCR (195% of the Excavating, earthmoving, or land clearing contractors BLS benchmark).
Knies Construction, Inc. TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=3.7 · 2018=0 · 2019=3.8 · 2020=7.7 · 2021=11.3 · 2022=14.9 · 2023=7.6 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.8
Where Knies Construction, Inc. falls in its industry
1,750 Excavating, earthmoving, or la establishmentsSafer than 18% 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 #35 safest of 39 Excavating, earthmoving, or la employers in Indiana.
Knies Construction, Inc. has fewer employees than the Excavating, earthmoving, or land clearin median and a higher 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14.9 | 7.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238910 · IN · Jasper
1,750 Excavating, earthmoving, or land clearing contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 81 employers in Jasper, 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 | Craig Geotechnical Drilling Co Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Heartland Grading | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Conie Construction Company | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Complete Development, Inc. | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fischer Seeds | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Strauss Feed Mill | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | National Fuel Production of Michigan | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | National Energy of McBain | 27 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center | 1,684 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kimball Electronics | 809 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kimball Electronics Jasper | 610 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc. Jasper, IN | 520 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Crockett Hospital LLC | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Neumann Co., Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Thompson Dallas | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RRSC Bridgeport | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Independent Refrigeration Services, Inc. | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Laquinta Orlando Airport North | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Noble General Contractors, LLC | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AB Mauri Wilsonville | 27 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.