Highway construction · California
Knife River Construction - Balwin Contracting - Chico
Chico, CA · ~77 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Knife River Construction - Balwin Contracting - Chico runs at 27% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Highway construction workplace, earning a grade A.
Knife River Construction - Balwin Contracting - Chico: 0.8 TCR = 27% of Highway construction BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Knife River Construction - Balwin Contracting - Chico safety composite
Knife River Construction - Balwin Contracting - Chico scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 88% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 53%), 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).
77/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 88% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−1.5
2022→2023
Knife River Construction - Balwin Contracting - Chico injury rate improved
Knife River Construction - Balwin Contracting - Chico's TCR fell 1.5 from 1.5 in 2022 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 1.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=1.5 · 2023=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237310 · Chico, CA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.8 · 27% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #287/551
- PHOTO Acuff Enterprises, Inc
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~77 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Acuff Enterprises, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Knife River Construction - Balwin Contracting - Chico in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Knife River Construction - Balwin Contracting - Chico
0.8 TCR
- Acuff Enterpri
Acuff Enterprises, Inc
0.8 TCR
- James Construc
James Construction Group LLC -Louisiana
0.8 TCR
- L & A Contract
L & A Contracting Company
0.8 TCR
- Atlantic Infra
Atlantic InfraRed, Inc.
0.8 TCR
What this shows Knife River Construction - Balwin Contracting - Chico averages 0.8 TCR (27% of the Highway construction BLS benchmark).
Knife River Construction - Balwin Contracting - Chico TCR series: 2022=1.5 · 2023=0 · BLS 2.8
Where Knife River Construction - Balwin Contracting - Chico falls in its industry
4,078 Highway construction establishmentsSafer than 88% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #287 safest of 551 Highway construction employers in California.
Knife River Construction - Balwin Contracting - Chico has more employees than the Highway construction median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237310 · CA · Chico
4,078 Highway construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 189 employers in Chico, CA · 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 | Acuff Enterprises, Inc | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | James Construction Group LLC -Louisiana | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | L & A Contracting Company | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Atlantic InfraRed, Inc. | 0.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Innovative Produce, LP | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bokisch Vineyard Management | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bassman | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | COR Chico Business Office | 77 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CA-11 | 4,124 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Enloe Medical Center Employees | 3,831 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 72 | 2,394 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 521 | 2,370 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | SWI Barry -Lawrence County | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carl Zeiss Inc-Corporate Office | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fairburn Packaging : Fairburn Packaging | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Premium Waters Jackson | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mid South Industrial, Inc. | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Safco Dental Supply | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Buffalo, Ny | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AMI | 77 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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