Highway construction · Ohio
Lake Erie Construction Co.
Norwalk, OH · ~119 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Lake Erie Construction Co. runs at 294% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Highway construction workplace, earning a grade F.
Lake Erie Construction Co.: 8.2 TCR = 294% of Highway construction BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lake Erie Construction Co. safety composite
Lake Erie Construction Co. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 16% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 3%), 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).
12/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 3% 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
Lake Erie Construction Co.: 4.2 → 5.5 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 13.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.59× in 2024
Lake Erie Construction Co.'s TCR rose 1.3 from 4.2 in 2017 to 5.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 13.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.59× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237310 · Norwalk, OH ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.2 · 294% of ind
- DART 4.8 DART
- RANK #133/141
- PHOTO Village of Arlington…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 95 inj
- SIZE ~119 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Village of Arlington Heights - Public Works - Streets (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lake Erie Construction Co. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Village of Arl
Village of Arlington Heights - Public Works - Streets
8.3 TCR
- This site
Lake Erie Construction Co.
8.2 TCR
- 8587_19875
8587_19875
8.2 TCR
- D6 Lincoln Yar
D6 Lincoln Yard
8.2 TCR
- Region 3 - Ros
Region 3 - Roseburg
8.2 TCR
What this shows Lake Erie Construction Co. averages 8.2 TCR (294% of the Highway construction BLS benchmark).
Lake Erie Construction Co. TCR series: 2017=4.2 · 2018=12 · 2019=13.2 · 2020=9.7 · 2021=8.5 · 2022=7 · 2023=5.9 · 2024=5.5 · BLS 2.8
Where Lake Erie Construction Co. falls in its industry
4,078 Highway construction establishmentsSafer than 13% 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 #133 safest of 141 Highway construction employers in Ohio.
Lake Erie Construction Co. has more employees than the Highway 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 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.7 | 7.6 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13.2 | 6.6 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.0 | 7.3 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237310 · OH · Norwalk
4,078 Highway construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 60 employers in Norwalk, OH · 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 | Village of Arlington Heights - Public Works - Streets | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 8587_19875 | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | D6 Lincoln Yard | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Region 3 - Roseburg | 8.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | US162: Cleveland 515 - SG | 119 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Agrana Fruit US, Inc. Botkins | 119 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Millwork Brands Inc | 119 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Saybrook | 119 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fisher Titus Medical Center | 1,024 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | R+L Carriers - NOR | 387 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1986 | 365 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Borgers | 337 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bay Counties Smart | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Palos South Middle School | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Crestpark Stuttgart, LLC | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Joliet Township High School District 204 - Alternate School | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Park Place | 119 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Firth Rixson - Rochester | 119 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kval Inc. | 119 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HM Clause - Cousteau | 119 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.