Plumbing contractors · North Carolina
McPherson Enterprizes Plumbing & Trenching Inc.
Elizabeth City, NC · ~27 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
McPherson Enterprizes Plumbing & Trenching Inc. runs at 161% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Plumbing contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
McPherson Enterprizes Plumbing & Trenching Inc.: 4.5 TCR = 161% of Plumbing contractors BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
McPherson Enterprizes Plumbing & Trenching Inc. safety composite
McPherson Enterprizes Plumbing & Trenching Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 60% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 38%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−8.5
2023→2024
McPherson Enterprizes Plumbing & Trenching Inc. injury rate improved
McPherson Enterprizes Plumbing & Trenching Inc.'s TCR fell 8.5 from 8.8 in 2023 to 0.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 8.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.06× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=8.8 · 2024=0.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Elizabeth City, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 161% of ind
- DART 0.3 DART
- RANK #146/212
- PHOTO Palen Kimball, LLC
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~27 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Palen Kimball, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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McPherson Enterprizes Plumbing & Trenching Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
McPherson Enterprizes Plumbing & Trenching Inc.
4.5 TCR
- Palen Kimball,
Palen Kimball, LLC
4.5 TCR
- Unique
Unique
4.5 TCR
- Haire Plumbing
Haire Plumbing & Mechanical Co., Inc.
4.5 TCR
- Crest Mechanic
Crest Mechanical Services, Inc.
4.5 TCR
What this shows McPherson Enterprizes Plumbing & Trenching Inc. averages 4.5 TCR (161% of the Plumbing contractors BLS benchmark).
McPherson Enterprizes Plumbing & Trenching Inc. TCR series: 2023=8.8 · 2024=0.3 · BLS 2.8
Where McPherson Enterprizes Plumbing & Trenching Inc. falls in its industry
5,793 Plumbing contractors establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #146 safest of 212 Plumbing contractors employers in North Carolina.
McPherson Enterprizes Plumbing & Trenching Inc. has fewer employees than the Plumbing contractors median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · NC · Elizabeth City
5,793 Plumbing contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 57 employers in Elizabeth City, NC · 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 | Palen Kimball, LLC | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Unique | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Haire Plumbing & Mechanical Co., Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Crest Mechanical Services, Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bissette Farms, Inc | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hyde County Pullet Farm | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hyde County Pullet | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Price Logging Inc | 27 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elizabeth City State University | 734 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1527 | 402 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Elizabeth City | 401 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1527 | 396 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wrightstown | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 969 Ola49 | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1284 Hai7 | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Harrison Healthcare Center | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kalamazoo Mechanical Inc | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | D28 Syracuse | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | D13 Des Moines | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Quartz & Stone Creations of NH LLC | 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.