EXCAVATION · Tennessee

Mitchell Shelton Construction Co., Inc.

Hixson, TN · ~21 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
6.6
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Mitchell Shelton Construction Co., Inc. runs at 234% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical EXCAVATION workplace, earning a grade F.

Mitchell Shelton Construction Co., Inc.: 6.6 TCR = 234% of EXCAVATION BLS 2.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Mitchell Shelton Construction Co., Inc. safety composite

Mitchell Shelton Construction Co., Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).

F

19/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 6.56 per 100 workers

Safer than 13% of industry peers

DART rate
F 9.15 per 100 workers

Safer than 3% 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

−4.6

2019→2024

Mitchell Shelton Construction Co., Inc. injury rate improved

Mitchell Shelton Construction Co., Inc.'s TCR fell 4.6 from 13.8 in 2019 to 9.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 13.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=13.8 · 2021=5.2 · 2022=4.7 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=9.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238910 · Hixson, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 6.6 · 234% of ind

  • DART 9.2 DART
  • RANK #31/37
  • PHOTO Fitz and Smith Inc
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 7 inj
  • SIZE ~21 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Fitz and Smith Inc (0.0 TCR gap)

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Mitchell Shelton Construction Co., Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Mitchell Shelton Construction Co., Inc. averages 6.6 TCR (234% of the EXCAVATION BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Mitchell Shelton Construction Co., Inc. TCR series: 2019=13.8 · 2021=5.2 · 2022=4.7 · 2023=0 · 2024=9.2 · BLS 2.8

Where Mitchell Shelton Construction Co., Inc. falls in its industry

1,750 EXCAVATION establishments

Safer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #31 safest of 37 EXCAVATION employers in Tennessee.

Mitchell Shelton Construction Co., Inc. (21 employees, TCR 6.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 51 employees and a TCR of 2.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 050100150200250 0246810 Average employees Total Case Rate Mitchell Shelton Construction Co., Inc.
Mitchell Shelton Construction Co., Inc. (21 employees, TCR 6.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 51 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Mitchell Shelton Construction Co., Inc. has fewer employees than the EXCAVATION 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 9.2 9.2 2 0 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 4.7 4.7 1 0 0
2021 5.2 5.2 1 0 0
2019 13.8 9.2 3 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238910 · TN · Hixson

1,750 EXCAVATION employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 43 employers in Hixson, TN · 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 Fitz and Smith Inc 6.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR John W Gleim Jr Inc 6.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Innovative Demolition Services 6.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR C. Abbonizio Contractors Inc. 6.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE SOUTH TEXAS FARM 21 FTE
STATE-SIZE Greenpoint Ag- Gin & Warehouse 21 FTE
STATE-SIZE Johnson Pest Control, Inc. 21 FTE
STATE-SIZE Obion County Growout 21 FTE
CITY-NEAR Primary Care Hixson 6,606 FTE
CITY-NEAR Womens Health 6,606 FTE
CITY-NEAR Lawson Electric Co., Inc. 466 FTE
CITY-NEAR 41020001-410301 CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HIXSON 387 FTE
NAT-TCR Cedar Crest Alz 6.6 TCR
NAT-TCR 1190 Far80 6.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Hander Inc 6.6 TCR
NAT-TCR B&M Finishers Inc 6.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE Climate Control of Pensacola, Inc. 21 FTE
NAT-SIZE Powell Roofing, Inc. 21 FTE
NAT-SIZE O'Neal Jr. Roofing, Inc. 21 FTE
NAT-SIZE Ap Construction Solutions, LLC 21 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.