Addition, alteration and renovation general contractors, commercial and institutional building · Maryland
Nichols Contracting Inc
Columbia, MD · ~136 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Nichols Contracting Inc runs at 110% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Addition, alteration and renovation general contractors, commercial and institutional building workplace, earning a grade C.
Nichols Contracting Inc: 3.2 TCR = 110% of Addition, alteration and renovation general contractors, commercial and institutional building BLS 2.9 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Nichols Contracting Inc safety composite
Nichols Contracting Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), 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).
41/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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
−1.4
2021→2024
Nichols Contracting Inc injury rate improved
Nichols Contracting Inc's TCR fell 1.4 from 3.6 in 2021 to 2.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 4.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.34× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=3.6 · 2022=4.6 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=2.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 236220 · Columbia, MD ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.2 · 110% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #73/99
- PHOTO D.W. Wilburn, Inc.
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~136 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: D.W. Wilburn, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Nichols Contracting Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Nichols Contracting Inc
3.2 TCR
- D.W. Wilburn,
D.W. Wilburn, Inc.
3.2 TCR
- Gillett Office
Gillett Office
3.2 TCR
- FGG Herndon
FGG Herndon
3.2 TCR
- Charles H MacD
Charles H MacDonald Electric
3.2 TCR
What this shows Nichols Contracting Inc averages 3.2 TCR (110% of the Addition, alteration and renovation general contractors, commercial and institutional building BLS benchmark).
Nichols Contracting Inc TCR series: 2021=3.6 · 2022=4.6 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=2.2 · BLS 2.9
Where Nichols Contracting Inc falls in its industry
4,692 Addition, alteration and renov establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #73 safest of 99 Addition, alteration and renov employers in Maryland.
Nichols Contracting Inc has more employees than the Addition, alteration and renovation gene median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
236220 · MD · Columbia
4,692 Addition, alteration and renovation general contractors, commercial and institutional building employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 179 employers in Columbia, MD · 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 | D.W. Wilburn, Inc. | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gillett Office | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FGG Herndon | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Charles H MacDonald Electric | 3.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Worcester Eisenbrandt | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Metro Test & Balance, Inc. | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MAIN GCC- E. Monument Street | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Darling Ingredients - Linkwood | 136 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Howard County General Hospital | 1,952 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate HQ | 712 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NuVasive Clinical Services Monitoring, Inc | 621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NuVasive Clinical Services Monitoring Inc - Columbia | 586 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Nouveau Elevator Industries Inc. | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TAMU Commerce Jn | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 0523 | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 0615 | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | R1 Motors Inc | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Idabel Lumber | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2204 - Bryant | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2122 - Hoffman Estates | 136 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.