Excavation contractors · Delaware
Nichols Nursery Inc
Newark, DE · ~77 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Nichols Nursery Inc runs at 112% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Excavation contractors workplace, earning a grade C.
Nichols Nursery Inc: 3.1 TCR = 112% of Excavation contractors BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Nichols Nursery Inc safety composite
Nichols Nursery Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 20%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.14 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Nichols Nursery Inc: 2.5 → 4.5 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 4.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.07× in 2024
Nichols Nursery Inc's TCR rose 2.0 from 2.5 in 2022 to 4.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.07× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238910 · Newark, DE ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.1 · 112% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK #6/8
- PHOTO A. Scott Enterprises…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~77 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: A. Scott Enterprises, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Nichols Nursery Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Nichols Nursery Inc
3.1 TCR
- A. Scott Enter
A. Scott Enterprises, Inc
3.1 TCR
- NDX, LLC
NDX, LLC
3.1 TCR
- Grizzly Excava
Grizzly Excavating and Construction, Inc
3.1 TCR
- River View Con
River View Construction, Inc.
3.1 TCR
What this shows Nichols Nursery Inc averages 3.1 TCR (112% of the Excavation contractors BLS benchmark).
Nichols Nursery Inc TCR series: 2022=2.5 · 2023=2.5 · 2024=4.5 · BLS 2.8
Where Nichols Nursery Inc falls in its industry
1,750 Excavation contractors establishmentsSafer than 40% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Delaware alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 8 Excavation contractors employers in Delaware.
Nichols Nursery Inc has more employees than the Excavation contractors 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 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238910 · DE · Newark
1,750 Excavation contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,487 rated employers in Delaware with headcount on file · 221 employers in Newark, DE · 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 | A. Scott Enterprises, Inc | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NDX, LLC | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Grizzly Excavating and Construction, Inc | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | River View Construction, Inc. | 3.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Shure-Line Construction | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Shure-Line Electrical | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Master Interiors, Inc. | 77 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fujifilm Imaging Colorants, Inc. | 77 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 50 Christiana | 11,420 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Newark Site | 1,462 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DE00000042 GOODWILL INDUSTRIES - NEWARK | 1,028 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DuPont Electronic Materials | 653 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Horizon Electric Company | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gorick Construction Co., Inc. | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pisgah Insulation & Fireplaces | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Entegris ITS | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Quaker Hill Elementary | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | OG&E-North Service Center | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Schenck USA Corp. - HQ Deer Park | 77 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding | 77 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.