General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) · Washington
Nichols Transportation Company Inc
Tacoma, WA · ~66 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Nichols Transportation Company Inc runs at 233% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) workplace, earning a grade F.
Nichols Transportation Company Inc: 10.5 TCR = 233% of General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Nichols Transportation Company Inc safety composite
Nichols Transportation Company Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 5%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−3.2
2022→2023
Nichols Transportation Company Inc injury rate improved
Nichols Transportation Company Inc's TCR fell 3.2 from 12.1 in 2022 to 8.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 12.1 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.49× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=12.1 · 2023=8.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484121 · Tacoma, WA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.5 · 233% of ind
- DART 5.1 DART
- RANK #38/45
- PHOTO 03 PAR LTL
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~66 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 03 PAR LTL (0.0 TCR gap)
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Nichols Transportation Company Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Nichols Transportation Company Inc
10.5 TCR
- 03 PAR LTL
03 PAR LTL
10.5 TCR
- South East Car
South East Carriers, Inc.
10.5 TCR
- BNC HYB
BNC HYB
10.5 TCR
- Pittsburgh-Fay
Pittsburgh-Fayette Express Inc
10.5 TCR
What this shows Nichols Transportation Company Inc averages 10.5 TCR (233% of the General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS benchmark).
Nichols Transportation Company Inc TCR series: 2022=12.1 · 2023=8.9 · BLS 4.5
Where Nichols Transportation Company Inc falls in its industry
3,252 General freight trucking, long establishmentsSafer than 5% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #38 safest of 45 General freight trucking, long employers in Washington.
Nichols Transportation Company Inc has more employees than the General freight trucking, long-distance, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.9 | 5.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.1 | 5.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484121 · WA · Tacoma
3,252 General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 445 employers in Tacoma, WA · 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 | 03 PAR LTL | 10.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | South East Carriers, Inc. | 10.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BNC HYB | 10.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pittsburgh-Fayette Express Inc | 10.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bench One Inc | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Araho | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CSS Farms - Agri Pack | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Shelton | 66 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tacoma General Hospital (Companied 10 & 20) | 3,718 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Tacoma | 3,689 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tacoma General Hospital | 3,247 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2643-46080001-460801 | 3,061 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Amarillo SW Service Center-001 | 10.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stop & Shop 100618 | 10.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Captek Softgel International - Vista | 10.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Law Enforcement - Greensboro Jail | 10.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lifoam North Andover | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fitzgerald's | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Birmingham Brick Plant | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bunzl Distribution Southeast, LLC (DBA Bunzl Tampa) | 66 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.