Earth retention system construction · Pennsylvania
Nicholson Construction Company
Canonsburg, PA · ~278 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Nicholson Construction Company runs at 46% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Earth retention system construction workplace, earning a grade A.
Nicholson Construction Company: 1.3 TCR = 46% of Earth retention system construction BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Nicholson Construction Company safety composite
Nicholson Construction Company scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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%).
Nicholson Construction Company held a steady TCR band
Nicholson Construction Company's TCR held near 0.3 from 1.7 in 2016 to 1.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 2.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.17× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.7 · 2017=1.5 · 2018=2.2 · 2019=0.3 · 2020=0.7 · 2021=0.9 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=1.2 · 2024=1.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237990 · Canonsburg, PA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 46% of ind
- DART 0.2 DART
- RANK #5/18
- PHOTO LB Foster Rail Techn…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 43 inj
- SIZE ~278 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: LB Foster Rail Technologies, Inc (Field Services) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Nicholson Construction Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Nicholson Construction Company
1.3 TCR
- LB Foster Rail
LB Foster Rail Technologies, Inc (Field Services)
1.3 TCR
- Barnard Constr
Barnard Construction 282
1.3 TCR
- Mid-Coast Tran
Mid-Coast Transit Constructors - Mid-Coast LRT Extension
1.3 TCR
- Leick Construc
Leick Construction Inc
1.3 TCR
What this shows Nicholson Construction Company averages 1.3 TCR (46% of the Earth retention system construction BLS benchmark).
Nicholson Construction Company TCR series: 2016=1.7 · 2017=1.5 · 2018=2.2 · 2019=0.3 · 2020=0.7 · 2021=0.9 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=1.2 · 2024=1.3 · BLS 2.8
Where Nicholson Construction Company falls in its industry
932 Earth retention system constru establishmentsSafer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 18 Earth retention system constru employers in Pennsylvania.
Nicholson Construction Company has more employees than the Earth retention system construction median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237990 · PA · Canonsburg
932 Earth retention system construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 63 employers in Canonsburg, PA · 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 | LB Foster Rail Technologies, Inc (Field Services) | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Barnard Construction 282 | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mid-Coast Transit Constructors - Mid-Coast LRT Extension | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Leick Construction Inc | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Aspers PA | 278 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hometown | 278 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Berry Global | 278 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Matric | 278 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SSSI, Inc. dba Songer Services | 780 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Arc Human Services | 650 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lighthouse Electric Company, Inc. | 616 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Starline Holdings,LLC | 516 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | OP | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Howmet - Branford | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Singing River Electric Cooperative - Lucedale Office | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Courthouse | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kwik Trip Store Engineering 797 | 278 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IKEA #209 Tempe | 278 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PCSI Location 700 | 278 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Menasha Packaging Company - Hartford | 278 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.