Water main and line construction · Arizona

North Star Pipelines, Inc.

Tempe, AZ · ~40 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
1.2
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

North Star Pipelines, Inc. runs at 42% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Water main and line construction workplace, earning a grade A.

North Star Pipelines, Inc.: 1.2 TCR = 42% of Water main and line construction BLS 2.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

North Star Pipelines, Inc. safety composite

North Star Pipelines, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).

C

74/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.18 per 100 workers

Safer than 83% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 79% 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

−3.1

2019→2024

North Star Pipelines, Inc. injury rate improved

North Star Pipelines, Inc.'s TCR fell 3.1 from 3.1 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 3.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=3.1 · 2021=2.8 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 237110 · Tempe, AZ AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.2 · 42% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #6/36
  • PHOTO Hurtado Construction…
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 2 inj
  • SIZE ~40 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Hurtado Construction Co (0.0 TCR gap)

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North Star Pipelines, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows North Star Pipelines, Inc. averages 1.2 TCR (42% of the Water main and line construction BLS benchmark).

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

North Star Pipelines, Inc. TCR series: 2019=3.1 · 2021=2.8 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.8

Where North Star Pipelines, Inc. falls in its industry

1,614 Water main and line constructi establishments

Safer than 83% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Arizona alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 36 Water main and line constructi employers in Arizona.

North Star Pipelines, Inc. (40 employees, TCR 1.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 3.0 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 0100200300400500 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate North Star Pipelines, Inc.
North Star Pipelines, Inc. (40 employees, TCR 1.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 3.0

North Star Pipelines, Inc. has fewer employees than the Water main and line construction median and a lower 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
2024 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 2.8 2.8 1 0 0
2019 3.1 3.1 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

237110 · AZ · Tempe

1,614 Water main and line construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,594 rated employers in Arizona with headcount on file · 569 employers in Tempe, AZ · 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 Hurtado Construction Co 1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR R.H. White Construction 1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Acadia Services 1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Weisinger, Inc. - Willis 1.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE H Four Farms III 40 FTE
STATE-SIZE Maricopa Ops 40 FTE
STATE-SIZE Arizona Drilling & Blasting 40 FTE
STATE-SIZE Ocotillo Power Plant 40 FTE
CITY-NEAR SALT RIVER PROJECT DISTRICT VALLEY 4,655 FTE
CITY-NEAR 202376 4,627 FTE
CITY-NEAR Valley Plants and Offices 4,518 FTE
CITY-NEAR IES Communications, LLC 3,432 FTE
NAT-TCR PJ Markets Inc. 1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Ohmstede Beaumont 1262 1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR The Center 1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Benz Oil Co., Inc. 1.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE Store 1410 40 FTE
NAT-SIZE Store 1413 40 FTE
NAT-SIZE Residence Inn University Circle/Medical Center 40 FTE
NAT-SIZE Denton Plastics, Inc. 40 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.