Excavating, earthmoving, or land clearing contractors · Tennessee
Ole South Excavating Inc
Murfreesboro, TN · ~25 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ole South Excavating Inc runs at 184% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Excavating, earthmoving, or land clearing contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
Ole South Excavating Inc: 5.2 TCR = 184% of Excavating, earthmoving, or land clearing contractors BLS 2.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ole South Excavating Inc safety composite
Ole South Excavating Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 11%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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
−2.9
2021→2024
Ole South Excavating Inc injury rate improved
Ole South Excavating Inc's TCR fell 2.9 from 7.8 in 2021 to 4.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 7.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.95× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=7.8 · 2022=7.9 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=4.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238910 · Murfreesboro, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 184% of ind
- DART 4.9 DART
- RANK #29/37
- PHOTO Thomas Simpson Const…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Thomas Simpson Construction Co., INC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ole South Excavating Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ole South Excavating Inc
5.2 TCR
- Thomas Simpson
Thomas Simpson Construction Co., INC
5.2 TCR
- Milton C. Beeb
Milton C. Beebe & Sons, Inc.
5.2 TCR
- Technivate, In
Technivate, Inc.
5.2 TCR
- The Demo Compa
The Demo Company, LLC - Austin
5.2 TCR
What this shows Ole South Excavating Inc averages 5.2 TCR (184% of the Excavating, earthmoving, or land clearing contractors BLS benchmark).
Ole South Excavating Inc TCR series: 2021=7.8 · 2022=7.9 · 2023=0 · 2024=4.9 · BLS 2.8
Where Ole South Excavating Inc falls in its industry
1,750 Excavating, earthmoving, or la establishmentsSafer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #29 safest of 37 Excavating, earthmoving, or la employers in Tennessee.
Ole South Excavating Inc has fewer employees than the Excavating, earthmoving, or land clearin 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 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.9 | 3.9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238910 · TN · Murfreesboro
1,750 Excavating, earthmoving, or land clearing contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 256 employers in Murfreesboro, TN · 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 | Thomas Simpson Construction Co., INC | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Milton C. Beebe & Sons, Inc. | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Technivate, Inc. | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Demo Company, LLC - Austin | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | B&B Sawmill, LLC | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DuPont Pioneer Union City UCY1 | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UCEMC Corporate | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 8018168 - Nashville Federal Courthouse | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Murfreesboro | 2,295 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TNNAS16 ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS RUTHERFORD | 1,984 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - BNA3 | 1,811 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : BNA3 | 1,708 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Coolwater | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stauber NY | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Embry Riddle Resident Dining | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 083/Columbus | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bostwick | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stone Products, Inc. | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Graves Oil Company | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | C2G | 25 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.