Addition, alteration and renovation general contractors, commercial and institutional building · South Dakota
Paradigm Construction
Sioux Falls, SD · ~76 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Paradigm Construction runs at 124% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Addition, alteration and renovation general contractors, commercial and institutional building workplace, earning a grade D.
Paradigm Construction: 3.6 TCR = 124% of Addition, alteration and renovation general contractors, commercial and institutional building BLS 2.9 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Paradigm Construction safety composite
Paradigm Construction scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 16%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−1.5
2021→2024
Paradigm Construction injury rate improved
Paradigm Construction's TCR fell 1.5 from 5.1 in 2021 to 3.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 5.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.02× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=5.1 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=4.2 · 2024=3.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 236220 · Sioux Falls, SD ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.6 · 124% of ind
- DART 3.7 DART
- RANK #9/35
- PHOTO Advanced Exterior Sy…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~76 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Advanced Exterior Systems (0.0 TCR gap)
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Paradigm Construction in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Paradigm Construction
3.6 TCR
- Advanced Exter
Advanced Exterior Systems
3.6 TCR
- J.T. Harrison
J.T. Harrison Construction Co., Inc.
3.6 TCR
- R. G. Ross Con
R. G. Ross Construction Co., Inc.
3.6 TCR
- Premium Concre
Premium Concrete Inc.
3.6 TCR
What this shows Paradigm Construction averages 3.6 TCR (124% of the Addition, alteration and renovation general contractors, commercial and institutional building BLS benchmark).
Paradigm Construction TCR series: 2021=5.1 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=4.2 · 2024=3.7 · BLS 2.9
Where Paradigm Construction falls in its industry
4,692 Addition, alteration and renov establishmentsSafer than 34% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to South Dakota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 35 Addition, alteration and renov employers in South Dakota.
Paradigm Construction has more employees than the Addition, alteration and renovation gene median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
236220 · SD · Sioux Falls
4,692 Addition, alteration and renovation general contractors, commercial and institutional building employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,778 rated employers in South Dakota with headcount on file · 542 employers in Sioux Falls, SD · 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 | Advanced Exterior Systems | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | J.T. Harrison Construction Co., Inc. | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | R. G. Ross Construction Co., Inc. | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Premium Concrete Inc. | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Puetz Corporation | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bowes Construction, Inc | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pivotal Health Solutions Watertown | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Heiman, Inc. | 76 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SD,Sioux Falls-Medical Center Campus-General Medical And Surgical Hospitals | 6,424 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SD,SIOUX FALLS - Medical Center Campus - General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 4,818 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Smithfield Foods | 3,459 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Avera McKennan Hospital | 3,312 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Diamond Manufacturing | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Equilibrium Catalyst Inc (ECI) | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Norridgewock Manufacturing | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Higgins Group Corp | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Farm and Fleet of Decatur | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | B44 | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TrueHQ | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | D.R. Horton, Inc. - Delaware | 76 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.