Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) · Louisiana
Prairie Contractors, Inc.
Opelousas, LA · ~94 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Prairie Contractors, Inc. runs at 31% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) workplace, earning a grade A.
Prairie Contractors, Inc.: 0.9 TCR = 31% of Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Prairie Contractors, Inc. safety composite
Prairie Contractors, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 53%), 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).
76/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% 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%).
Prairie Contractors, Inc. held a steady TCR band
Prairie Contractors, Inc.'s TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 2.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=0.0 · 2018=1.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=1.8 · 2021=0.9 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237310 · Opelousas, LA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.9 · 31% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #13/33
- PHOTO IH 35E, Ellis County
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~94 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: IH 35E, Ellis County (0.0 TCR gap)
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Prairie Contractors, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Prairie Contractors, Inc.
0.9 TCR
- IH 35E, Ellis
IH 35E, Ellis County
0.9 TCR
- Rieth-Riley -
Rieth-Riley - LaPorte
0.9 TCR
- Bettendorf
Bettendorf
0.9 TCR
- Johnson Bros.
Johnson Bros. Corporation, a Southland Company - 2730 Brightline Zone 4 Phase II
0.9 TCR
What this shows Prairie Contractors, Inc. averages 0.9 TCR (31% of the Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) BLS benchmark).
Prairie Contractors, Inc. TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=1 · 2019=0 · 2020=1.8 · 2021=0.9 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.8
Where Prairie Contractors, Inc. falls in its industry
4,078 Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, establishmentsSafer than 86% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Louisiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 33 Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, employers in Louisiana.
Prairie Contractors, Inc. has more employees than the Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, str 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 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237310 · LA · Opelousas
4,078 Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 6,723 rated employers in Louisiana with headcount on file · 37 employers in Opelousas, LA · 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 | IH 35E, Ellis County | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rieth-Riley - LaPorte | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bettendorf | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Johnson Bros. Corporation, a Southland Company - 2730 Brightline Zone 4 Phase II | 0.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Tokai CarbonCB.com | 94 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dolet Hills Power Station | 94 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CECO Concrete Construction : New Orleans | 94 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ACA Mechanical/Industrial LLC | 94 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Opelousas General Hospital Authority | 1,144 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6048 | 906 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 6048 | 680 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Evangeline Downs | 378 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Princeton Main Office | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Point South RMC | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eberhard | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Universidad Ana G. Mendez - Yabucoa | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Prospect Airport Services CVG | 94 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gardena Plant #25 | 94 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Growers' Choice, Inc. | 94 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TFC Concessions | 94 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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