Commercial building construction · South Dakota
RCS Construction, Inc
Rapid City, SD · ~102 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
RCS Construction, Inc runs at 128% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Commercial building construction workplace, earning a grade D.
RCS Construction, Inc: 3.7 TCR = 128% of Commercial building construction BLS 2.9 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
RCS Construction, Inc safety composite
RCS Construction, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 25%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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
−4.4
2016→2024
RCS Construction, Inc injury rate improved
RCS Construction, Inc's TCR fell 4.4 from 6.7 in 2016 to 2.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 9.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.64× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.7 · 2017=2.0 · 2018=2.2 · 2019=9.0 · 2020=3.1 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=4.0 · 2024=2.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 236220 · Rapid City, SD ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 3.7 · 128% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #10/35
- PHOTO SDB, Inc. - Oregon
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 33 inj
- SIZE ~102 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SDB, Inc. - Oregon (0.0 TCR gap)
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RCS Construction, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
RCS Construction, Inc
3.7 TCR
- SDB, Inc. - Or
SDB, Inc. - Oregon
3.7 TCR
- Ziwa Corporati
Ziwa Corporation
3.7 TCR
- Scherer Constr
Scherer Construction of NFL llc
3.7 TCR
- 4018161 - CalT
4018161 - CalTech Chen Neurosciense
3.7 TCR
What this shows RCS Construction, Inc averages 3.7 TCR (128% of the Commercial building construction BLS benchmark).
RCS Construction, Inc TCR series: 2016=6.7 · 2017=2 · 2018=2.2 · 2019=9 · 2020=3.1 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=4 · 2024=2.4 · BLS 2.9
Where RCS Construction, Inc falls in its industry
4,692 Commercial building constructi establishmentsSafer than 32% 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 #10 safest of 35 Commercial building constructi employers in South Dakota.
RCS Construction, Inc has more employees than the Commercial building construction 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 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
236220 · SD · Rapid City
4,692 Commercial building construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,778 rated employers in South Dakota with headcount on file · 219 employers in Rapid City, 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 | SDB, Inc. - Oregon | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ziwa Corporation | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Scherer Construction of NFL llc | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4018161 - CalTech Chen Neurosciense | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | BMC-Sioux Falls | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SIOUX FALLS DT_1381746 | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North Central Heart Clinic | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ACTION MECHANICAL | 103 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rapid City Hospital | 2,320 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Black Hills Works | 683 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Black Hills Corp. Headquarters (SD006) | 590 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1604 | 513 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Morgan Concrete Company - Athens Plant | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brickyard Healthcare Knox Care Center | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Penn Highlands DuBois (East) | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nxp Atmc | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Roberts-McNutt | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 098P - Middletown FAS DC | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Smyth Companies - Minneapolis | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pacific Bath Portland | 102 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.