Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction · Ohio
Rudzik Excavating, Inc.
Struthers, OH · ~73 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Rudzik Excavating, Inc. runs at 34% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction workplace, earning a grade A.
Rudzik Excavating, Inc.: 1.0 TCR = 34% of Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Rudzik Excavating, Inc. safety composite
Rudzik Excavating, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 87% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 2%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 87% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 2% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Rudzik Excavating, Inc.: 1.5 → 2.6 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 2.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.35× in 2024
Rudzik Excavating, Inc.'s TCR rose 1.1 from 1.5 in 2018 to 2.6 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237110 · Struthers, OH AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.0 · 34% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #2/51
- PHOTO EE ROOT, LLC
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~73 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: EE ROOT, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Rudzik Excavating, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Rudzik Excavating, Inc.
1 TCR
- EE ROOT, LLC
EE ROOT, LLC
1 TCR
- James C. Cushm
James C. Cushman, Inc.
1 TCR
- Apex Plumbing
Apex Plumbing Inc.
1 TCR
- West Texas Uti
West Texas Utility Contractors, Inc
1 TCR
What this shows Rudzik Excavating, Inc. averages 1.0 TCR (34% of the Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction BLS benchmark).
Rudzik Excavating, Inc. TCR series: 2018=1.5 · 2019=1.4 · 2020=1.3 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=2.6 · BLS 2.8
Where Rudzik Excavating, Inc. falls in its industry
1,614 Utility line (i.e., sewer, wat establishmentsSafer than 87% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 51 Utility line (i.e., sewer, wat employers in Ohio.
Rudzik Excavating, Inc. has more employees than the Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), const 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 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237110 · OH · Struthers
1,614 Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 11 employers in Struthers, OH · 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 | EE ROOT, LLC | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | James C. Cushman, Inc. | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Apex Plumbing Inc. | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | West Texas Utility Contractors, Inc | 1.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | A. Brown & Sons Nursery, Inc. | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bay Shore | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 971-NiSource-Toledo OH-Op Ctr Manhattan Blv | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greater Dayton Construction LTD | 73 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Astro Shapes LLC | 522 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Struthers IGA | 108 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Maplecrest Nursing Home | 70 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LB Industries, Lally Pipe & Tube | 36 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mauser Packaging Solutions Reidsville NC | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bergeron Companies | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SCS Technologies | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Absolute Fire Protection LLC | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Park Highlands Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Royal Star Hawaii Motor Coach Tours & Destination Services | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hetlinger Developmental Services, Inc. | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Standard Sheet Metal Works, Inc | 73 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.