Excavation contractors · Virginia

Shoosmith Construction, Inc.

Chester, VA · ~125 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
1.5
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Shoosmith Construction, Inc. runs at 52% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Excavation contractors workplace, earning a grade B.

Shoosmith Construction, Inc.: 1.5 TCR = 52% of Excavation contractors BLS 2.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Shoosmith Construction, Inc. safety composite

Shoosmith Construction, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 72% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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).

C

57/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 1.46 per 100 workers

Safer than 72% of industry peers

DART rate
D 1.29 per 100 workers

Safer than 43% 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%).

Rising injury rate

Shoosmith Construction, Inc.: 0.9 → 1.9 TCR

Peak year 2020 @ 3.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.88× in 2024

Shoosmith Construction, Inc.'s TCR rose 1.0 from 0.9 in 2019 to 1.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 3.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.88× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238910 · Chester, VA AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade B · TCR 1.5 · 52% of ind

  • DART 1.3 DART
  • RANK #10/38
  • PHOTO Northwest Demolition…
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 9 inj
  • SIZE ~125 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Northwest Demolition and Dismantling (0.0 TCR gap)

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Shoosmith Construction, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Shoosmith Construction, Inc. averages 1.5 TCR (52% of the Excavation contractors BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Shoosmith Construction, Inc. TCR series: 2019=0.9 · 2020=3 · 2022=0.7 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=1.9 · BLS 2.8

Where Shoosmith Construction, Inc. falls in its industry

1,750 Excavation contractors establishments

Safer than 72% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 38 Excavation contractors employers in Virginia.

Shoosmith Construction, Inc. (125 employees, TCR 1.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 51 employees and a TCR of 2.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 050100150200250 0246810 Average employees Total Case Rate Shoosmith Construction, Inc.
Shoosmith Construction, Inc. (125 employees, TCR 1.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 51 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Shoosmith Construction, Inc. has more employees than the Excavation contractors median and a lower 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 1.9 1.3 3 0 0
2023 0.7 0.7 1 0 0
2022 0.7 0.7 1 0 0
2020 3.0 2.0 3 0 0
2019 0.9 0.9 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238910 · VA · Chester

1,750 Excavation contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 119 employers in Chester, VA · 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 Northwest Demolition and Dismantling 1.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Kelco Construction, Inc. 1.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR JD King Corporation 1.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Goldin & Stafford, Inc. Job Site 1.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE ST Tissue 125 FTE
STATE-SIZE Amcor Tobacco Packaging - Chester Plant 125 FTE
STATE-SIZE Virginia Poly Operations (VPO) 125 FTE
STATE-SIZE International Flooring 125 FTE
CITY-NEAR North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : RIC2 3,011 FTE
CITY-NEAR Amazon.com Services LLC - RIC2 2,710 FTE
CITY-NEAR C.W. Wright Construction Company, LLC 697 FTE
CITY-NEAR CW Wright Construction 573 FTE
NAT-TCR Wagram, NC 1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Sabine Retirement 1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Midland - Wolf Rd 1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR National Safety Apparel Inc. 1.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Community Health Center of Snohomish County - Administration 125 FTE
NAT-SIZE MVW Services 125 FTE
NAT-SIZE Northwoods Inc of Wisconsin Rest Area Dodge 125 FTE
NAT-SIZE Northwoods Inc of Wisconsin Rest Area Columbia 125 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.