Excavation contractors · North Carolina
Showalter Construction
Charlotte, NC · ~97 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Showalter Construction runs at 134% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Excavation contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
Showalter Construction: 3.7 TCR = 134% of Excavation contractors BLS 2.8 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Showalter Construction safety composite
Showalter Construction scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 6%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% 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
Showalter Construction: 1.8 → 8.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 8.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.78× in 2024
Showalter Construction's TCR rose 6.5 from 1.8 in 2018 to 8.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.78× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238910 · Charlotte, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.7 · 134% of ind
- DART 6.7 DART
- RANK #59/76
- PHOTO Blucor Contracting Inc
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 23 inj
- SIZE ~97 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Blucor Contracting Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Showalter Construction in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Mustang Contra
Mustang Contracting Corp
3.8 TCR
- Kirby Cable Se
Kirby Cable Service, Inc.
3.8 TCR
- This site
Showalter Construction
3.7 TCR
- Blucor Contrac
Blucor Contracting Inc
3.7 TCR
- C. L. Benton &
C. L. Benton & Sons, Inc.
3.7 TCR
What this shows Showalter Construction averages 3.7 TCR (134% of the Excavation contractors BLS benchmark).
Showalter Construction TCR series: 2018=1.8 · 2020=4.6 · 2021=4.1 · 2022=1.1 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=8.3 · BLS 2.8
Where Showalter Construction falls in its industry
1,750 Excavation contractors establishmentsSafer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #59 safest of 76 Excavation contractors employers in North Carolina.
Showalter Construction has more employees than the Excavation contractors median and a higher 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 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238910 · NC · Charlotte
1,750 Excavation contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 2,058 employers in Charlotte, NC · 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 | Blucor Contracting Inc | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | C. L. Benton & Sons, Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mustang Contracting Corp | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kirby Cable Service, Inc. | 3.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Greensboro Resource Center PNG | 97 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mid-Atlantic, LLC | 97 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Unitherm Charlotte | 97 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Manganaro Southeast | 97 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1101-Carolinas Medical Center (1101) | 8,444 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0001-Carolinas Medical Center | 8,032 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4795-AA-CLT-CHARLOTTE-CLT-TRML | 7,295 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | 4,973 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | WELLSBORO | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mission Linen Supply Salinas California Ind | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Blue Lake Casino & Hotel | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mccurley Integrity Auto, LLC | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Westland Floral Company Carpinteria, Inc. | 97 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Galena Park TX Terminal | 97 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | M.I.V | 97 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jensen Rock & Sand | 97 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.