Tree and brush trimming, overhead utility line · Missouri

Southern Construction, Inc

Ava, MO · ~40 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
13.4
Avg TCR
4.5
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Southern Construction, Inc runs at 298% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Tree and brush trimming, overhead utility line workplace, earning a grade F.

Southern Construction, Inc: 13.4 TCR = 298% of Tree and brush trimming, overhead utility line BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Southern Construction, Inc safety composite

Southern Construction, Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 8%), 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).

D

35/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 13.39 per 100 workers

Safer than 8% of industry peers

DART rate
D 1.98 per 100 workers

Safer than 53% 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%).

TCR Δ

−8.3

2016→2024

Southern Construction, Inc injury rate improved

Southern Construction, Inc's TCR fell 8.3 from 12.3 in 2016 to 4.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 31.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.15× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=12.3 · 2017=31.0 · 2018=16.2 · 2019=21.8 · 2021=3.2 · 2022=12.8 · 2023=5.9 · 2024=4.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 561730 · Ava, MO ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 13.4 · 298% of ind

  • DART 2.0 DART
  • RANK #26/28
  • PHOTO Lackland
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 35 inj
  • SIZE ~40 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Lackland (0.0 TCR gap)

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Southern Construction, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Southern Construction, Inc averages 13.4 TCR (298% of the Tree and brush trimming, overhead utility line BLS benchmark).

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

Southern Construction, Inc TCR series: 2016=12.3 · 2017=31 · 2018=16.2 · 2019=21.8 · 2021=3.2 · 2022=12.8 · 2023=5.9 · 2024=4 · BLS 4.5

Where Southern Construction, Inc falls in its industry

2,875 Tree and brush trimming, overh establishments

Safer than 8% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Missouri alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #26 safest of 28 Tree and brush trimming, overh employers in Missouri.

Southern Construction, Inc (40 employees, TCR 13.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 53 employees and a TCR of 4.7 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 0200400600800 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Southern Construction, Inc
Southern Construction, Inc (40 employees, TCR 13.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 53 employees and a TCR of 4.7

Southern Construction, Inc has fewer employees than the Tree and brush trimming, overhead utilit median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 4.0 2.0 2 0 0
2023 5.9 5.9 2 0 0
2022 12.8 12.8 4 0 0
2021 3.2 3.2 1 0 0
2019 21.8 15.6 7 0 0
2018 16.2 9.7 5 0 0
2017 31.0 27.9 10 0 0
2016 12.3 9.2 4 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

561730 · MO · Ava

2,875 Tree and brush trimming, overhead utility line employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,075 rated employers in Missouri with headcount on file · 6 employers in Ava, MO · 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 Lackland 13.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Office/Shop 13.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Napa 13.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Seacoast Tree Care LLC 13.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE George's Cassville Hatchery 40 FTE
STATE-SIZE 027 - Dorsett 40 FTE
STATE-SIZE 070 - Jefferson 40 FTE
STATE-SIZE AMEREN MISSOURI - Berkeley 40 FTE
CITY-NEAR Scroll Compressors LP 562 FTE
CITY-NEAR WM 56 190 FTE
CITY-NEAR 56 179 FTE
CITY-NEAR CS Ava 77 FTE
NAT-TCR Lccb 1l07 Bronx Distribution Ctr 13.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Marcon Metal USA Inc 13.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Maple Springs Management - Palmer 13.4 TCR
NAT-TCR LFUCG - Division of Streets & Roads 13.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE TMX2137 40 FTE
NAT-SIZE TK Elevator Allentown 40 FTE
NAT-SIZE Sodexo at Promedica Ruxton 40 FTE
NAT-SIZE TMX2396 40 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, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.