Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction · Florida
Southland Utility Services
Defuniak Springs, FL · ~58 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Southland Utility Services runs at 258% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction workplace, earning a grade F.
Southland Utility Services: 7.2 TCR = 258% of Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction BLS 2.8 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Southland Utility Services safety composite
Southland Utility Services scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 3%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% 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
Southland Utility Services: 4.5 → 11.1 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 11.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.36× in 2023
Southland Utility Services's TCR rose 6.6 from 4.5 in 2017 to 11.1 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 1.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237130 · Defuniak Springs, FL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.2 · 258% of ind
- DART 9.8 DART
- RANK #89/98
- PHOTO NSC:NSK12 - NSK12-No…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 25 inj
- SIZE ~58 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: NSC:NSK12 - NSK12-North Sky - Kent, WA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Southland Utility Services in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- NSC:NSK12 - NS
NSC:NSK12 - NSK12-North Sky - Kent, WA
7.3 TCR
- PA031 - Pauley
PA031 - Pauley Construction Longmont
7.3 TCR
- NA-US-NJ-Black
NA-US-NJ-Blackwood-Lower Landing Road
7.3 TCR
- This site
Southland Utility Services
7.2 TCR
- SC200 - Montgo
SC200 - Montgomery
7.2 TCR
What this shows Southland Utility Services averages 7.2 TCR (258% of the Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction BLS benchmark).
Southland Utility Services TCR series: 2017=4.5 · 2018=6.4 · 2019=2 · 2020=8.6 · 2022=10.8 · 2023=11.1 · BLS 2.8
Where Southland Utility Services falls in its industry
1,605 Utility line (i.e., communicat establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Florida alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #89 safest of 98 Utility line (i.e., communicat employers in Florida.
Southland Utility Services has fewer employees than the Utility line (i.e., communication, elect median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237130 · FL · Defuniak Springs
1,605 Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 26,569 rated employers in Florida with headcount on file · 23 employers in Defuniak Springs, FL · 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 | NSC:NSK12 - NSK12-North Sky - Kent, WA | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SC200 - Montgomery | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PA031 - Pauley Construction Longmont | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NA-US-NJ-Blackwood-Lower Landing Road | 7.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | PRECO - Admin | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Distribution South Campus | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NA2 Golden Gate Service Center | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Florida Public Utilities - NE Division | 58 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1134 | 330 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6458-ZPEN | 218 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LP Defuniak Springs, LLC-- Chautauqua | 179 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHOCTAWHATCHEE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE | 160 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Davis-Standard | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tucson Container Corp. | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Homeshield Screens - Ankeny IA | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tuttle Bakery | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Orbix dba Petol Gearench | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stutsman Transportation Inc. | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | JLM-Lawrence | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CertainTeed | 58 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.