Bits, rock drill, construction and surface mining-type, manufacturing · Kansas
Straightline HDD Inc
Hutchinson, KS · ~44 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Straightline HDD Inc runs at 134% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Bits, rock drill, construction and surface mining-type, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Straightline HDD Inc: 4.4 TCR = 134% of Bits, rock drill, construction and surface mining-type, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Straightline HDD Inc safety composite
Straightline HDD Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 35%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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%).
Straightline HDD Inc held a steady TCR band
Straightline HDD Inc's TCR held near 0.3 from 2.3 in 2020 to 2.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 6.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.59× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=2.3 · 2021=4.8 · 2022=6.1 · 2023=6.3 · 2024=2.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333120 · Hutchinson, KS ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.4 · 134% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #4/13
- PHOTO Bandit Industries, I…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~44 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bandit Industries, Inc. - West (0.0 TCR gap)
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Straightline HDD Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Savannah Manuf
Savannah Manufacturing
4.5 TCR
- This site
Straightline HDD Inc
4.4 TCR
- Bandit Industr
Bandit Industries, Inc. - West
4.4 TCR
- FINNCO SERVICE
FINNCO SERVICES
4.4 TCR
- Kimble Manufac
Kimble Manufacturing Company
4.4 TCR
What this shows Straightline HDD Inc averages 4.4 TCR (134% of the Bits, rock drill, construction and surface mining-type, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Straightline HDD Inc TCR series: 2020=2.3 · 2021=4.8 · 2022=6.1 · 2023=6.3 · 2024=2.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Straightline HDD Inc falls in its industry
400 Bits, rock drill, construction establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 13 Bits, rock drill, construction employers in Kansas.
Straightline HDD Inc has fewer employees than the Bits, rock drill, construction and surfa median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333120 · KS · Hutchinson
400 Bits, rock drill, construction and surface mining-type, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 94 employers in Hutchinson, KS · 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 | Bandit Industries, Inc. - West | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FINNCO SERVICES | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kimble Manufacturing Company | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Savannah Manufacturing | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Garden City Complex | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Butler Rural Electric Cooperative | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Titan Built, LLC | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Titan Built, LLC | 44 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System | 1,003 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hutchinson Regional Medical Center | 956 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 794 | 363 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 794 | 336 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fareway Stores, Inc. 043 Omaha | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Covenant Village | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CORE Contractors | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2418-Hyatt Place Knoxville | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Howard Grote & Sons Inc. | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | D.T.S.S. Inc. | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hillsborough | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carrol Materials (ASC Limerick) | 44 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.