Emergency road services (i.e., tow service) · New York
Towpath
East Syracuse, NY · ~57 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 15.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Towpath runs at 335% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Emergency road services (i.e., tow service) workplace, earning a grade F.
Towpath: 15.1 TCR = 335% of Emergency road services (i.e., tow service) BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Towpath safety composite
Towpath scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 15.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% 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
−14.9
2016→2024
Towpath injury rate improved
Towpath's TCR fell 14.9 from 18.1 in 2016 to 3.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 26.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.22× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=18.1 · 2017=16.8 · 2018=17.4 · 2019=11.4 · 2020=14.8 · 2021=10.3 · 2022=17.5 · 2023=26.3 · 2024=3.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 488410 · East Syracuse, NY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 15.1 · 335% of ind
- DART 3.3 DART
- RANK #6/6
- PHOTO Southeast - Berwick …
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 65 inj
- SIZE ~57 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Southeast - Berwick Towing and Car Care Plus (0.6 TCR gap)
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Towpath in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Blaine Brother
Blaine Brothers, Inc - H.S.I.
16.1 TCR
- Southeast - Be
Southeast - Berwick Towing and Car Care Plus
15.7 TCR
- This site
Towpath
15.1 TCR
- Mitchells West
Mitchells West Nashville Wrecker Service LLC
14.1 TCR
- J-M Northwest,
J-M Northwest, Inc. dba Dick's Towing & Transport
13.7 TCR
What this shows Towpath averages 15.1 TCR (335% of the Emergency road services (i.e., tow service) BLS benchmark).
Towpath TCR series: 2016=18.1 · 2017=16.8 · 2018=17.4 · 2019=11.4 · 2020=14.8 · 2021=10.3 · 2022=17.5 · 2023=26.3 · 2024=3.3 · BLS 4.5
Where Towpath falls in its industry
157 Emergency road services (i.e., establishmentsSafer than 8% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 6 Emergency road services (i.e., employers in New York.
Towpath has more employees than the Emergency road services (i.e., tow servi median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.3. 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 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 26.3 | 21.9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17.5 | 13.6 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.4 | 9.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 17.4 | 15.4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16.8 | 13.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 18.1 | 13.2 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
488410 · NY · East Syracuse
157 Emergency road services (i.e., tow service) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 143 employers in East Syracuse, NY · 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 | Southeast - Berwick Towing and Car Care Plus | 15.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mitchells West Nashville Wrecker Service LLC | 14.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Blaine Brothers, Inc - H.S.I. | 16.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | J-M Northwest, Inc. dba Dick's Towing & Transport | 13.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Danville | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kurt Weiss PA | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TROY SERVICE CENTER-NY19 | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JCO, Inc. | 57 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists | 602 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Anaren Microwave, Inc | 543 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TTM Technologies (Anaren) | 526 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company - East Syracuse | 447 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Custom Insulation Co., Inc. | 15.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Whispering Pines | 15.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Central Programs | 15.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cleveland Pool | 15.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sanderson Farms Palestine Feed Mill | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sanderson Farms Waco Hatchery | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Central Pet - Dallas | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Romanoff Heating & Cooling - Columbus | 57 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.