Commercial building construction general contractors · South Dakota
Van Buskirk Construction
Sioux Falls, SD · ~20 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Van Buskirk Construction runs at 432% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Commercial building construction general contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
Van Buskirk Construction: 12.5 TCR = 432% of Commercial building construction general contractors BLS 2.9 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Van Buskirk Construction safety composite
Van Buskirk Construction scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 1%), 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).
14/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 15.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Van Buskirk Construction: 0.0 → 25.0 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 25.0 TCR · DART/TCR 1.2× in 2018
Van Buskirk Construction's TCR rose 25.0 from 0.0 in 2017 to 25.0 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 1.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 236220 · Sioux Falls, SD ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 12.5 · 432% of ind
- DART 15.0 DART
- RANK #33/35
- PHOTO Air Conditioning Ass…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~20 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Air Conditioning Associates, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Van Buskirk Construction in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Van Buskirk Construction
12.5 TCR
- Air Conditioni
Air Conditioning Associates, Inc.
12.5 TCR
- PicFair Holdin
PicFair Holdings
12.5 TCR
- H.P. Cummings
H.P. Cummings Construction Company
12.5 TCR
- Blair Design &
Blair Design & Construction
12.5 TCR
What this shows Van Buskirk Construction averages 12.5 TCR (432% of the Commercial building construction general contractors BLS benchmark).
Van Buskirk Construction TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=25 · BLS 2.9
Where Van Buskirk Construction falls in its industry
4,692 Commercial building constructi establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to South Dakota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #33 safest of 35 Commercial building constructi employers in South Dakota.
Van Buskirk Construction has fewer employees than the Commercial building construction general median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 25.0 | 15.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
236220 · SD · Sioux Falls
4,692 Commercial building construction general contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,778 rated employers in South Dakota with headcount on file · 542 employers in Sioux Falls, SD · 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 | Air Conditioning Associates, Inc. | 12.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PicFair Holdings | 12.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | H.P. Cummings Construction Company | 12.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Blair Design & Construction | 12.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 1883-Harrisburg, SD | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mueller Lumber Company | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Smart Commercial Construction, Co. | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michaels Fence | 20 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SD,Sioux Falls-Medical Center Campus-General Medical And Surgical Hospitals | 6,424 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SD,SIOUX FALLS - Medical Center Campus - General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 4,818 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Smithfield Foods | 3,459 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Avera McKennan Hospital | 3,312 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Greenland Const., Inc. | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0059 - Aurora, Co | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plant 602 | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Autcoat, LLC | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Tmx2073 - Springfield Il | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tmx2579 - Bay Area Fume | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NICKLES-ZANESVILLE | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southern Supply | 20 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.