Road construction · Texas
V.K. Knowlton Construction and Utilities Inc.
San Antonio, TX · ~312 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
V.K. Knowlton Construction and Utilities Inc. runs at 65% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Road construction workplace, earning a grade B.
V.K. Knowlton Construction and Utilities Inc.: 1.8 TCR = 65% of Road construction BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
V.K. Knowlton Construction and Utilities Inc. safety composite
V.K. Knowlton Construction and Utilities Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 69% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 50%), 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).
58/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 69% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.14 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−0.7
2017→2024
V.K. Knowlton Construction and Utilities Inc. injury rate improved
V.K. Knowlton Construction and Utilities Inc.'s TCR fell 0.7 from 1.8 in 2017 to 1.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 2.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.63× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=1.8 · 2018=2.8 · 2019=1.4 · 2020=2.9 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=1.1 · 2024=1.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237310 · San Antonio, TX AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.8 · 65% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #128/286
- PHOTO Alpha Paving Industr…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 47 inj
- SIZE ~312 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Alpha Paving Industries LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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V.K. Knowlton Construction and Utilities Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
V.K. Knowlton Construction and Utilities Inc.
1.8 TCR
- Alpha Paving I
Alpha Paving Industries LLC
1.8 TCR
- Panhandle Grad
Panhandle Grading & Paving, Inc.
1.8 TCR
- Burdick Materi
Burdick Materials
1.8 TCR
- DeSilva Gates
DeSilva Gates Construction
1.8 TCR
What this shows V.K. Knowlton Construction and Utilities Inc. averages 1.8 TCR (65% of the Road construction BLS benchmark).
V.K. Knowlton Construction and Utilities Inc. TCR series: 2017=1.8 · 2018=2.8 · 2019=1.4 · 2020=2.9 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=1.1 · 2024=1.1 · BLS 2.8
Where V.K. Knowlton Construction and Utilities Inc. falls in its industry
4,078 Road construction establishmentsSafer than 69% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #128 safest of 286 Road construction employers in Texas.
V.K. Knowlton Construction and Utilities Inc. has more employees than the Road construction median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237310 · TX · San Antonio
4,078 Road construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 2,207 employers in San Antonio, TX · 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 | Alpha Paving Industries LLC | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Panhandle Grading & Paving, Inc. | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Burdick Materials | 1.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DeSilva Gates Construction | 1.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Worley Field Services @ DAC-1 Access | 312 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FireTron | 312 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Waelder Plant | 312 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SPT Laredo | 312 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bexar County Hospital District | 8,703 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Legend Oaks Health & Rehabilitation West San Antonio | 6,953 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ISS Facility Services Inc. | 6,177 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Buena Vida of San Antonio | 5,262 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Plaza 41 | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Horizon Public Health-Alexandria | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Niagara Bottling, LLC - Rialto | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mt. Vernon Shingle | 1.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wilkesboro Food Service Plant | 312 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MillerKnoll Midwest Distribution Center | 312 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Frg Rdc | 312 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dome Construction Corporation | 312 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.