Internet service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure (e.g., cable, DSL) · Minnesota

Ace Telephone Association Houston

Houston, MN · ~76 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
2.7
Avg TCR
0.7
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Ace Telephone Association Houston runs at 390% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Internet service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure (e.g., cable, DSL) workplace, earning a grade F.

Ace Telephone Association Houston: 2.7 TCR = 390% of Internet service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure (e.g., cable, DSL) BLS 0.7 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Ace Telephone Association Houston safety composite

Ace Telephone Association Houston scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 32%), 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).

D

54/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 2.73 per 100 workers

Safer than 32% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 81% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 50% 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

−4.7

2019→2023

Ace Telephone Association Houston injury rate improved

Ace Telephone Association Houston's TCR fell 4.7 from 8.6 in 2019 to 3.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 8.6 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=8.6 · 2020=1.2 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=3.9

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 517110 · Houston, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 2.7 · 390% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #5/12
  • PHOTO RCN Telecom Services…
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 11 inj
  • SIZE ~76 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: RCN Telecom Services, LLC - Starpower Lanham MD (0.0 TCR gap)

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Ace Telephone Association Houston in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Ace Telephone Association Houston averages 2.7 TCR (390% of the Internet service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure (e.g., cable, DSL) BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Ace Telephone Association Houston TCR series: 2019=8.6 · 2020=1.2 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=3.9 · BLS 0.7

Where Ace Telephone Association Houston falls in its industry

537 Internet service providers, us establishments

Safer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.3.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 12 Internet service providers, us employers in Minnesota.

Ace Telephone Association Houston (76 employees, TCR 2.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 276 employees and a TCR of 1.3 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 01,0002,0003,000 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Ace Telephone Association Houston
Ace Telephone Association Houston (76 employees, TCR 2.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 276 employees and a TCR of 1.3

Ace Telephone Association Houston has fewer employees than the Internet service providers, using own op median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.3. 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
2023 3.9 0.0 3 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 1.2 0.0 1 0 0
2019 8.6 1.2 7 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

517110 · MN · Houston

537 Internet service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure (e.g., cable, DSL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 4 employers in Houston, MN · 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 RCN Telecom Services, LLC - Starpower Lanham MD 2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR NEW HAVEN #1 CO 2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Midlands 2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR FM Hwy 160 Office 2.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE Twin City Framers 76 FTE
STATE-SIZE Fireside Hearth n Home Roseville 76 FTE
STATE-SIZE Schoenfelder Renovations 76 FTE
STATE-SIZE Ridley Inc. 76 FTE
CITY-NEAR Independent School District 294 232 FTE
CITY-NEAR Farmers Win Coop (Houston) 42 FTE
CITY-NEAR Houston 36 FTE
NAT-TCR Highland Park Market of Farmington, LLC 2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Terra Bella Northridge 2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Arland - Sturbridge 2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR AccessTCA 2.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE Kingsbury Companies 76 FTE
NAT-SIZE New Hampton Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr 76 FTE
NAT-SIZE Triangle Services - Broward Judicial Building 76 FTE
NAT-SIZE F3 Metalworx, Inc North East 76 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.