Communication tower construction · Massachusetts
American Tower Corporation
Boston, MA · ~1,811 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
American Tower Corporation runs at 8% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Communication tower construction workplace, earning a grade A.
American Tower Corporation: 0.2 TCR = 8% of Communication tower construction BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
American Tower Corporation safety composite
American Tower Corporation scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 96% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
70/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 96% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% 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%).
American Tower Corporation held a steady TCR band
American Tower Corporation's TCR held near 0.3 from 0.1 in 2023 to 0.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=0.1 · 2024=0.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237130 · Boston, MA AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade A · TCR 0.2 · 8% of ind
- DART 0.3 DART
- RANK #2/31
- PHOTO Haros Brothers, Co.
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~1,811 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Haros Brothers, Co. (0.0 TCR gap)
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American Tower Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site 0.2
American Tower Corporation
0.2 TCR
- Haros Brothers 0.2
Haros Brothers, Co.
0.2 TCR
- Pike Telecom a 0.2
Pike Telecom and Renewables Pennsylvania Statewide Operations
0.2 TCR
- Red Dirt Const 0.2
Red Dirt Construction, LLC
0.2 TCR
- DEPCOM Power, 0.2
DEPCOM Power, Scottsdale
0.2 TCR
What this shows American Tower Corporation averages 0.2 TCR (8% of the Communication tower construction BLS benchmark).
American Tower Corporation TCR series: 2023=0.1 · 2024=0.4 · BLS 2.8
Where American Tower Corporation falls in its industry
1,605 Communication tower constructi establishmentsSafer than 96% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 31 Communication tower constructi employers in Massachusetts.
American Tower Corporation has more employees than the Communication tower construction median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237130 · MA · Boston
1,605 Communication tower construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 577 employers in Boston, MA · 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 | Haros Brothers, Co. | 0.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pike Telecom and Renewables Pennsylvania Statewide Operations | 0.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Red Dirt Construction, LLC | 0.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DEPCOM Power, Scottsdale | 0.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | VPNE Parking Solutions | 1,815 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hopkinton 176 | 1,798 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MRMC | 1,824 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL-PLYMOUTH | 1,790 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Massachusetts General Hospital | 26,855 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brigham and Women's Hospital | 19,183 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brigham and Womens Hospital | 19,004 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brigham & Women's Hospital | 18,260 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Pfg Precision Optics | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Equistar chemicals, L.P. (Victoria Plant) | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | nVent Thermal, LLC | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Womack Machine Supply Co Farmers Branch | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | John Deere Des Moines Works | 1,811 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - BNA3 | 1,811 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - GYR2 | 1,811 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Griffin Hospital | 1,811 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.