Long-distance telephone carriers, wired · Tennessee
Ben Lomand Connect (Sparta)
Sparta, TN · ~16 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 0.7
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ben Lomand Connect (Sparta) runs at 821% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Long-distance telephone carriers, wired workplace, earning a grade F.
Ben Lomand Connect (Sparta): 5.8 TCR = 821% of Long-distance telephone carriers, wired BLS 0.7 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ben Lomand Connect (Sparta) safety composite
Ben Lomand Connect (Sparta) scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 14%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% 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
−10.0
2021→2024
Ben Lomand Connect (Sparta) injury rate improved
Ben Lomand Connect (Sparta)'s TCR fell 10.0 from 10.0 in 2021 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 10.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=10.0 · 2022=6.2 · 2023=6.8 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 517110 · Sparta, TN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.8 · 821% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #9/10
- PHOTO Grande Communicaiton…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~16 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Grande Communicaitons Corpus Christi (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ben Lomand Connect (Sparta) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ben Lomand Connect (Sparta)
5.8 TCR
- Grande Communi
Grande Communicaitons Corpus Christi
5.8 TCR
- Allo-Twin Citi
Allo-Twin Cities
5.8 TCR
- EATELCORP - Vi
EATELCORP - Vision Communications
5.7 TCR
- Telco Supply
Telco Supply
5.7 TCR
What this shows Ben Lomand Connect (Sparta) averages 5.8 TCR (821% of the Long-distance telephone carriers, wired BLS benchmark).
Ben Lomand Connect (Sparta) TCR series: 2021=10 · 2022=6.2 · 2023=6.8 · 2024=0 · BLS 0.7
Where Ben Lomand Connect (Sparta) falls in its industry
537 Long-distance telephone carrie establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.3.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 10 Long-distance telephone carrie employers in Tennessee.
Ben Lomand Connect (Sparta) has fewer employees than the Long-distance telephone carriers, wired 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
517110 · TN · Sparta
537 Long-distance telephone carriers, wired employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 33 employers in Sparta, TN · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Grande Communicaitons Corpus Christi | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EATELCORP - Vision Communications | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Allo-Twin Cities | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Telco Supply | 5.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | LINDAMOOD PLANTING COMPANY | 16 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southern Light | 16 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Espey Gin Company, Inc. | 16 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Humboldt Live Production | 16 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Life Force Sparta | 6,606 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Altium Packaging - Sparta | 396 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tri State Distribution, Inc | 360 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | THK Rhythm North America | 275 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Chatsworth Grocery Outlet | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Round Rock | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Macon Beverage Co. | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Marriott Marquis Houston | 5.8 TCR |
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.