Cellular phone tower construction · Kentucky
Bowlin Communications, LLC
Walton, KY · ~32 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bowlin Communications, LLC runs at 25% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Cellular phone tower construction workplace, earning a grade A.
Bowlin Communications, LLC: 0.7 TCR = 25% of Cellular phone tower construction BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bowlin Communications, LLC safety composite
Bowlin Communications, LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 83% 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).
74/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% 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%).
Bowlin Communications, LLC held a steady TCR band
Bowlin Communications, LLC's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2017 at 3.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=3.5 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237130 · Walton, KY AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.7 · 25% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/20
- PHOTO Arrow Drillers dba A…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~32 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Arrow Drillers dba Arrow Construction (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bowlin Communications, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Bowlin Communications, LLC
0.7 TCR
- Arrow Drillers
Arrow Drillers dba Arrow Construction
0.7 TCR
- Blattner Energ
Blattner Energy Inc
0.7 TCR
- Jacobs Telecom
Jacobs Telecommunications
0.7 TCR
- ABLe Communica
ABLe Communications, Inc. HQ
0.7 TCR
What this shows Bowlin Communications, LLC averages 0.7 TCR (25% of the Cellular phone tower construction BLS benchmark).
Bowlin Communications, LLC TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=3.5 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=0 · BLS 2.8
Where Bowlin Communications, LLC falls in its industry
1,605 Cellular phone tower construct establishmentsSafer than 83% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 20 Cellular phone tower construct employers in Kentucky.
Bowlin Communications, LLC has fewer employees than the Cellular phone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237130 · KY · Walton
1,605 Cellular phone tower construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 50 employers in Walton, KY · 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 | Arrow Drillers dba Arrow Construction | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Blattner Energy Inc | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jacobs Telecommunications | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ABLe Communications, Inc. HQ | 0.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Limestone Transmission Substation | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schaefer General Contracting Services | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ray Black & Son, Inc. | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | OMNI Commercial LLC | 32 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | KYWON - RICHWOOD | 876 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Richwood #2 | 460 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Radial Richwood #1 | 404 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Safran Landing Systems Kentucky LLC | 322 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 436-NiSource-Cranberry PA-MOD Site | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wabln - Border Brokerage Blaine Administration | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Liberty Oilfield Services LLC | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Aerospace : Irvine FSD | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Trinity Services Group - CA Solano County | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ProTech Thermal Services | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | National Distribution Centers LLC-101 Ventura Drive | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Decatur | 32 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.