Telecommunications equipment and wiring (except transmission line) installation contractors · Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

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Westerville, OH · ~39 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

C
Average Safety Record: 2.7
Avg TCR: 2.8
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Columbus, Ohio runs at 98% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Telecommunications equipment and wiring (except transmission line) installation contractors workplace, earning a grade C.

Columbus, Ohio: 2.7 TCR = 98% of Telecommunications equipment and wiring (except transmission line) installation contractors BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Columbus, Ohio safety composite

Columbus, Ohio scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 21%), 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).

39/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 2.73 per 100 workers

Safer than 46% of industry peers
DART rate: F 3.33 per 100 workers

Safer than 21% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 51% 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%).

Rising injury rate

Columbus, Ohio: 2.1 → 3.3 TCR

Peak year 2019 @ 3.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.22× in 2019

Columbus, Ohio's TCR rose 1.2 from 2.1 in 2018 to 3.3 in 2019. In 2019, DART was 1.22× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238210 · Westerville, OH AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 2.7 · 98% of ind

DART 3.3 DART
RANK #137/218
PHOTO Clawson Communicatio…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 2 inj
SIZE ~39 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Clawson Communications, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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2.7
Clawson Commun

2.7
Cacy Electric

2.7
Duro Electric

2.7
Milwaukie

2.7

What this shows Columbus, Ohio averages 2.7 TCR (98% of the Telecommunications equipment and wiring (except transmission line) installation contractors BLS benchmark).

Columbus, Ohio TCR series: 2018=2.1 · 2019=3.3 · BLS 2.8

Where Columbus, Ohio falls in its industry

4,550 Telecommunications equipment a establishments

Safer than 46% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #137 safest of 218 Telecommunications equipment a employers in Ohio.

Columbus, Ohio (39 employees, TCR 2.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 63 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Columbus, Ohio has fewer employees than the Telecommunications equipment and wiring median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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
2019	3.3	3.3	1	0	0
2018	2.1	2.1	1	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238210 · OH · Westerville

4,550 Telecommunications equipment and wiring (except transmission line) installation contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 141 employers in Westerville, OH · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Clawson Communications, Inc.	GREENWOOD, IN	2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Cacy Electric	EL CAJON, CA	2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Duro Electric	ENGLEWOOD, CO	2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Milwaukie	MILWAUKIE, OR	2.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE	DRW PACKING INC	NORTH FAIRFIELD	39 FTE
STATE-SIZE	OHI Greenhouse LLC	WILMINGTON	39 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Bridgewater Dairy LLC	MONTPELIER	39 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Rossburg Facility	ROSSBURG	39 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Mount Carmel St. Ann's Hospital	Westerville	1,966 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Westerville - 360 Westar Boulevard	Westerville	1,505 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Mid-City Electric	Westerville	457 FTE
CITY-NEAR	NA Svc ERS	Westerville	391 FTE
NAT-TCR	4054-Abs 0016 0981	Chandler, AZ	2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	30012-Capstone Pfs Hickory Nc	Hickory, NC	2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	6400-Swy 0017 0174	Phoenix, AZ	2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	K&E Excavating, Inc.	Salem, OR	2.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Santa Clara Warehouse - 03	Santa Clara, CA	39 FTE
NAT-SIZE	110 Idaho Ave	Las Cruces, NM	39 FTE
NAT-SIZE	311 B St	Yuba City, CA	39 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Buxmont Cardiology Associates	Sellersville, PA	39 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: 2019, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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