Underground cable (e.g., cable television, electricity, telephone) laying · Illinois
Custom Underground Inc
Edwards, IL · ~66 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Custom Underground Inc runs at 124% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Underground cable (e.g., cable television, electricity, telephone) laying workplace, earning a grade D.
Custom Underground Inc: 3.5 TCR = 124% of Underground cable (e.g., cable television, electricity, telephone) laying BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Custom Underground Inc safety composite
Custom Underground Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 78% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 31%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.7
2017→2024
Custom Underground Inc injury rate improved
Custom Underground Inc's TCR fell 2.7 from 2.7 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 8.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=2.7 · 2018=2.6 · 2019=2.6 · 2020=8.9 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=5.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237130 · Edwards, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.5 · 124% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #39/50
- PHOTO Bartek Construction
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~66 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bartek Construction (0.0 TCR gap)
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Custom Underground Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Custom Underground Inc
3.5 TCR
- Bartek Constru
Bartek Construction
3.5 TCR
- Division #22
Division #22
3.5 TCR
- ANGRN - Greenv
ANGRN - Greenville SC
3.5 TCR
- 754 - NX Utili
754 - NX Utilities - Houston
3.5 TCR
What this shows Custom Underground Inc averages 3.5 TCR (124% of the Underground cable (e.g., cable television, electricity, telephone) laying BLS benchmark).
Custom Underground Inc TCR series: 2017=2.7 · 2018=2.6 · 2019=2.6 · 2020=8.9 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=5 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.8
Where Custom Underground Inc falls in its industry
1,605 Underground cable (e.g., cable establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #39 safest of 50 Underground cable (e.g., cable employers in Illinois.
Custom Underground Inc has fewer employees than the Underground cable (e.g., cable televisio median and a higher 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.9 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237130 · IL · Edwards
1,605 Underground cable (e.g., cable television, electricity, telephone) laying employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 11 employers in Edwards, IL · 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 | Bartek Construction | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Division #22 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ANGRN - Greenville SC | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 754 - NX Utilities - Houston | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | NG Schaumburg Reporting Center | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Boldt Company - Chicago, IL | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Main Office | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RCS Construction, Inc. | 66 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 71G - Northern N - IL Gas Ops | 90 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Northern N - IL Gas Ops | 87 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Northern S - IL Gas Ops | 57 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 73G - Northern S - IL Gas Ops | 56 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | YAPP USA Automotive Systems, Inc. Romulus Plant | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Millwood, Inc. Leetsdale | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Apollo Renal Therapeutics dba Artemis Plastics | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 082/Phoenix | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | GMI | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Great Eastern Resort Corporation - Massanutten Sales Staff | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fairytale Brownies, Inc. | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 600 Other Operations | 66 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.