On-line access service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure · North Dakota

Dakota Central

Name: Dakota Central Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Carrington, ND · ~45 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 4.8
Avg TCR: 0.7
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Dakota Central runs at 689% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical On-line access service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure workplace, earning a grade F.

Dakota Central: 4.8 TCR = 689% of On-line access service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure BLS 0.7 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Dakota Central safety composite

Dakota Central scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 12%), 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).

24/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 4.82 per 100 workers

Safer than 19% of industry peers
DART rate: F 4.38 per 100 workers

Safer than 12% 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%).

Rising injury rate

Dakota Central: 2.0 → 8.8 TCR

Peak year 2019 @ 8.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.91× in 2019

Dakota Central's TCR rose 6.7 from 2.0 in 2016 to 8.8 in 2019. In 2019, DART was 0.91× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 517110 · Carrington, ND ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 4.8 · 689% of ind

DART 4.4 DART
RANK P19
PHOTO Liberty Caguas
BOOK 4y book
INJ 9 inj
SIZE ~45 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Liberty Caguas (0.0 TCR gap)

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Fairview

4.9
Plant Engineer

4.9
This site

4.8
Liberty Caguas

4.8
CLARO / PRT -

4.7

What this shows Dakota Central averages 4.8 TCR (689% of the On-line access service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure BLS benchmark).

Dakota Central TCR series: 2016=2 · 2017=4.2 · 2018=4.3 · 2019=8.8 · BLS 0.7

Where Dakota Central falls in its industry

537 On-line access service provide establishments

Safer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.3.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Dakota Central (45 employees, TCR 4.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 276 employees and a TCR of 1.3

Dakota Central has fewer employees than the On-line access service providers, using 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
2019	8.8	4.4	4
2018	4.3	2.1	2
2017	4.2	2.1	2
2016	2.0	0.0	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

517110 · ND · Carrington

537 On-line access service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,696 rated employers in North Dakota with headcount on file · 10 employers in Carrington, ND · 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	Liberty Caguas	CAGUAS, PR	4.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Fairview	GOLETA, CA	4.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	CLARO / PRT - Guaynabo CO	GUAYNABO, PR	4.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Plant Engineering	CONWAY, SC	4.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Northern Plains Electric Cooperative	CARRINGTON	45 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Grassy Butte	GRASSY BUTTE	45 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Custom Aire Inc.	GRAND FORKS	45 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Cullen Insulation Inc	FARGO	45 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Dakota Growers Pasta Co. ND	Carrington	247 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Golden Acres Manor	Carrington	116 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Carrington Health Center	Carrington	91 FTE
CITY-NEAR	2643-33060001-330601	Carrington	65 FTE
NAT-TCR	Monterey Boats Corporate	Williston, FL	4.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	31 Clinton St.	Seneca Falls, NY	4.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Thompson Concrete Foundations Ltd. - Ohio Division	Carroll, OH	4.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center-North & South & Oak Grove	Poplar Bluff, MO	4.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Rowley Enterprises	Mesa, AZ	45 FTE
NAT-SIZE	L.L. Klink & Sons, Inc.	Strongsville, OH	45 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Larkin Industries	St. Paul, MN	45 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Central Design	Olivette, MO	45 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, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.