Underground cable (e.g., cable television, electricity, telephone) laying · Washington
Fisk Communications Contracting Inc
Vancouver, WA · ~42 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fisk Communications Contracting Inc runs at 274% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Underground cable (e.g., cable television, electricity, telephone) laying workplace, earning a grade F.
Fisk Communications Contracting Inc: 7.7 TCR = 274% of Underground cable (e.g., cable television, electricity, telephone) laying BLS 2.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fisk Communications Contracting Inc safety composite
Fisk Communications Contracting Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 10%), 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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Fisk Communications Contracting Inc: 5.0 → 7.1 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 12.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.31× in 2024
Fisk Communications Contracting Inc's TCR rose 2.0 from 5.0 in 2019 to 7.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 12.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237130 · Vancouver, WA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.7 · 274% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #45/49
- PHOTO I C Reed and Sons Inc
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~42 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: I C Reed and Sons Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Fisk Communications Contracting Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Fisk Communications Contracting Inc
7.7 TCR
- I C Reed and S
I C Reed and Sons Inc
7.7 TCR
- ONE WAY WIRELE
ONE WAY WIRELESS CONSTRUCTION
7.7 TCR
- Bullrock Solar
Bullrock Solar LLC
7.6 TCR
- Steiger Constr
Steiger Construciton, Inc
7.6 TCR
What this shows Fisk Communications Contracting Inc averages 7.7 TCR (274% of the Underground cable (e.g., cable television, electricity, telephone) laying BLS benchmark).
Fisk Communications Contracting Inc TCR series: 2019=5 · 2022=5.7 · 2023=12.9 · 2024=7.1 · BLS 2.8
Where Fisk Communications Contracting Inc falls in its industry
1,605 Underground cable (e.g., cable establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #45 safest of 49 Underground cable (e.g., cable employers in Washington.
Fisk Communications Contracting 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 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.9 | 7.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237130 · WA · Vancouver
1,605 Underground cable (e.g., cable television, electricity, telephone) laying employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 490 employers in Vancouver, WA · 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 | I C Reed and Sons Inc | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ONE WAY WIRELESS CONSTRUCTION | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bullrock Solar LLC | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Steiger Construciton, Inc | 7.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Constellation | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pacific Rim Log Scaling Bureau, Inc. | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Snohomish County PUD #1 - Lynnwood | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WA-Clark County | 42 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hawthorn Senior Living | 3,847 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Southwest Medical Center Main Campus | 3,464 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6994-PL600 | 1,970 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 600 | 1,922 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | ABC Plumbing, Sewer, Heating, Cooling & Electric | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Food Concepts Inc | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | GBF | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Polaris Inc. Milford East | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Springhill Suites and Towneplace Suites Columbus Easton | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Benson | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Randall Architectural Ironworks Inc | 42 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.