Internet service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure (e.g., cable, DSL) · Minnesota

Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association

Brandon, MN · ~38 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
9.0
Avg TCR
0.7
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association runs at 1291% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Internet service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure (e.g., cable, DSL) workplace, earning a grade F.

Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association: 9.0 TCR = 1291% of Internet service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure (e.g., cable, DSL) BLS 0.7 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association safety composite

Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 5%), 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).

F

17/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 9.04 per 100 workers

Safer than 5% of industry peers

DART rate
F 5.76 per 100 workers

Safer than 8% 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%).

TCR Δ

−4.1

2020→2022

Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association injury rate improved

Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association's TCR fell 4.1 from 12.8 in 2020 to 8.6 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2020 at 12.8 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.64× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2020=12.8 · 2021=5.7 · 2022=8.6

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 517110 · Brandon, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 9.0 · 1291% of ind

  • DART 5.8 DART
  • RANK #10/12
  • PHOTO CLARO / PRT - Oficin…
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 8 inj
  • SIZE ~38 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: CLARO / PRT - Oficina Central Ponce (0.0 TCR gap)

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Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association averages 9.0 TCR (1291% of the Internet service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure (e.g., cable, DSL) BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association TCR series: 2020=12.8 · 2021=5.7 · 2022=8.6 · BLS 0.7

Where Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association falls in its industry

537 Internet service providers, us establishments

Safer than 5% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.3.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 12 Internet service providers, us employers in Minnesota.

Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association (38 employees, TCR 9.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 276 employees and a TCR of 1.3 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 01,0002,0003,000 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association
Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association (38 employees, TCR 9.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 276 employees and a TCR of 1.3

Gardonville Cooperative Telephone Association has fewer employees than the Internet service providers, using own op 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 Illnesses Fatalities
2022 8.6 5.8 3 0 0
2021 5.7 0.0 2 0 0
2020 12.8 6.4 3 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

517110 · MN · Brandon

537 Internet service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure (e.g., cable, DSL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 8 employers in Brandon, MN · 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 CLARO / PRT - Oficina Central Ponce 9.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Allo - Hastings 8.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR WeLink INC Vegas 9.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR CLARO / PRT - CAC Fajardo 9.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE Pine Tree Orchard 38 FTE
STATE-SIZE LB Pork Inc 38 FTE
STATE-SIZE Foley Hatchery 38 FTE
STATE-SIZE 2528-Glyndon, MN (Monsanto Co.) 38 FTE
CITY-NEAR ISD 2908 BRANDON-EVANSVILLE 104 FTE
CITY-NEAR Brandon Building 86 FTE
CITY-NEAR Voyager Industries - Brandon 86 FTE
CITY-NEAR Voyager Industries, Inc. 84 FTE
NAT-TCR ATI Ag Services, LLC 9.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Rowley Plastering 9.0 TCR
NAT-TCR 5472-NAI-0032-0032-00122 9.0 TCR
NAT-TCR 6400-SWY-0020-0020-01780 9.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE Technical waterproofing 38 FTE
NAT-SIZE Cryogenic Transportation 64060 Bethlehem 38 FTE
NAT-SIZE ICC - Day Habilitation 38 FTE
NAT-SIZE 6957-PVD 38 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: 2022, 2021, 2020. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.