Telecommunications carriers, wired · Texas
Grande Communications Networks, LLC-Waco
Waco, TX · ~76 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 0.7
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Grande Communications Networks, LLC-Waco runs at 273% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Telecommunications carriers, wired workplace, earning a grade F.
Grande Communications Networks, LLC-Waco: 1.9 TCR = 273% of Telecommunications carriers, wired BLS 0.7 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Grande Communications Networks, LLC-Waco safety composite
Grande Communications Networks, LLC-Waco scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 16%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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
Grande Communications Networks, LLC-Waco: 2.8 → 3.5 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 3.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.81× in 2024
Grande Communications Networks, LLC-Waco's TCR rose 0.7 from 2.8 in 2021 to 3.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.81× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 517110 · Waco, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 1.9 · 273% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #42/61
- PHOTO FTWPTXYA
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~76 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: FTWPTXYA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Grande Communications Networks, LLC-Waco in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Grande Communications Networks, LLC-Waco
1.9 TCR
- FTWPTXYA
FTWPTXYA
1.9 TCR
- GC&E Systems G
GC&E Systems Group, Inc.
1.9 TCR
- Mt. Juliet - L
Mt. Juliet - Lebanon Road
1.9 TCR
- Main
Main
1.9 TCR
What this shows Grande Communications Networks, LLC-Waco averages 1.9 TCR (273% of the Telecommunications carriers, wired BLS benchmark).
Grande Communications Networks, LLC-Waco TCR series: 2021=2.8 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=0 · 2024=3.5 · BLS 0.7
Where Grande Communications Networks, LLC-Waco falls in its industry
537 Telecommunications carriers, w establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.3.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #42 safest of 61 Telecommunications carriers, w employers in Texas.
Grande Communications Networks, LLC-Waco has fewer employees than the Telecommunications carriers, wired 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
517110 · TX · Waco
537 Telecommunications carriers, wired employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 314 employers in Waco, TX · 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 | FTWPTXYA | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GC&E Systems Group, Inc. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mt. Juliet - Lebanon Road | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Main | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | TX-NSF-TEXAS | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Birdsong Peanuts | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1550 TECH CENTRE PKWY ARLINGTON TX | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tri-State Ventures, LLC dba Carefree Homes | 76 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest | 1,512 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - AUS3 | 1,468 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1855-TXWAC1 | 1,407 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | L3Harris AS IAS Waco | 1,400 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 4020189 - China Lake South Airfield | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | United States Bulletproofing, Inc | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bay Climate Control & Refrigeration, LLC | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 213 - Birch Run Twp | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Compton, CA - 1650 S Central Avenue | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Perth Amboy, NJ - 230 Riverview Dr | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NHC HealthCare Desloge | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Midland - New Berlin | 76 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.