Satellite telecommunication carriers · Maryland

Hughes Network Systems - Lakeforest (LFF)

Gaithersburg, MD · ~425 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
0.1
Avg TCR
0.7
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Hughes Network Systems - Lakeforest (LFF) runs at 10% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Satellite telecommunication carriers workplace, earning a grade A.

Hughes Network Systems - Lakeforest (LFF): 0.1 TCR = 10% of Satellite telecommunication carriers BLS 0.7 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Hughes Network Systems - Lakeforest (LFF) safety composite

Hughes Network Systems - Lakeforest (LFF) scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 88% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

B

76/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 0.07 per 100 workers

Safer than 88% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 81% 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%).

Hughes Network Systems - Lakeforest (LFF) held a steady TCR band

Hughes Network Systems - Lakeforest (LFF)'s TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 0.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=0.0 · 2018=0.3 · 2019=0.2 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 517410 · Gaithersburg, MD AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 0.1 · 10% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #1/4
  • PHOTO Hughes Network Syste…
  • BOOK 7y book
  • INJ 2 inj
  • SIZE ~425 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Hughes Network Systems, LLC. (0.1 TCR gap)

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Hughes Network Systems - Lakeforest (LFF) in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Hughes Network Systems - Lakeforest (LFF) averages 0.1 TCR (10% of the Satellite telecommunication carriers BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-09-26

Hughes Network Systems - Lakeforest (LFF) TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=0.3 · 2019=0.2 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · BLS 0.7

Where Hughes Network Systems - Lakeforest (LFF) falls in its industry

8 Satellite telecommunication ca establishments

Safer than 88% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.6.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 4 Satellite telecommunication ca employers in Maryland.

Year-by-Year Safety Data

Year TCR DART Injuries Illnesses Fatalities
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 0.2 0.0 1 0 0
2018 0.3 0.3 1 0 0
2017 0.0 0.0 0 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

517410 · MD · Gaithersburg

8 Satellite telecommunication carriers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 202 employers in Gaithersburg, MD · 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 Hughes Network Systems, LLC. 0.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Command and Control Technologies 0.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Mission-Critical Technologies 0.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Michigan Branch 1.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE Carroll Lutheran Village 425 FTE
STATE-SIZE WM 2233 425 FTE
STATE-SIZE 1985 426 FTE
STATE-SIZE Amazon.com Services LLC - SMD1 424 FTE
CITY-NEAR AstraZeneca Gaithersburg Campus 4,117 FTE
CITY-NEAR MDGAI - GAITHERSBURG HUB 794 FTE
CITY-NEAR Adventist Healthcare Support Center to SGMC 764 FTE
CITY-NEAR MDGAI - GAITHERSBURG-PACKAGE CENTER 759 FTE
NAT-TCR Rochester 0.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Rypins 0.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Progress House 0.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Loso 0.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE Providential Bba Operating Lp L 425 FTE
NAT-SIZE Shell/Motiva Enterprises Norco LA 425 FTE
NAT-SIZE Siemens Industry, Inc. 425 FTE
NAT-SIZE St. Lawrence Rehabilitation Center 425 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: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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