Hughes Network Systems - Manufacturing
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GAITHERSBURG, MD | Broadcast equipment (including studio), for radio and television, manufacturing
~321 avg employees | 7 years of OSHA data
Hughes Network Systems - Manufacturing has an average TCR of 0.6, which is 19% of the industry average (3.3) for Broadcast equipment (including studio), for radio and television, manufacturing. This is significantly better than average.
Safety Insights for Hughes Network Systems - Manufacturing
Hughes Network Systems - Manufacturing operates an establishment with approximately 321 full-time equivalent workers in GAITHERSBURG, MD, classified under the Broadcast equipment (including studio), for radio and television, manufacturing industry (NAICS 334220). Across 7 years of mandatory OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) reporting, this employer has accumulated 14 recordable injuries, 0 occupational illnesses, and 0 workplace fatalities. The average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 0.6 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year provides the anchor metric for the A letter grade (Excellent Safety Record).
Benchmarked against the Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average of 3.3 for Broadcast equipment (including studio), for radio and television, manufacturing, Hughes Network Systems - Manufacturing's workforce experiences 19% of the typical injury burden. This ratio matters because TCR already normalizes for hours worked — a 200,000-hour exposure base equals roughly 100 full-time workers — so establishments with very different headcounts can be compared directly. A TCR below the benchmark signals that controls, training, or automation may be outperforming peers.
Multi-year trend analysis is the single most reliable signal here: a one-year spike could reflect a single severe event, whereas sustained elevation across 7 reporting cycles points to systemic hazard exposure. Readers evaluating Hughes Network Systems - Manufacturing as an employer, contractor, investment, or regulatory target should examine the yearly DART rate (days away, restricted, or transferred), the fatality count of 0, and any year-over-year deterioration shown in the table below. All figures come directly from employer-submitted OSHA Form 300A summaries — there is no modeling, estimation, or third-party adjustment layered on top of the government data.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
All injury, illness, and fatality figures on this page are sourced from Hughes Network Systems - Manufacturing's own mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source — name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor — OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 334220 — Broadcast equipment (including studio), for radio and television, manufacturing.
DART Rate — Transparent Calculation (2023)
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
2 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 596,000 hours worked = 0.67 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904 — OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context — Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hughes Network Systems - Manufacturing (this establishment) | 0.62 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 7-year avg |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing industry avg | 3.30 | BLS IIF, NAICS 334220 |
| Maryland state avg (all industries) | 28.88 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics — Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Hughes Network Systems - Manufacturing to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2023: 2 reportable incidents · 2 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2022: 1 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2021: 1 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2020: 0 reportable incidents · 0 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2019: 3 reportable incidents · 3 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2018: 3 reportable incidents · 3 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2017: 4 reportable incidents · 4 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) — inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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