Telecommunications equipment and wiring (except transmission line) installation contractors · California
LightWerks Communication Systems, Inc.
Hawthorne, CA · ~32 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
LightWerks Communication Systems, Inc. runs at 195% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Telecommunications equipment and wiring (except transmission line) installation contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
LightWerks Communication Systems, Inc.: 5.5 TCR = 195% of Telecommunications equipment and wiring (except transmission line) installation contractors BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
LightWerks Communication Systems, Inc. safety composite
LightWerks Communication Systems, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 6%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.05 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
LightWerks Communication Systems, Inc.: 3.9 → 7.0 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 7.0 TCR · DART/TCR 1.29× in 2019
LightWerks Communication Systems, Inc.'s TCR rose 3.2 from 3.9 in 2018 to 7.0 in 2019. In 2019, DART was 1.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238210 · Hawthorne, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 195% of ind
- DART 7.0 DART
- RANK #405/548
- PHOTO FiCom Group
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~32 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: FiCom Group (0.0 TCR gap)
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LightWerks Communication Systems, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
LightWerks Communication Systems, Inc.
5.5 TCR
- FiCom Group
FiCom Group
5.5 TCR
- Fresno
Fresno
5.5 TCR
- 4534_9880
4534_9880
5.5 TCR
- K&F Electric -
K&F Electric - OWRF Expansion Phase II
5.5 TCR
What this shows LightWerks Communication Systems, Inc. averages 5.5 TCR (195% of the Telecommunications equipment and wiring (except transmission line) installation contractors BLS benchmark).
LightWerks Communication Systems, Inc. TCR series: 2018=3.9 · 2019=7 · BLS 2.8
Where LightWerks Communication Systems, Inc. falls in its industry
4,550 Telecommunications equipment a establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #405 safest of 548 Telecommunications equipment a employers in California.
LightWerks Communication Systems, Inc. has fewer employees than the Telecommunications equipment and wiring median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238210 · CA · Hawthorne
4,550 Telecommunications equipment and wiring (except transmission line) installation contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 78 employers in Hawthorne, CA · 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 | FiCom Group | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fresno | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4534_9880 | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | K&F Electric - OWRF Expansion Phase II | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Schreiner Farms | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FIVE POINTS T.I.C. | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | OFFICE | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brocchini Farms Inc. | 32 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hawthorne, CA | 7,104 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | South Bay Workforce Investment Board, Inc. | 4,618 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 206 | 2,621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AMZL : DLA8 | 2,331 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | St. Petersburg Hilton Bayfront | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 305CTR | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6400-Swy 0017 1706 | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Life Care Center of Kona | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Visiting Nurse Association | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Palmetto Health Richland - Kershaw Lab | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | JI&M AutoShred of Louisiana | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bayside Marketplace | 32 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.