All Other Telecommunications · Iowa

Mahaska Communication Group

Oskaloosa, IA · ~65 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
6.0
Avg TCR
0.7
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Mahaska Communication Group runs at 850% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical All Other Telecommunications workplace, earning a grade F.

Mahaska Communication Group: 6.0 TCR = 850% of All Other Telecommunications BLS 0.7 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Mahaska Communication Group safety composite

Mahaska Communication Group scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 21%), 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

29/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 5.95 per 100 workers

Safer than 21% of industry peers

DART rate
F 5.23 per 100 workers

Safer than 23% 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

−4.2

2021→2024

Mahaska Communication Group injury rate improved

Mahaska Communication Group's TCR fell 4.2 from 9.4 in 2021 to 5.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 9.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.88× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2021=9.4 · 2022=6.4 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=5.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 517919 · Oskaloosa, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 6.0 · 850% of ind

  • DART 5.2 DART
  • RANK P21
  • PHOTO Conterra Shreveport …
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 12 inj
  • SIZE ~65 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Conterra Shreveport OSP (0.8 TCR gap)

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Mahaska Communication Group in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Mahaska Communication Group averages 6.0 TCR (850% of the All Other Telecommunications BLS benchmark).

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

Mahaska Communication Group TCR series: 2021=9.4 · 2022=6.4 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=5.2 · BLS 0.7

Where Mahaska Communication Group falls in its industry

28 All Other Telecommunications establishments

Safer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers
Mahaska Communication Group (65 employees, TCR 6.0) among 19 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 65 employees and a TCR of 2.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 20 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 01,0002,0003,0004,000 0246810 Average employees Total Case Rate Mahaska Communication Group
Mahaska Communication Group (65 employees, TCR 6.0) among 19 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 65 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Mahaska Communication Group has more employees than the All Other Telecommunications 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
2024 5.2 5.2 2 0 0
2023 2.7 0.0 2 0 0
2022 6.4 6.4 3 1 0
2021 9.4 9.4 5 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

517919 · IA · Oskaloosa

28 All Other Telecommunications employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 37 employers in Oskaloosa, IA · 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 Conterra Shreveport OSP 5.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR MCG 4.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Addvantage Triton LLC 4.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR MTE Communications 3.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE PDA Duane Arnold 65 FTE
STATE-SIZE Dubuque Operating Center 65 FTE
STATE-SIZE Forrest and Associate Inc 65 FTE
STATE-SIZE Cedar Rapids, IA/Quad Cities HVAC 65 FTE
CITY-NEAR Musco Sports Lighting, LLC / Corporate Office 625 FTE
CITY-NEAR Mahaska County Hospital 558 FTE
CITY-NEAR Mahaska County Hospital dba Mahaska Health Partnership 458 FTE
CITY-NEAR Corporate Office 291 FTE
NAT-TCR JW Marriott Chicago 6.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital of Westover Hills 6.0 TCR
NAT-TCR 5263 - Pompano Beach 6.0 TCR
NAT-TCR R+L Carriers - WLR 6.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE Town Hall 65 FTE
NAT-SIZE MAGSEAL 65 FTE
NAT-SIZE Oakmont of Simi Valley 65 FTE
NAT-SIZE South Sound Radiology 65 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: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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