Telecommunications carriers, wired · Iowa
Mason City IA Site
Mason City, IA · ~25 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 0.7
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Mason City IA Site runs at 363% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Telecommunications carriers, wired workplace, earning a grade F.
Mason City IA Site: 2.5 TCR = 363% of Telecommunications carriers, wired BLS 0.7 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Mason City IA Site safety composite
Mason City IA Site scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 35%), 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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%).
Mason City IA Site held a steady TCR band
Mason City IA Site's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 7.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=3.8 · 2020=4.0 · 2021=4.1 · 2022=3.9 · 2023=7.1 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 517110 · Mason City, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 2.5 · 363% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/6
- PHOTO Cox Communications -…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Cox Communications - Tulsa Main Office (0.0 TCR gap)
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Mason City IA Site in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Mason City IA Site
2.5 TCR
- Cox Communicat
Cox Communications - Tulsa Main Office
2.5 TCR
- BalsamWest Fib
BalsamWest FiberNET LLC
2.5 TCR
- DLLGTX28
DLLGTX28
2.5 TCR
- Wave Division
Wave Division Holdings, LLC-Portland
2.5 TCR
What this shows Mason City IA Site averages 2.5 TCR (363% of the Telecommunications carriers, wired BLS benchmark).
Mason City IA Site TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=3.8 · 2020=4 · 2021=4.1 · 2022=3.9 · 2023=7.1 · 2024=0 · BLS 0.7
Where Mason City IA Site falls in its industry
537 Telecommunications carriers, w establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.3.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 6 Telecommunications carriers, w employers in Iowa.
Mason City IA Site 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
517110 · IA · Mason City
537 Telecommunications carriers, wired employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 126 employers in Mason City, 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 | Cox Communications - Tulsa Main Office | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BalsamWest FiberNET LLC | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DLLGTX28 | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wave Division Holdings, LLC-Portland | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WCT-Crystal Lake | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Oskaloosa Service Center | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Midland Power | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Consumers Energy | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Medical Center East Campus | 1,592 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Medical Center-Mason City-MHS-IA/NE | 1,590 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center | 1,556 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CURRIES | 683 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Book Fairs - Pittsburgh | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookfield Renewable - Safe Harbor | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Volvo of Cincinnati,Porsche of the Village,Maserati of Cincinnati | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eau Claire Health Center | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | At Home Stores #78 | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hawaii Carpenter Services, Inc. | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cedar Steel LLC | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IronTiger - Springfield | 25 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.