Internet service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure (e.g., cable, DSL) · Illinois

MTCO Communications

Metamora, IL · ~46 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
3.6
Avg TCR
0.7
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

MTCO Communications runs at 510% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Internet service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure (e.g., cable, DSL) workplace, earning a grade F.

MTCO Communications: 3.6 TCR = 510% of Internet service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure (e.g., cable, DSL) BLS 0.7 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

MTCO Communications safety composite

MTCO Communications scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 25%), 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).

D

51/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 3.57 per 100 workers

Safer than 25% 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%).

Rising injury rate

MTCO Communications: 2.6 → 9.0 TCR

Peak year 2024 @ 9.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024

MTCO Communications's TCR rose 6.4 from 2.6 in 2016 to 9.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 517110 · Metamora, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 3.6 · 510% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #16/19
  • PHOTO LN Plant
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 6 inj
  • SIZE ~46 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: LN Plant (0.0 TCR gap)

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MTCO Communications in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows MTCO Communications averages 3.6 TCR (510% of the Internet service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure (e.g., cable, DSL) BLS benchmark).

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

MTCO Communications TCR series: 2016=2.6 · 2021=0 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=9 · BLS 0.7

Where MTCO Communications falls in its industry

537 Internet service providers, us establishments

Safer than 25% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.3.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 19 Internet service providers, us employers in Illinois.

MTCO Communications (46 employees, TCR 3.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 276 employees and a TCR of 1.3 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 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 01,0002,0003,000 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate MTCO Communications
MTCO Communications (46 employees, TCR 3.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 276 employees and a TCR of 1.3

MTCO Communications has fewer employees than the Internet service providers, using own op 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 9.0 0.0 4 0 0
2023 2.7 2.7 1 0 0
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2016 2.6 0.0 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

517110 · IL · Metamora

537 Internet service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure (e.g., cable, DSL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 12 employers in Metamora, IL · 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 LN Plant 3.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR TUSTCA70 - Pacific Bell Telephone Company 3.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Grande Communicaitons Odessa 3.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Wave Division Holdings, LLC-Port Orchard 3.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE Carlyle KFC (MPF1) 46 FTE
STATE-SIZE 2502-Ashton, IL 46 FTE
STATE-SIZE MID AMERICA ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 46 FTE
STATE-SIZE Utility Department 46 FTE
CITY-NEAR Snyder Village 305 FTE
CITY-NEAR Hallmark Metamora Fixture Operations 64 FTE
CITY-NEAR Kirby Foods Metamora 59 FTE
CITY-NEAR Metamora Industries 53 FTE
NAT-TCR twin county epa 3.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Cannon Industries Inc 3.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Orange 3.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Grangeville 3.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE Tomball Retirement Center 46 FTE
NAT-SIZE Sumitomo SV5-2 46 FTE
NAT-SIZE Mosser Nursing Home 46 FTE
NAT-SIZE Coolwater 46 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, 2021, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.