Wireless WiFi · Texas

Norstan Communications, Inc.-Richardson,TX*

Name: Norstan Communications, Inc.-Richardson,TX* Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Richardson, TX · ~27 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 5.3
Avg TCR: 2.1
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Norstan Communications, Inc.-Richardson,TX* runs at 252% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Wireless WiFi workplace, earning a grade F.

Norstan Communications, Inc.-Richardson,TX*: 5.3 TCR = 252% of Wireless WiFi BLS 2.1 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Norstan Communications, Inc.-Richardson,TX* safety composite

Norstan Communications, Inc.-Richardson,TX* scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 5%), 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).

17/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 5.29 per 100 workers

Safer than 5% of industry peers
DART rate: F 7.13 per 100 workers

Safer than 7% 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

Norstan Communications, Inc.-Richardson,TX*: 3.4 → 7.1 TCR

Peak year 2019 @ 7.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.35× in 2019

Norstan Communications, Inc.-Richardson,TX*'s TCR rose 3.7 from 3.4 in 2018 to 7.1 in 2019. In 2019, DART was 1.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 811213 · Richardson, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 5.3 · 252% of ind

DART 7.1 DART
RANK P5
PHOTO Timonium
BOOK 2y book
INJ 3 inj
SIZE ~27 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Timonium (0.2 TCR gap)

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What this shows Norstan Communications, Inc.-Richardson,TX* averages 5.3 TCR (252% of the Wireless WiFi BLS benchmark).

Norstan Communications, Inc.-Richardson,TX* TCR series: 2018=3.4 · 2019=7.1 · BLS 2.1

Where Norstan Communications, Inc.-Richardson,TX* falls in its industry

21 Wireless WiFi establishments

Safer than 5% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.6.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Norstan Communications, Inc.-Richardson,TX* (27 employees, TCR 5.3) among 12 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 71 employees and a TCR of 1.6

Norstan Communications, Inc.-Richardson,TX* has fewer employees than the Wireless WiFi median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.6. 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	7.1	7.1	2	0	0
2018	3.4	3.4	1	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

811213 · TX · Richardson

21 Wireless WiFi employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 220 employers in Richardson, TX · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Timonium	TIMONIUM, MD	5.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	ComSonics, Inc. VA	HARRISONBURG, VA	4.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	ComSonics, Inc - CA	SACRAMENTO, CA	4.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	General Communications, Inc.	MADISON, WI	4.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE	TLM - Tree Farm	CREEDMOOR	27 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Heifer Ranch @ Arroyo Seco	PLAINVIEW	27 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Dean Cluck Feedyard, Inc.	GRUVER	27 FTE
STATE-SIZE	CanTex Feeders LP	HEDLEY	27 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Safety-Kleen Systems Inc	Richardson	2,858 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Methodist Richardson Medical Center	Richardson	1,932 FTE
CITY-NEAR	RFAB	Richardson	1,309 FTE
CITY-NEAR	2636-TEXAS.RICHARDSON	Richardson	1,266 FTE
NAT-TCR	Carotell Paperboard	Taylors, SC	5.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Aspire Physical Recovery Center of West Alabama, LLC	Tuscaloosa, AL	5.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Hog and Maitenance	Fort Recovery, OH	5.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	6400-Swy 0027 1977	Lacey, WA	5.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Interstate Blood and Plasma - Madison (Verona), WI	Madison, WI	27 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Macomb City Police Dept.	Macomb, IL	27 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Rice Windows and Doors	Fort Myers, FL	27 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Emery Rd	Cleveland, OH	27 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: 2019, 2018. 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.