Fiber optic cable transmission line construction · Minnesota
North Central Service, Inc
Bemidji, MN · ~136 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
North Central Service, Inc runs at 459% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fiber optic cable transmission line construction workplace, earning a grade F.
North Central Service, Inc: 12.9 TCR = 459% of Fiber optic cable transmission line construction BLS 2.8 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
North Central Service, Inc safety composite
North Central Service, Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 18% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 2%), 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).
8/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 3% 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
−7.5
2016→2024
North Central Service, Inc injury rate improved
North Central Service, Inc's TCR fell 7.5 from 18.5 in 2016 to 11.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 18.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.28× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=18.5 · 2020=13.6 · 2021=11.5 · 2022=14.0 · 2023=8.5 · 2024=11.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237130 · Bemidji, MN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 12.9 · 459% of ind
- DART 3.7 DART
- RANK #32/38
- PHOTO NA-US-TX-Austin-Scar…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 92 inj
- SIZE ~136 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: NA-US-TX-Austin-Scarbrough (0.1 TCR gap)
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North Central Service, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- NA-US-MD-Belts
NA-US-MD-Beltsville-Virginia Manor Road
13.1 TCR
- This site
North Central Service, Inc
12.9 TCR
- NA-US-TX-Austi
NA-US-TX-Austin-Scarbrough
12.9 TCR
- Tilson Technol
Tilson Technology Management, Inc., Jerome, ID
12.9 TCR
- Somerset REC
Somerset REC
12.7 TCR
What this shows North Central Service, Inc averages 12.9 TCR (459% of the Fiber optic cable transmission line construction BLS benchmark).
North Central Service, Inc TCR series: 2016=18.5 · 2020=13.6 · 2021=11.5 · 2022=14 · 2023=8.5 · 2024=11 · BLS 2.8
Where North Central Service, Inc falls in its industry
1,605 Fiber optic cable transmission establishmentsSafer than 2% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #32 safest of 38 Fiber optic cable transmission employers in Minnesota.
North Central Service, Inc has more employees than the Fiber optic cable transmission line cons median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.5 | 2.6 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14.0 | 11.1 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.5 | 5.8 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | 13.6 | 5.6 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 18.5 | 3.2 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237130 · MN · Bemidji
1,605 Fiber optic cable transmission line construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 109 employers in Bemidji, MN · 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 | NA-US-TX-Austin-Scarbrough | 12.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tilson Technology Management, Inc., Jerome, ID | 12.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Somerset REC | 12.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NA-US-MD-Beltsville-Virginia Manor Road | 13.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CenterPoint Energy - Golden Valley Bldg C and A | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AHO Operations | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | McDowall Company | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kraft Mechanical, LLC | 136 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MN,BEMIDJI - Medical Center Campus - General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 1,008 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bemidji State University | 514 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MN,BEMIDJI - Medical Center Campus - Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) | 500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 3233 | 393 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | RP New York | 12.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hillsboro Dirt Cheap | 12.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | North Platte Terminal | 12.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Yoderbilt, LLC | 12.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Spoetzl Brewery Inc. | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ThermaClime Technologies, Inc. | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dedicated LLC | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | South Beach | 136 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.