Communications wire or cable, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper) in wire drawing plants · Virginia
Optical Cable Corporation Roanoke
Roanoke, VA · ~217 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 2
- Fatalities
The verdict
Optical Cable Corporation Roanoke runs at 34% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Communications wire or cable, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper) in wire drawing plants workplace, earning a grade A.
Optical Cable Corporation Roanoke: 1.1 TCR = 34% of Communications wire or cable, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper) in wire drawing plants BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Optical Cable Corporation Roanoke safety composite
Optical Cable Corporation Roanoke scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 89% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 0%), 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).
66/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 89% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 2
Safer than 0% 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%).
Optical Cable Corporation Roanoke held a steady TCR band
Optical Cable Corporation Roanoke's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.6 in 2016 to 0.6 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 2.4 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.6 · 2017=1.0 · 2021=2.4 · 2023=0.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331491 · Roanoke, VA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.1 · 34% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK P86
- PHOTO Materion - Buffalo
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~217 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Materion - Buffalo (0.0 TCR gap)
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Optical Cable Corporation Roanoke in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Optical Cable Corporation Roanoke
1.1 TCR
- Materion - Buf
Materion - Buffalo
1.1 TCR
- Eulcid
Eulcid
1.1 TCR
- Lake Region Me
Lake Region Medical, Inc.
1.1 TCR
- Memry Corporat
Memry Corporation #3
1.1 TCR
What this shows Optical Cable Corporation Roanoke averages 1.1 TCR (34% of the Communications wire or cable, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper) in wire drawing plants BLS benchmark).
Optical Cable Corporation Roanoke TCR series: 2016=0.6 · 2017=1 · 2021=2.4 · 2023=0.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Optical Cable Corporation Roanoke falls in its industry
113 Communications wire or cable, establishmentsSafer than 86% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Optical Cable Corporation Roanoke has more employees than the Communications wire or cable, nonferrous median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331491 · VA · Roanoke
113 Communications wire or cable, nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper), made from purchased nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper) in wire drawing plants employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 415 employers in Roanoke, VA · 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 | Materion - Buffalo | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eulcid | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lake Region Medical, Inc. | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Memry Corporation #3 | 1.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | AES Services Inc | 217 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Modine Manufacturing Company - Buena Vista | 217 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 029-00402 | 217 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4636 | 217 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carilion Clinic Co. 01 | 7,384 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Roanoke City Public Schools | 1,849 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Other Location | 1,808 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carilion Clinic Services Co. 13 | 1,753 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Stewart & Stevenson - Dallas Branch | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Roedel Partners of Mt. Kisco, LLC | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pinkerton & Laws Construction of Orlando Inc | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Motion Systems : Wadsworth | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Market Basket #48 | 217 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Linc 0002 (Flint - M) | 217 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Delfield Company | 217 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mac Haik Chevrolet LTD | 217 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.