Internet service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure (e.g., cable, DSL) · Iowa
Ottumwa
Ottumwa, IA · ~62 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 3.3
- Avg TCR
- 0.7
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ottumwa runs at 464% 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.
Ottumwa: 3.3 TCR = 464% of Internet service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure (e.g., cable, DSL) BLS 0.7 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ottumwa safety composite
Ottumwa scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 24%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−5.9
2016→2024
Ottumwa injury rate improved
Ottumwa's TCR fell 5.9 from 10.3 in 2016 to 4.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 10.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=10.3 · 2017=1.9 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=6.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=4.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 517311 · Ottumwa, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 3.3 · 464% of ind
- DART 4.5 DART
- RANK P44
- PHOTO Charleston, IL
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~62 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Charleston, IL (0.1 TCR gap)
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Ottumwa in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Hiawatha Telep
Hiawatha Telephone Company
3.5 TCR
- This site
Ottumwa
3.3 TCR
- Charleston, IL
Charleston, IL
3.2 TCR
- Hotwire Commun
Hotwire Communications - Boyton Warehouse
3 TCR
- Blackfoot Tele
Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative, Inc
2.9 TCR
What this shows Ottumwa averages 3.3 TCR (464% of the Internet service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure (e.g., cable, DSL) BLS benchmark).
Ottumwa TCR series: 2016=10.3 · 2017=1.9 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=6 · 2023=0 · 2024=4.5 · BLS 0.7
Where Ottumwa falls in its industry
61 Internet service providers, us establishmentsSafer than 44% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Ottumwa has fewer employees than the Internet service providers, using own op median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
517311 · IA · Ottumwa
61 Internet service providers, using own operated wired telecommunications infrastructure (e.g., cable, DSL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 57 employers in Ottumwa, 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 | Charleston, IL | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hiawatha Telephone Company | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hotwire Communications - Boyton Warehouse | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative, Inc | 2.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DuPont Pioneer Dallas Center DCR9 | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Duane Arnold Energy Center | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Davenport Branch | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rogers Concrete Construction, Inc. | 62 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JBS | 2,121 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ottumwa Works | 789 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | John Deere Ottumwa Works | 758 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ottumwa Regional Health Center | 573 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 3333 Hylan Boulevard | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - SNY5 | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | West Carrolton Parchment & Converting | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Halls Kansas City | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Motor City Electric Technologies | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cbus Logistics LLC | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | City of New Brighton Public Safety | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GForce Delivery Inc | 62 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.