Telecommunications carriers, wired · Massachusetts
RCN Telecom Services, LLC - Arlington, MA
Arlington, MA · ~76 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 1.5
- Avg TCR
- 0.7
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
RCN Telecom Services, LLC - Arlington, MA runs at 217% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Telecommunications carriers, wired workplace, earning a grade F.
RCN Telecom Services, LLC - Arlington, MA: 1.5 TCR = 217% of Telecommunications carriers, wired BLS 0.7 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
RCN Telecom Services, LLC - Arlington, MA safety composite
RCN Telecom Services, LLC - Arlington, MA scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 31%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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
RCN Telecom Services, LLC - Arlington, MA: 0.5 → 1.3 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 2.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.87× in 2020
RCN Telecom Services, LLC - Arlington, MA's TCR rose 0.8 from 0.5 in 2018 to 1.3 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2019 at 2.7 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.87× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 517110 · Arlington, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 1.5 · 217% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #5/7
- PHOTO Wave Division Holdin…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~76 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Wave Division Holdings, LLC-SoDo (0.0 TCR gap)
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RCN Telecom Services, LLC - Arlington, MA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
RCN Telecom Services, LLC - Arlington, MA
1.5 TCR
- Wave Division
Wave Division Holdings, LLC-SoDo
1.5 TCR
- SYRCNYAN
SYRCNYAN
1.5 TCR
- RCN TELECOM SE
RCN TELECOM SERVICES, LLC Bethlehem Ave C
1.5 TCR
- Liberty Ponce
Liberty Ponce
1.5 TCR
What this shows RCN Telecom Services, LLC - Arlington, MA averages 1.5 TCR (217% of the Telecommunications carriers, wired BLS benchmark).
RCN Telecom Services, LLC - Arlington, MA TCR series: 2018=0.5 · 2019=2.7 · 2020=1.3 · BLS 0.7
Where RCN Telecom Services, LLC - Arlington, MA falls in its industry
537 Telecommunications carriers, w establishmentsSafer than 46% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.3.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 7 Telecommunications carriers, w employers in Massachusetts.
RCN Telecom Services, LLC - Arlington, MA has fewer employees than the Telecommunications carriers, wired 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
517110 · MA · Arlington
537 Telecommunications carriers, wired employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 21 employers in Arlington, MA · 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 | Wave Division Holdings, LLC-SoDo | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SYRCNYAN | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RCN TELECOM SERVICES, LLC Bethlehem Ave C | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Liberty Ponce | 1.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Insa Springfield Recreational | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eversource - Hadley | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SOMERSET-MA45 | 76 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cutler Associates, Inc | 76 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Armstrong Ambulance Service | 294 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jimmy's Steer House - Arlington | 128 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 10507 Arlington Center | 127 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MA1528-BVSL-BV ARLINGTON | 127 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Stemmle Plumbing Repair Inc - Midlothian VA | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tailored Chemical Plant 1 | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | GC | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Omni Drive Practices | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 018k - Milwaukee Wi Rntl | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Perfection Structural Components | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grande Communications Waco | 76 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Linco Health, Inc. dba Gardner Nursing and Rehabilitation | 76 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.