Telecommunications carriers, wired · Illinois
RCN Telecom Services, LLC of Chicago IL
Chicago, IL · ~126 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 1.1
- Avg TCR
- 0.7
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
RCN Telecom Services, LLC of Chicago IL runs at 153% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Telecommunications carriers, wired workplace, earning a grade D.
RCN Telecom Services, LLC of Chicago IL: 1.1 TCR = 153% of Telecommunications carriers, wired BLS 0.7 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
RCN Telecom Services, LLC of Chicago IL safety composite
RCN Telecom Services, LLC of Chicago IL scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 27%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% 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 of Chicago IL: 0.0 → 1.8 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 1.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.68× in 2024
RCN Telecom Services, LLC of Chicago IL's TCR rose 1.8 from 0.0 in 2021 to 1.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 517110 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 1.1 · 153% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #10/19
- PHOTO Wireless Team - Remote
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~126 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Wireless Team - Remote (0.0 TCR gap)
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RCN Telecom Services, LLC of Chicago IL in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
RCN Telecom Services, LLC of Chicago IL
1.1 TCR
- Wireless Team
Wireless Team - Remote
1.1 TCR
- DLLVTXAA
DLLVTXAA
1.1 TCR
- SNANTXAA
SNANTXAA
1.1 TCR
- RCN Telecom Se
RCN Telecom Services, LLC-Woodside
1.1 TCR
What this shows RCN Telecom Services, LLC of Chicago IL averages 1.1 TCR (153% of the Telecommunications carriers, wired BLS benchmark).
RCN Telecom Services, LLC of Chicago IL TCR series: 2021=0 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=0.9 · 2024=1.8 · BLS 0.7
Where RCN Telecom Services, LLC of Chicago IL falls in its industry
537 Telecommunications carriers, w establishmentsSafer than 54% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.3.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 19 Telecommunications carriers, w employers in Illinois.
RCN Telecom Services, LLC of Chicago IL has fewer employees than the Telecommunications carriers, wired median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
517110 · IL · Chicago
537 Telecommunications carriers, wired employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 2,934 employers in Chicago, IL · 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 | Wireless Team - Remote | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DLLVTXAA | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SNANTXAA | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RCN Telecom Services, LLC-Woodside | 1.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Streator | 126 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ashland Cold Storage Company | 126 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | OCLLC | 126 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Electrical Systems Inc. | 126 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago Public Schools | 49,500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago/Corporate | 18,831 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Illinois at Chicago | 13,092 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health Service UIC UIC Campus | 12,732 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 104910 - LA 1: Port Allen Canal BR REPL | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 27022 Gardner | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HH Cloyes | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Smoky Mountain Lodge | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cross Technologies Inc Corporate | 126 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PK Contracting, LLC. Troy | 126 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | La Villa Grande Care Center | 126 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | John Deere Regional Distribution Center - Atlanta | 126 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.