Telecommunications carriers, wired · Illinois
RCN Telecom Services, LLC-West Chicago
West Chicago, IL · ~36 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.4
- Avg TCR
- 0.7
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
RCN Telecom Services, LLC-West Chicago runs at 1486% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Telecommunications carriers, wired workplace, earning a grade F.
RCN Telecom Services, LLC-West Chicago: 10.4 TCR = 1486% of Telecommunications carriers, wired BLS 0.7 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
RCN Telecom Services, LLC-West Chicago safety composite
RCN Telecom Services, LLC-West Chicago scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 3%), 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).
15/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% 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%).
TCR Δ
−6.4
2021→2024
RCN Telecom Services, LLC-West Chicago injury rate improved
RCN Telecom Services, LLC-West Chicago's TCR fell 6.4 from 15.1 in 2021 to 8.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 17.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.84× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=15.1 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=17.7 · 2024=8.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 517110 · West Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.4 · 1486% of ind
- DART 8.8 DART
- RANK #19/19
- PHOTO CLARO / PRT - Ponce CO
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~36 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CLARO / PRT - Ponce CO (0.0 TCR gap)
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RCN Telecom Services, LLC-West Chicago in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- CLARO / PRT -
CLARO / PRT - Bairoa
10.8 TCR
- Mediacom Mt. V
Mediacom Mt. Vernon
10.7 TCR
- This site
RCN Telecom Services, LLC-West Chicago
10.4 TCR
- CLARO / PRT -
CLARO / PRT - Ponce CO
10.4 TCR
- Otter Tail Tel
Otter Tail Telcom
10.2 TCR
What this shows RCN Telecom Services, LLC-West Chicago averages 10.4 TCR (1486% of the Telecommunications carriers, wired BLS benchmark).
RCN Telecom Services, LLC-West Chicago TCR series: 2021=15.1 · 2022=0 · 2023=17.7 · 2024=8.8 · BLS 0.7
Where RCN Telecom Services, LLC-West Chicago falls in its industry
537 Telecommunications carriers, w establishmentsSafer than 4% 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 #19 safest of 19 Telecommunications carriers, w employers in Illinois.
RCN Telecom Services, LLC-West Chicago 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17.7 | 10.6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
517110 · IL · West Chicago
537 Telecommunications carriers, wired employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 123 employers in West 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 | CLARO / PRT - Ponce CO | 10.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Otter Tail Telcom | 10.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mediacom Mt. Vernon | 10.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CLARO / PRT - Bairoa | 10.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Illinois Foundation Seed Inc- Harvard | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CHI Greenhouse LLC | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MT ERIE COMPLEX -EST | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Malta | 36 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Jel Sert Company | 830 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BALL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY | 713 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - SIL3 | 351 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Siemens West Chicago | 342 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | OCME establishment | 10.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Supreme Lobster - Las Vegas | 10.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pembroke Operating Company LLC | 10.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ContiTech USA, Inc. | 10.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Franklin Water Treatment - Mesa | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Remediation Services LLC. Corporate | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Siloam Springs, AR - 601 N. Hico Street | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jackson, MS - Boling Street | 36 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.