Telecommunications equipment and wiring (except transmission line) installation contractors · Maryland
Ridge Equipment Company, Inc
Westminster, MD · ~27 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ridge Equipment Company, Inc runs at 203% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Telecommunications equipment and wiring (except transmission line) installation contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
Ridge Equipment Company, Inc: 5.7 TCR = 203% of Telecommunications equipment and wiring (except transmission line) installation contractors BLS 2.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ridge Equipment Company, Inc safety composite
Ridge Equipment Company, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 16%), 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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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
−10.8
2017→2024
Ridge Equipment Company, Inc injury rate improved
Ridge Equipment Company, Inc's TCR fell 10.8 from 14.9 in 2017 to 4.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 14.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.72× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=14.9 · 2019=0.0 · 2023=3.8 · 2024=4.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238210 · Westminster, MD ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.7 · 203% of ind
- DART 4.1 DART
- RANK #67/77
- PHOTO ARC Electric Company…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~27 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ARC Electric Company of Indian Trail (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ridge Equipment Company, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ridge Equipment Company, Inc
5.7 TCR
- ARC Electric C
ARC Electric Company of Indian Trail
5.7 TCR
- EXPRESS ELECTR
EXPRESS ELECTRIC, INC
5.7 TCR
- Avid Electrica
Avid Electrical Contracting LLC
5.7 TCR
- 130 Upton Stre
130 Upton Street
5.7 TCR
What this shows Ridge Equipment Company, Inc averages 5.7 TCR (203% of the Telecommunications equipment and wiring (except transmission line) installation contractors BLS benchmark).
Ridge Equipment Company, Inc TCR series: 2017=14.9 · 2019=0 · 2023=3.8 · 2024=4.1 · BLS 2.8
Where Ridge Equipment Company, Inc falls in its industry
4,550 Telecommunications equipment a establishmentsSafer than 18% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #67 safest of 77 Telecommunications equipment a employers in Maryland.
Ridge Equipment Company, Inc has fewer employees than the Telecommunications equipment and wiring median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238210 · MD · Westminster
4,550 Telecommunications equipment and wiring (except transmission line) installation contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 86 employers in Westminster, MD · 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 | ARC Electric Company of Indian Trail | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EXPRESS ELECTRIC, INC | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Avid Electrical Contracting LLC | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 130 Upton Street | 5.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | FSC - Monument Street | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Shanco Companies | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CK Commercial Partners, LLC | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Carson & Gray, Inc. | 27 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carroll Hospital Center | 2,001 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carroll Hospital | 1,697 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carroll Community College | 702 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carroll Lutheran Village | 425 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Corporate Graphics Commercial - WI - 0027-WIGE1 | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Concord Embassy Suites | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jessica Charles | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plymouth Spring Company | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Moser Inc | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cotati | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | El Centro | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | USA Palm Springs 3400 Tahquitz Canyon | 27 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.