Telecommunications carriers, wired · Indiana
Rochester Telephone Company
Rochester, IN · ~50 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 0.7
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Rochester Telephone Company runs at 356% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Telecommunications carriers, wired workplace, earning a grade F.
Rochester Telephone Company: 2.5 TCR = 356% of Telecommunications carriers, wired BLS 0.7 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Rochester Telephone Company safety composite
Rochester Telephone Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 15%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% 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
−4647.4
2016→2024
Rochester Telephone Company injury rate improved
Rochester Telephone Company's TCR fell 4647.4 from 4651.2 in 2016 to 3.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 4651.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.49× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4651.2 · 2017=2.2 · 2018=2.2 · 2019=0.6 · 2020=4.6 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=3.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 517110 · Rochester, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 2.5 · 356% of ind
- DART 3.7 DART
- RANK #5/6
- PHOTO Great Plains Communi…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~50 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Great Plains Communications (0.0 TCR gap)
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Rochester Telephone Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Rochester Telephone Company
2.5 TCR
- Great Plains C
Great Plains Communications
2.5 TCR
- 1101 Stewart A
1101 Stewart Ave
2.5 TCR
- CLARO / PRT -
CLARO / PRT - Penuelas CO
2.5 TCR
- Pampa
Pampa
2.5 TCR
What this shows Rochester Telephone Company averages 2.5 TCR (356% of the Telecommunications carriers, wired BLS benchmark).
Rochester Telephone Company TCR series: 2016=4651.2 · 2017=2.2 · 2018=2.2 · 2019=0.6 · 2020=4.6 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=0 · 2024=3.7 · BLS 0.7
Where Rochester Telephone Company falls in its industry
537 Telecommunications carriers, w establishmentsSafer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.3.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 6 Telecommunications carriers, w employers in Indiana.
Rochester Telephone Company 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 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4651.2 | 4651.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
517110 · IN · Rochester
537 Telecommunications carriers, wired employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 34 employers in Rochester, IN · 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 | Great Plains Communications | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1101 Stewart Ave | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CLARO / PRT - Penuelas CO | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pampa | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | The Sergio Corporation | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Smock Fansler Corporation | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MacDougall Pierce Construction | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | McCrite Milling | 50 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Woodlawn Hospital | 424 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rochester Metal Products | 318 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rochester Community School Corp | 316 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lau- Rochester | 204 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bentwood Farms Inc. | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hydro Commerce | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ERI Fresno, Suite 108 | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hancock Lumber Company | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Joseph Castings | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Boyd's Kinsman Home, Inc | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Clean Uniform Company O'Fallon | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SF - 890 Hayes St, SF | 50 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.