Internet service providers, using client-supplied telecommunications (e.g., dial-up ISPs) · South Dakota

Santel Communications Incorporated

Woonsocket, SD · ~37 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
9.7
Avg TCR
0.7
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Santel Communications Incorporated runs at 1390% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Internet service providers, using client-supplied telecommunications (e.g., dial-up ISPs) workplace, earning a grade F.

Santel Communications Incorporated: 9.7 TCR = 1390% of Internet service providers, using client-supplied telecommunications (e.g., dial-up ISPs) BLS 0.7 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Santel Communications Incorporated safety composite

Santel Communications Incorporated scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 14%), 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).

F

29/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 9.73 per 100 workers

Safer than 14% of industry peers

DART rate
F 2.78 per 100 workers

Safer than 30% 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

−2.8

2019→2020

Santel Communications Incorporated injury rate improved

Santel Communications Incorporated's TCR fell 2.8 from 11.1 in 2019 to 8.3 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2019 at 11.1 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=11.1 · 2020=8.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 517919 · Woonsocket, SD ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 9.7 · 1390% of ind

  • DART 2.8 DART
  • RANK P14
  • PHOTO Conterra Hessmer
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 7 inj
  • SIZE ~37 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Conterra Hessmer (1.5 TCR gap)

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Santel Communications Incorporated in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Santel Communications Incorporated averages 9.7 TCR (1390% of the Internet service providers, using client-supplied telecommunications (e.g., dial-up ISPs) BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Santel Communications Incorporated TCR series: 2019=11.1 · 2020=8.3 · BLS 0.7

Where Santel Communications Incorporated falls in its industry

28 Internet service providers, us establishments

Safer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers
Santel Communications Incorporated (37 employees, TCR 9.7) among 20 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 65 employees and a TCR of 2.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 21 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 01,0002,0003,0004,000 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Santel Communications Incorporated
Santel Communications Incorporated (37 employees, TCR 9.7) among 20 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 65 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Santel Communications Incorporated has fewer employees than the Internet service providers, using client 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
2020 8.3 2.8 3 0 0
2019 11.1 2.8 4 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

517919 · SD · Woonsocket

28 Internet service providers, using client-supplied telecommunications (e.g., dial-up ISPs) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,778 rated employers in South Dakota with headcount on file · 3 employers in Woonsocket, SD · 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 Conterra Hessmer 8.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Corona CA Office - Ericsson 12.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Mahaska Communication Group 6.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Conterra Shreveport OSP 5.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE Northern Sky Dairy, LLP - NSDL289 37 FTE
STATE-SIZE Advanced Sunflower, LLC 37 FTE
STATE-SIZE Associated Milk Producers Inc (Hoven) 37 FTE
STATE-SIZE G.A. Murdock, Inc. 37 FTE
CITY-NEAR Prairie View Healthcare Center 53 FTE
CITY-NEAR Van Dyke's Taxidermy 23 FTE
NAT-TCR Emerzian Woodworking, Inc 9.7 TCR
NAT-TCR CAN065-PHFE-CAN065 9.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Crystal Run Healthcare 9.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Marine Acquisition US Inc 9.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE Barbour Concrete Company 37 FTE
NAT-SIZE Town & Country Supermarket #2320 37 FTE
NAT-SIZE Chambers Street 37 FTE
NAT-SIZE 039 Burnsville 37 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2020, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.