Telecommunications carriers, wired · Virginia
Shentel
Edinburg, VA · ~953 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 0.7
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Shentel runs at 187% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Telecommunications carriers, wired workplace, earning a grade D.
Shentel: 1.3 TCR = 187% of Telecommunications carriers, wired BLS 0.7 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Shentel safety composite
Shentel scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 38%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% 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%).
Shentel held a steady TCR band
Shentel's TCR held near 0.2 from 1.2 in 2023 to 1.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.61× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=1.2 · 2024=1.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 517110 · Edinburg, VA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 1.3 · 187% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #13/16
- PHOTO RTC - Reserve Main O…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~953 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: RTC - Reserve Main Office (0.0 TCR gap)
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Shentel in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Shentel
1.3 TCR
- RTC - Reserve
RTC - Reserve Main Office
1.3 TCR
- Brandenburg Lo
Brandenburg Location
1.3 TCR
- SUNRFLJI
SUNRFLJI
1.3 TCR
- Rustburg Cable
Rustburg Cable Operations
1.3 TCR
What this shows Shentel averages 1.3 TCR (187% of the Telecommunications carriers, wired BLS benchmark).
Shentel TCR series: 2023=1.2 · 2024=1.4 · BLS 0.7
Where Shentel falls in its industry
537 Telecommunications carriers, w establishmentsSafer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.3.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 16 Telecommunications carriers, w employers in Virginia.
Shentel has more 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 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
517110 · VA · Edinburg
537 Telecommunications carriers, wired employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 12 employers in Edinburg, VA · 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 | RTC - Reserve Main Office | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Brandenburg Location | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SUNRFLJI | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rustburg Cable Operations | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Harrisonburg North Facility | 953 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DULLES (VADUL) | 953 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Louisa County Public Schools | 952 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Inova Mount Vernon Hospital | 950 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Edinburg Processing | 6,073 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | George's Edinburg Processing Plant | 931 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | QSI Edinburg | 65 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | George's Edinburg Transportation | 51 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Howard S. Wright, a Balfour Beatty Co. | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Charleston Gas Operations | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Davenport 10424 | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Legacy Publishing Group Inc. | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - CMH7 | 953 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Valleyfair | 953 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hotwire Communications - Cypress | 953 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cunningham / Fahey | 953 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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