Telecommunications carriers, wired · Iowa
Spencer/Spirit Lake IA Site
Spencer, IA · ~26 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 0.7
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Spencer/Spirit Lake IA Site runs at 181% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Telecommunications carriers, wired workplace, earning a grade D.
Spencer/Spirit Lake IA Site: 1.3 TCR = 181% of Telecommunications carriers, wired BLS 0.7 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Spencer/Spirit Lake IA Site safety composite
Spencer/Spirit Lake IA Site scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 13%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Spencer/Spirit Lake IA Site: 0.0 → 4.1 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 4.1 TCR · DART/TCR 3.22× in 2024
Spencer/Spirit Lake IA Site's TCR rose 4.1 from 0.0 in 2016 to 4.1 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 3.22× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 517110 · Spencer, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 1.3 · 181% of ind
- DART 4.1 DART
- RANK #2/6
- PHOTO Cox Communications -…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~26 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Cox Communications - 901 Building (0.0 TCR gap)
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Spencer/Spirit Lake IA Site in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Spencer/Spirit Lake IA Site
1.3 TCR
- Cox Communicat
Cox Communications - 901 Building
1.3 TCR
- NY0719CBC
NY0719CBC
1.3 TCR
- Red Oak Mediac
Red Oak Mediacom
1.3 TCR
- NY0262CN4
NY0262CN4
1.3 TCR
What this shows Spencer/Spirit Lake IA Site averages 1.3 TCR (181% of the Telecommunications carriers, wired BLS benchmark).
Spencer/Spirit Lake IA Site TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=3.9 · 2019=3.5 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=4.1 · BLS 0.7
Where Spencer/Spirit Lake IA Site 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 Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 6 Telecommunications carriers, w employers in Iowa.
Spencer/Spirit Lake IA Site has fewer employees than the Telecommunications carriers, wired median and a lower 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 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
517110 · IA · Spencer
537 Telecommunications carriers, wired employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 44 employers in Spencer, IA · 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 | Cox Communications - 901 Building | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NY0719CBC | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Red Oak Mediacom | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NY0262CN4 | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Eastwood Sow Unit | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4806-Urbandale, IA | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DBQ Downtown Office | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southern Iowa Electric Cooperative | 26 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Arnold Motor Supply | 764 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Spencer Hospital | 516 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Spencer Municipal Hospital | 515 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2714 | 221 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Grand Valley Automation | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Edinburgh, IN - Flexible Pkg - E013 | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Franklin, OH - Flexible Pkg - E017 | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Houston TSDF | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | At Home Stores #80 | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bedford | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fire Sprinkler Services FL, LLC | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brookdale Hartwell | 26 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.