Telecommunications carriers, wired · Maryland
Starpower Communications dba RCN
Lanham, MD · ~101 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 2.6
- Avg TCR
- 0.7
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Starpower Communications dba RCN runs at 374% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Telecommunications carriers, wired workplace, earning a grade F.
Starpower Communications dba RCN: 2.6 TCR = 374% of Telecommunications carriers, wired BLS 0.7 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Starpower Communications dba RCN safety composite
Starpower Communications dba RCN scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 22%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 2.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% 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
−2.9
2021→2024
Starpower Communications dba RCN injury rate improved
Starpower Communications dba RCN's TCR fell 2.9 from 5.3 in 2021 to 2.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 5.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.89× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=5.3 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=1.1 · 2024=2.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 517110 · Lanham, MD ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 2.6 · 374% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #7/8
- PHOTO Ft Dodge IA Site
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~101 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ft Dodge IA Site (0.0 TCR gap)
Read with this employer → · Industry book → · Maryland employers → · Look up another →
Starpower Communications dba RCN in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Dell Rapids
Dell Rapids
2.7 TCR
- This site
Starpower Communications dba RCN
2.6 TCR
- Ft Dodge IA Si
Ft Dodge IA Site
2.6 TCR
- SNRMCA69
SNRMCA69
2.6 TCR
- CLARO / PRT -
CLARO / PRT - CAC Plaza Carolina
2.6 TCR
What this shows Starpower Communications dba RCN averages 2.6 TCR (374% of the Telecommunications carriers, wired BLS benchmark).
Starpower Communications dba RCN TCR series: 2021=5.3 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=1.1 · 2024=2.3 · BLS 0.7
Where Starpower Communications dba RCN falls in its industry
537 Telecommunications carriers, w establishmentsSafer than 34% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.3.
Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 8 Telecommunications carriers, w employers in Maryland.
Starpower Communications dba RCN 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 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
517110 · MD · Lanham
537 Telecommunications carriers, wired employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 63 employers in Lanham, 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 | Ft Dodge IA Site | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SNRMCA69 | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CLARO / PRT - CAC Plaza Carolina | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dell Rapids | 2.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | George Moehrle Masonry, Inc | 101 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Double Envelope of Maryland | 101 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gaithersburg Catalent | 101 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2563 WALDORF | 101 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JE Richards, Inc. | 1,316 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Woodmore | 420 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wegmans Woodmore 040 | 406 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4813-48130009-FREEMAN EXPO LANHAM | 299 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Pacific Manufacturing Management | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Seametrics | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | La Sara Svc Center | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Aviator Paving Company, LLC | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Taylorville | 101 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IG Design Group Americas, Inc. - Byhalia, MS | 101 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital - EVS | 101 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UFPI 380 Woodburn, OR | 101 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.