Telecommunications equipment and wiring (except transmission line) installation contractors · Tennessee
Tele-Optics Communication Inc.
Kingsport, TN · ~146 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tele-Optics Communication Inc. runs at 18% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Telecommunications equipment and wiring (except transmission line) installation contractors workplace, earning a grade A.
Tele-Optics Communication Inc.: 0.5 TCR = 18% of Telecommunications equipment and wiring (except transmission line) installation contractors BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tele-Optics Communication Inc. safety composite
Tele-Optics Communication Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 93% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
77/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 93% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−0.7
2022→2024
Tele-Optics Communication Inc. injury rate improved
Tele-Optics Communication Inc.'s TCR fell 0.7 from 0.7 in 2022 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 0.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=0.7 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238210 · Kingsport, TN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.5 · 18% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #6/95
- PHOTO Dynalectric Oregon
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~146 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dynalectric Oregon (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tele-Optics Communication Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tele-Optics Communication Inc.
0.5 TCR
- Dynalectric Or
Dynalectric Oregon
0.5 TCR
- Hi-Tech Electr
Hi-Tech Electric - Dallas
0.5 TCR
- Piquette & How
Piquette & Howard Electric Service, LLC
0.5 TCR
- Lynnwell Assoc
Lynnwell Associates, Inc.
0.5 TCR
What this shows Tele-Optics Communication Inc. averages 0.5 TCR (18% of the Telecommunications equipment and wiring (except transmission line) installation contractors BLS benchmark).
Tele-Optics Communication Inc. TCR series: 2022=0.7 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.8
Where Tele-Optics Communication Inc. falls in its industry
4,550 Telecommunications equipment a establishmentsSafer than 93% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 95 Telecommunications equipment a employers in Tennessee.
Tele-Optics Communication Inc. has more employees than the Telecommunications equipment and wiring median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238210 · TN · Kingsport
4,550 Telecommunications equipment and wiring (except transmission line) installation contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 152 employers in Kingsport, TN · 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 | Dynalectric Oregon | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hi-Tech Electric - Dallas | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Piquette & Howard Electric Service, LLC | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lynnwell Associates, Inc. | 0.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District | 146 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Johnson & Galyon, Inc. | 146 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HC CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION GROUP | 146 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KNOXVILLE - PKG TN | 146 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Eastman Kingsport Site | 7,258 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Holston Valley Medical Center | 1,733 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Eastman Chemical Company Kinsport TN- BSL | 1,206 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BLUE RIDGE MEDICAL MANAGEMENT CORPORATION - VA | 1,073 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kingman Superior Court | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FTI Manufacturing | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Masonite Charlotte | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Firefly Aerospace Hive | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Huhtamaki, Inc. | 146 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Diamond Hill SNF operations LLC | 146 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 3872 - Chicago North Sortation Center | 146 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | System Tech Inc-Boise | 146 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.