Communication tower construction · South Dakota
Tower Systems Inc.
Watertown, SD · ~33 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tower Systems Inc. runs at 55% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Communication tower construction workplace, earning a grade B.
Tower Systems Inc.: 1.5 TCR = 55% of Communication tower construction BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tower Systems Inc. safety composite
Tower Systems Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 78% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
64/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−2.7
2016→2024
Tower Systems Inc. injury rate improved
Tower Systems Inc.'s TCR fell 2.7 from 2.7 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 8.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.7 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=2.6 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=8.5 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237130 · Watertown, SD AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.5 · 55% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/10
- PHOTO ITC Operations-319
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ITC Operations-319 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tower Systems Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tower Systems Inc.
1.5 TCR
- ITC Operations
ITC Operations-319
1.5 TCR
- UTILITY LINES
UTILITY LINES CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC 110
1.5 TCR
- Allstate Tower
Allstate Tower Inc.
1.5 TCR
- Portland Line
Portland Line
1.5 TCR
What this shows Tower Systems Inc. averages 1.5 TCR (55% of the Communication tower construction BLS benchmark).
Tower Systems Inc. TCR series: 2016=2.7 · 2017=0 · 2018=2.6 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=8.5 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.8
Where Tower Systems Inc. falls in its industry
1,605 Communication tower constructi establishmentsSafer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to South Dakota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 10 Communication tower constructi employers in South Dakota.
Tower Systems Inc. has fewer employees than the Communication tower construction median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237130 · SD · Watertown
1,605 Communication tower construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,778 rated employers in South Dakota with headcount on file · 80 employers in Watertown, 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 | ITC Operations-319 | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | UTILITY LINES CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC 110 | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Allstate Tower Inc. | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Portland Line | 1.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Clark Drew Construction, Inc | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brooks Construction Services, Inc. | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hoven | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Baker Timber Products Inc. | 33 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prairie Lakes Healthcare System | 611 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prairie Lakes Healthcare | 601 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Terex - Watertown | 598 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1500 | 352 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Iavarone Brothers of Wantagh LLC | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cold Rush Express, LLC | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Toledo Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center LLC | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cardio Partners Brentwood | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mantelcraft | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Moore Construction Co., Inc. | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hoffman - Danbury | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Griffith West - Frederick | 33 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.