Fiber optic cable transmission line construction · Michigan
Underground Contractors, Inc.
Wixom, MI · ~134 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Underground Contractors, Inc. runs at 53% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Fiber optic cable transmission line construction workplace, earning a grade B.
Underground Contractors, Inc.: 1.5 TCR = 53% of Fiber optic cable transmission line construction BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Underground Contractors, Inc. safety composite
Underground Contractors, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 61% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 44%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Underground Contractors, Inc.: 0.7 → 2.2 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 2.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.5× in 2024
Underground Contractors, Inc.'s TCR rose 1.5 from 0.7 in 2023 to 2.2 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.5× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237130 · Wixom, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.5 · 53% of ind
- DART 0.7 DART
- RANK #31/54
- PHOTO Cougar Construction …
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~134 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Cougar Construction Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Underground Contractors, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Underground Contractors, Inc.
1.5 TCR
- Cougar Constru
Cougar Construction Inc
1.5 TCR
- 3 Phase Line C
3 Phase Line Construction, Inc.
1.5 TCR
- Novinium, Inc.
Novinium, Inc.
1.5 TCR
- Nebraska Publi
Nebraska Public Power - Gerald Gentleman
1.5 TCR
What this shows Underground Contractors, Inc. averages 1.5 TCR (53% of the Fiber optic cable transmission line construction BLS benchmark).
Underground Contractors, Inc. TCR series: 2023=0.7 · 2024=2.2 · BLS 2.8
Where Underground Contractors, Inc. falls in its industry
1,605 Fiber optic cable transmission establishmentsSafer than 61% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #31 safest of 54 Fiber optic cable transmission employers in Michigan.
Underground Contractors, Inc. has more employees than the Fiber optic cable transmission line cons 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 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237130 · MI · Wixom
1,605 Fiber optic cable transmission line construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 116 employers in Wixom, MI · 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 | Cougar Construction Inc | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3 Phase Line Construction, Inc. | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Novinium, Inc. | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nebraska Public Power - Gerald Gentleman | 1.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | JRUSA-Schoolcraft | 134 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | K056-M001 | 134 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jackson Production | 134 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Plastatech Engineering, Ltd | 134 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carl Zeiss Industrial Quality Solutions | 575 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Material Handling | 359 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gas Construction Southeast | 348 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wixom Trijicon | 328 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Continental Electric Company | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pratt (Love Box) LLC | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FabOhio Inc | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Koch Fertilizer Dodge City | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Envases Commerce, LLC | 134 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chemical Products Corporation | 134 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Metropolitan Industries | 134 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gerrity's Supermarkets, Bethlehem | 134 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.