Underground cable (e.g., cable television, electricity, telephone) laying · Michigan
Utility Contracting Company
Sparta, MI · ~111 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Utility Contracting Company runs at 177% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Underground cable (e.g., cable television, electricity, telephone) laying workplace, earning a grade D.
Utility Contracting Company: 5.0 TCR = 177% of Underground cable (e.g., cable television, electricity, telephone) laying BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Utility Contracting Company safety composite
Utility Contracting Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 19%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.95 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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
−3.2
2020→2024
Utility Contracting Company injury rate improved
Utility Contracting Company's TCR fell 3.2 from 7.5 in 2020 to 4.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 7.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.7× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=7.5 · 2021=3.0 · 2024=4.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237130 · Sparta, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.0 · 177% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #53/54
- PHOTO Western Construction…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~111 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Western Construction of Kansas (0.0 TCR gap)
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Utility Contracting Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Utility Contracting Company
5 TCR
- Western Constr
Western Construction of Kansas
5 TCR
- Consolidated E
Consolidated Electric Service, Inc.
5 TCR
- NA-US-MA-Wilmi
NA-US-MA-Wilmington- Research Drive
5 TCR
- SC503 - Bristo
SC503 - Bristol
5 TCR
What this shows Utility Contracting Company averages 5.0 TCR (177% of the Underground cable (e.g., cable television, electricity, telephone) laying BLS benchmark).
Utility Contracting Company TCR series: 2020=7.5 · 2021=3 · 2024=4.3 · BLS 2.8
Where Utility Contracting Company falls in its industry
1,605 Underground cable (e.g., cable establishmentsSafer than 21% 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 #53 safest of 54 Underground cable (e.g., cable employers in Michigan.
Utility Contracting Company has more employees than the Underground cable (e.g., cable televisio median and a higher 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 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237130 · MI · Sparta
1,605 Underground cable (e.g., cable television, electricity, telephone) laying employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 33 employers in Sparta, 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 | Western Construction of Kansas | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Consolidated Electric Service, Inc. | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NA-US-MA-Wilmington- Research Drive | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SC503 - Bristol | 5.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2552-Constantine, MI | 111 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KEPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. d/b/a ACD.net | 111 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CEI Michigan, LLC | 111 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Shoreline Power Services | 111 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Agrico Labor LLC | 559 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | General Formulations | 227 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Federal-Mogul Powertrain | 157 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Great Lakes Division | 149 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | North Carolina State Veterans Home Salisbury | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | St. Francis Medical Center | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oxford IL | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | So Cal Post Acute Care | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | A & E Construction Co. | 111 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Azalea Health and Rehab Center | 111 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Monroe Continuing Care Center L.C. dba St. Joseph Continuing Care Center | 111 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | R&S Excavation, LLC | 111 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.