Telecommunications carriers, wired · Minnesota
Waseca MN Site
Waseca, MN · ~62 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 0.9
- Avg TCR
- 0.7
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Waseca MN Site runs at 124% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Telecommunications carriers, wired workplace, earning a grade D.
Waseca MN Site: 0.9 TCR = 124% of Telecommunications carriers, wired BLS 0.7 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Waseca MN Site safety composite
Waseca MN Site scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 57% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 28%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 0.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Waseca MN Site: 0.0 → 1.6 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 3.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.83× in 2024
Waseca MN Site's TCR rose 1.6 from 0.0 in 2016 to 1.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 3.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.83× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 517110 · Waseca, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 0.9 · 124% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #3/12
- PHOTO SPFDMOTL
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~62 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SPFDMOTL (0.0 TCR gap)
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Waseca MN Site in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Waseca MN Site
0.9 TCR
- SPFDMOTL
SPFDMOTL
0.9 TCR
- TULVOKVX
TULVOKVX
0.9 TCR
- Cox Communicat
Cox Communications, West Warwick
0.9 TCR
- NSVLTNBT - AT&
NSVLTNBT - AT&T Services, Inc.
0.9 TCR
What this shows Waseca MN Site averages 0.9 TCR (124% of the Telecommunications carriers, wired BLS benchmark).
Waseca MN Site TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=3.1 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=1.5 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=1.6 · BLS 0.7
Where Waseca MN Site falls in its industry
537 Telecommunications carriers, w establishmentsSafer than 57% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.3.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 12 Telecommunications carriers, w employers in Minnesota.
Waseca MN Site has fewer employees than the Telecommunications carriers, wired median and a lower 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 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
517110 · MN · Waseca
537 Telecommunications carriers, wired employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 40 employers in Waseca, MN · 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 | SPFDMOTL | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TULVOKVX | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cox Communications, West Warwick | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NSVLTNBT - AT&T Services, Inc. | 0.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pipestone System Services | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sports Group | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BlueLinx Corporation Aitkin | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nor-Son Construction | 62 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Federal Correctional Institution | 833 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WASECA MN | 238 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cinch Connectivity Solutions | 200 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1038 | 181 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | M&H Engineering Co., Inc. | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Charlestown Plant | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DPL-Centreville | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Central Life Science - Council Bluffs | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 58ER | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Elm City Rehabilitation Center, Inc. | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sysco Guest Supply LLC. (309 Kennedy Drive, Sayreville, NJ) | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Behr Paint Company Mc Donough Distribution | 62 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.