Telephone communications carriers, wireless (except satellite) · Ohio
Watch Communications - Elm St
LIMA, OH · ~34 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.8
- Avg TCR
- 0.7
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Watch Communications - Elm St runs at 1681% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Telephone communications carriers, wireless (except satellite) workplace, earning a grade F.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.8
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 0.7
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 6
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares Watch Communications - Elm St's OSHA Total Case Rate to the BLS industry benchmark across 2 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024).
Injury rate over time
Watch Communications - Elm St's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 0.7 industry benchmark.
Total Case Rate (recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers), OSHA ITA Form 300A. Industry benchmark: BLS IIF, NAICS 517312.
Watch Communications - Elm St has an average TCR of 11.8, which is 1681% of the industry average (0.7) for Telephone communications carriers, wireless (except satellite). This is significantly worse than average.
Safety Insights for Watch Communications - Elm St
Watch Communications - Elm St operates an establishment with approximately 34 full-time equivalent workers in LIMA, OH, classified under the Telephone communications carriers, wireless (except satellite) industry (NAICS 517312). Across 2 years of mandatory OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) reporting, this employer has accumulated 6 recordable injuries, 0 occupational illnesses, and 0 workplace fatalities. The average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 11.8 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year provides the anchor metric for the F letter grade (Failing Safety Record).
Benchmarked against the Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average of 0.7 for Telephone communications carriers, wireless (except satellite), Watch Communications - Elm St's workforce experiences 1681% of the typical injury burden. This ratio matters because TCR already normalizes for hours worked, a 200,000-hour exposure base equals roughly 100 full-time workers, so establishments with very different headcounts can be compared directly. A TCR above the benchmark flags a higher-than-typical risk profile for jobseekers, insurers, and enforcement agencies to examine.
Multi-year trend analysis is the single most reliable signal here: a one-year spike could reflect a single severe event, whereas sustained elevation across 2 reporting cycles points to systemic hazard exposure. Readers evaluating Watch Communications - Elm St as an employer, contractor, investment, or regulatory target should examine the yearly DART rate (days away, restricted, or transferred), the fatality count of 0, and any year-over-year deterioration shown in the table below. All figures come directly from employer-submitted OSHA Form 300A summaries, there is no modeling, estimation, or third-party adjustment layered on top of the government data.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
All injury, illness, and fatality figures on this page are sourced from Watch Communications - Elm St's own mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 517312 - Telephone communications carriers, wireless (except satellite).
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2024)
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
2 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 55,216 hours worked = 7.24 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Watch Communications - Elm St (this establishment) | 11.77 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 2-year avg |
| Telephone communications carriers, wireless (except satellite) industry avg | 0.70 | BLS IIF, NAICS 517312 |
| Ohio state avg (all industries) | 3.90 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Watch Communications - Elm St to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2024: 2 reportable incidents · 2 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2023: 4 reportable incidents · 4 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Watch Communications - Elm St's reported OSHA injury record versus its Telephone communications carriers, wireless (except satellite) peers, not a verdict on whether any single site is safe today.
- At 1681% of the Telephone communications carriers, wireless (except satellite) benchmark, Watch Communications - Elm St reports more injuries than typical peers, ask specifically how the employer is reducing them. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Telephone communications carriers, wireless (except satellite) sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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