Natural Gas Distribution · Virginia

316-NiSource-Lynchburg VA-Serv Ctr

Name: 316-NiSource-Lynchburg VA-Serv Ctr Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Lynchburg, VA · ~38 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 1.7
Avg TCR: 1.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

316-NiSource-Lynchburg VA-Serv Ctr runs at 142% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Natural Gas Distribution workplace, earning a grade D.

316-NiSource-Lynchburg VA-Serv Ctr: 1.7 TCR = 142% of Natural Gas Distribution BLS 1.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

316-NiSource-Lynchburg VA-Serv Ctr safety composite

316-NiSource-Lynchburg VA-Serv Ctr scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 78% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

67/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 1.7 per 100 workers

Safer than 69% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 78% 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%).

TCR Δ

−2.8

2016→2023

316-NiSource-Lynchburg VA-Serv Ctr injury rate improved

316-NiSource-Lynchburg VA-Serv Ctr's TCR fell 2.8 from 2.8 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 5.6 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=2.8 · 2017=2.7 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=5.6 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221210 · Lynchburg, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 1.7 · 142% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #7/21
PHOTO VNG Newport News
BOOK 8y book
INJ 5 inj
SIZE ~38 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: VNG Newport News (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows 316-NiSource-Lynchburg VA-Serv Ctr averages 1.7 TCR (142% of the Natural Gas Distribution BLS benchmark).

316-NiSource-Lynchburg VA-Serv Ctr TCR series: 2016=2.8 · 2017=2.7 · 2018=0 · 2019=5.6 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=0 · BLS 1.2

Where 316-NiSource-Lynchburg VA-Serv Ctr falls in its industry

1,153 Natural Gas Distribution establishments

Safer than 69% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 21 Natural Gas Distribution employers in Virginia.

316-NiSource-Lynchburg VA-Serv Ctr (38 employees, TCR 1.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.6

316-NiSource-Lynchburg VA-Serv Ctr has fewer employees than the Natural Gas Distribution median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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
2023	0.0	0.0	0
2022	2.5	0.0	1
2021	0.0	0.0	0
2020	0.0	0.0	0
2019	5.6	2.8	2
2018	0.0	0.0	0
2017	2.7	2.7	1
2016	2.8	2.8	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221210 · VA · Lynchburg

1,153 Natural Gas Distribution employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 360 employers in Lynchburg, VA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	VNG Newport News	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Alaska Utilities LLC	ANCHORAGE, AK	1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	605-NiSource-Fort Wayne IN-Operating HQ	FORT WAYNE, IN	1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	1774 N HWY 14 GROESBECK TX	GROESBECK, TX	1.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Glenwood Foods, LLC	JETERSVILLE	38 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Headquarters	CREWE	38 FTE
STATE-SIZE	SHAH DEVELOPMENT LLC	CHRISTIANSBURG	38 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Peerless Restoration	WILLIAMSBURG	38 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Lynchburg General Hospital	Lynchburg	2,596 FTE
CITY-NEAR	BWXT NOG Lynchburg	Lynchburg	2,200 FTE
CITY-NEAR	BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, Inc. - Lynchburg	Lynchburg	2,180 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Centra Urgent Care Forest	Lynchburg	1,283 FTE
NAT-TCR	Harrod Construction Contracting Corporation	Salinas, CA	1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Taylor Electric Cooperative	Merkel, TX	1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Busch's, INC 1035	Ann Arbor, MI	1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Phoenix Progressive	Phoenix, AZ	1.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Highland Tank of Central Michigan	Clarkston, MI	38 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Groendyke Transport - Denver	Henderson, CO	38 FTE
NAT-SIZE	General Recycling of MS, LLC	Flowood, MS	38 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Petron New Berlin	New Berlin, WI	38 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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