Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution · Illinois

AMEREN ILLINOIS - Sparta

Sparta, IL · ~45 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
3.4
Avg TCR
1.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

AMEREN ILLINOIS - Sparta runs at 279% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution workplace, earning a grade F.

AMEREN ILLINOIS - Sparta: 3.4 TCR = 279% of Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution BLS 1.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

AMEREN ILLINOIS - Sparta safety composite

AMEREN ILLINOIS - Sparta scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 38%), 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).

C

56/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 3.35 per 100 workers

Safer than 38% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 79% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 51% 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

−2.1

2016→2019

AMEREN ILLINOIS - Sparta injury rate improved

AMEREN ILLINOIS - Sparta's TCR fell 2.1 from 4.4 in 2016 to 2.2 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2018 at 6.8 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=4.4 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=6.8 · 2019=2.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221122 · Sparta, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 3.4 · 279% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #70/97
  • PHOTO Karnes Electric Coop…
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 5 inj
  • SIZE ~45 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Karnes Electric Cooperative, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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AMEREN ILLINOIS - Sparta in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows AMEREN ILLINOIS - Sparta averages 3.4 TCR (279% of the Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

AMEREN ILLINOIS - Sparta TCR series: 2016=4.4 · 2017=0 · 2018=6.8 · 2019=2.2 · BLS 1.2

Where AMEREN ILLINOIS - Sparta falls in its industry

2,958 Electric Power Transmission, C establishments

Safer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #70 safest of 97 Electric Power Transmission, C employers in Illinois.

AMEREN ILLINOIS - Sparta (45 employees, TCR 3.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 05001,0001,5002,000 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate AMEREN ILLINOIS - Sparta
AMEREN ILLINOIS - Sparta (45 employees, TCR 3.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.5

AMEREN ILLINOIS - Sparta has fewer employees than the Electric Power Transmission, Control, an median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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
2019 2.2 0.0 1 0 0
2018 6.8 4.5 3 0 0
2017 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2016 4.4 2.2 1 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221122 · IL · Sparta

2,958 Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 12 employers in Sparta, IL · 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 Karnes Electric Cooperative, Inc. 3.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR EUD Empire 3.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR St Joseph Service Center 3.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Roanoke 3.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE 1982.1-Stonington, IL-Mfg (Monsanto Co.) 45 FTE
STATE-SIZE Farmer City 45 FTE
STATE-SIZE 91P - Distribution Operating - Decatur 45 FTE
STATE-SIZE Grunloh Construction Inc. 45 FTE
CITY-NEAR Spartan Light Metal Products Sparta Location 483 FTE
CITY-NEAR Sparta Community Hospital 249 FTE
CITY-NEAR Sparta CUSD 248 FTE
CITY-NEAR WM 222 247 FTE
NAT-TCR 1855-MIDET444 3.4 TCR
NAT-TCR 4769-745-Pottery Barn 3.4 TCR
NAT-TCR AL229 Monroeville Particleboard 3.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Big Lots Store #4516 North Las Vegas, NV 3.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE Sodexo at Delta Lga - C Club 45 FTE
NAT-SIZE 1855-ININD321 45 FTE
NAT-SIZE Jersey Village Pipe 45 FTE
NAT-SIZE Concours Mold Alabama Inc. 45 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: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.