Distribution of electric power · Minnesota

BENCO Electric Cooperative

Mankato, MN · ~41 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
14.7
Avg TCR
1.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

BENCO Electric Cooperative runs at 1223% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Distribution of electric power workplace, earning a grade F.

BENCO Electric Cooperative: 14.7 TCR = 1223% of Distribution of electric power BLS 1.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

BENCO Electric Cooperative safety composite

BENCO Electric Cooperative scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 1%), 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).

F

16/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 14.67 per 100 workers

Safer than 1% of industry peers

DART rate
F 5.28 per 100 workers

Safer than 9% 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

−10.3

2018→2020

BENCO Electric Cooperative injury rate improved

BENCO Electric Cooperative's TCR fell 10.3 from 15.6 in 2018 to 5.3 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2019 at 23.2 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=15.6 · 2019=23.2 · 2020=5.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221122 · Mankato, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 14.7 · 1223% of ind

  • DART 5.3 DART
  • RANK #85/85
  • PHOTO Powell Valley Electr…
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 16 inj
  • SIZE ~41 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Powell Valley Electric Cooperative New Tazewell (0.2 TCR gap)

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BENCO Electric Cooperative in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows BENCO Electric Cooperative averages 14.7 TCR (1223% of the Distribution of electric power BLS benchmark).

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

BENCO Electric Cooperative TCR series: 2018=15.6 · 2019=23.2 · 2020=5.3 · BLS 1.2

Where BENCO Electric Cooperative falls in its industry

2,958 Distribution of electric power establishments

Safer than 1% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #85 safest of 85 Distribution of electric power employers in Minnesota.

BENCO Electric Cooperative (41 employees, TCR 14.7) 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 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate BENCO Electric Cooperative
BENCO Electric Cooperative (41 employees, TCR 14.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.5

BENCO Electric Cooperative has fewer employees than the Distribution of electric power 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
2020 5.3 5.3 1 1 0
2019 23.2 12.9 9 0 0
2018 15.6 10.4 6 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221122 · MN · Mankato

2,958 Distribution of electric power employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 214 employers in Mankato, 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 Powell Valley Electric Cooperative New Tazewell 14.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Electric Distribution 15.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR WEST VALLEY 14.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Lighthouse Electric Cooperative, Inc. 15.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE Minnesota Farming 41 FTE
STATE-SIZE Feedmill TW Shop - SE 41 FTE
STATE-SIZE Hobbs Brigade Energy Services 41 FTE
STATE-SIZE Wild Rice Electric Cooperative, Inc. 41 FTE
CITY-NEAR Minnesota State University, Mankato 2,729 FTE
CITY-NEAR Mayo Clinic Health System-Mankato 2,468 FTE
CITY-NEAR MRCI - Premier Drive 1,641 FTE
CITY-NEAR Mankato Area Public Schools 1,200 FTE
NAT-TCR Pueblo Center 14.7 TCR
NAT-TCR K-I Lexington Truss 14.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Bonner Springs Pipe & Precast 14.7 TCR
NAT-TCR 6975-1L04 14.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE 580 - San Jose-Int Branch 41 FTE
NAT-SIZE Priority Building Services, LLC - AZ 41 FTE
NAT-SIZE Breeder / Broiler Department 41 FTE
NAT-SIZE Orizon Owasso OK 41 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: 2020, 2019, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.