Electric power generation, nuclear · Illinois
Braidwood Nuclear Power Station
Braceville, IL · ~726 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.3
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Braidwood Nuclear Power Station runs at 21% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Electric power generation, nuclear workplace, earning a grade A.
Braidwood Nuclear Power Station: 0.3 TCR = 21% of Electric power generation, nuclear BLS 1.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Braidwood Nuclear Power Station safety composite
Braidwood Nuclear Power Station scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 11%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 0.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 0.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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%).
Braidwood Nuclear Power Station held a steady TCR band
Braidwood Nuclear Power Station's TCR held near 0.1 from 0.2 in 2016 to 0.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 0.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.12× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.2 · 2017=0.3 · 2018=0.4 · 2019=0.1 · 2020=0.1 · 2021=0.1 · 2022=0.1 · 2023=0.6 · 2024=0.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221113 · Braceville, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.3 · 21% of ind
- DART 0.3 DART
- RANK #9/12
- PHOTO Peach Bottom Atomic …
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~726 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station (0.0 TCR gap)
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Braidwood Nuclear Power Station in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site 0.3
Braidwood Nuclear Power Station
0.3 TCR
- Peach Bottom A 0.3
Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station
0.3 TCR
- PSEG Power Nuc 0.3
PSEG Power Nuclear
0.3 TCR
- Perry 0.3
Perry
0.3 TCR
- Quad Cities Nu 0.2
Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station
0.2 TCR
What this shows Braidwood Nuclear Power Station averages 0.3 TCR (21% of the Electric power generation, nuclear BLS benchmark).
Braidwood Nuclear Power Station TCR series: 2016=0.2 · 2017=0.3 · 2018=0.4 · 2019=0.1 · 2020=0.1 · 2021=0.1 · 2022=0.1 · 2023=0.6 · 2024=0.3 · BLS 1.2
Where Braidwood Nuclear Power Station falls in its industry
80 Electric power generation, nuc establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.2.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 12 Electric power generation, nuc employers in Illinois.
Braidwood Nuclear Power Station has more employees than the Electric power generation, nuclear median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.2. 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 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221113 · IL · Braceville
80 Electric power generation, nuclear employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 3 employers in Braceville, 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 | Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PSEG Power Nuclear | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Perry | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station | 0.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | LINCOLN IL | 726 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JOURNEYCARE, INC. | 726 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Presence St. Mary's Hospital Kankakee | 726 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Phillips 66 Wood River Refinery | 727 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Allied Power Services - Exelon, Braidwood Station | 103 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fisher Auto Parts - DABRO | 28 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Transport Service 60007 Plaquemine | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arc Remanufacturing Inc. | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rahway, NJ Facility | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | QVC, Inc. (Ontario) | 726 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BFMC - Baystate Franklin Medical Center | 726 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Woodward HRT Santa Clarita | 726 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 6354-TX21 | 726 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.