Electric power generation, nuclear · Illinois
Byron Nuclear Power Station
Byron, IL · ~681 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.2
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Byron Nuclear Power Station runs at 18% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Electric power generation, nuclear workplace, earning a grade A.
Byron Nuclear Power Station: 0.2 TCR = 18% of Electric power generation, nuclear BLS 1.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Byron Nuclear Power Station safety composite
Byron Nuclear Power Station scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 23%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 0.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 0.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% 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%).
Byron Nuclear Power Station held a steady TCR band
Byron Nuclear Power Station's TCR held near 0.1 from 0.4 in 2016 to 0.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.59× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.4 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=0.4 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.3 · 2021=0.3 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.1 · 2024=0.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221113 · Byron, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.2 · 18% of ind
- DART 0.1 DART
- RANK #7/12
- PHOTO St. Lucie Nuclear Pl…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~681 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: St. Lucie Nuclear Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Byron Nuclear Power Station in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site 0.2
Byron Nuclear Power Station
0.2 TCR
- St. Lucie Nucl 0.2
St. Lucie Nuclear Plant
0.2 TCR
- Quad Cities Nu 0.2
Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station
0.2 TCR
- Kairos Power-A 0.2
Kairos Power-Alameda
0.2 TCR
- AMEREN MISSOUR 0.2
AMEREN MISSOURI - Callaway Plant
0.2 TCR
What this shows Byron Nuclear Power Station averages 0.2 TCR (18% of the Electric power generation, nuclear BLS benchmark).
Byron Nuclear Power Station TCR series: 2016=0.4 · 2017=0 · 2018=0.4 · 2019=0 · 2020=0.3 · 2021=0.3 · 2022=0 · 2023=0.1 · 2024=0.5 · BLS 1.2
Where Byron Nuclear Power Station falls in its industry
80 Electric power generation, nuc establishmentsSafer than 48% 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 #7 safest of 12 Electric power generation, nuc employers in Illinois.
Byron 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 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221113 · IL · Byron
80 Electric power generation, nuclear employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 6 employers in Byron, 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 | St. Lucie Nuclear Plant | 0.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station | 0.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kairos Power-Alameda | 0.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AMEREN MISSOURI - Callaway Plant | 0.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fitness Formula Clubs | 681 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rivian Automotive, LLC - Normal | 680 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2073-SW-20730056-IF | 680 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Town of Normal | 680 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Generations at Neighbors, LLC | 128 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Allied Power Services - Exelon, Byron Station | 117 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Byron Forest Preserve | 85 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | County Market #217 | 63 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | TCS | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Thermo Electron Scientific Instruments, LLC | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | STL Holding Company, LLC | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gilbane Building Company Providence | 0.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Vallourec Star, LP | 681 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fremont Research Center | 681 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Superior Court of CA, County of Alameda | 681 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lake Health Tripoint | 681 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.