Electric power distribution systems · North Carolina

Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative

Name: Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Buxton, NC · ~25 workers · 5 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

Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative runs at 144% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Electric power distribution systems workplace, earning a grade D.

Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative: 1.7 TCR = 144% of Electric power distribution systems BLS 1.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative safety composite

Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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 1.73 per 100 workers

Safer than 66% 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

−4.3

2017→2021

Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative injury rate improved

Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative's TCR fell 4.3 from 4.3 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2018 at 4.4 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=4.3 · 2018=4.4 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221122 · Buxton, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 1.7 · 144% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #47/107
PHOTO Glenbard
BOOK 5y book
INJ 2 inj
SIZE ~25 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Glenbard (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative averages 1.7 TCR (144% of the Electric power distribution systems BLS benchmark).

Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative TCR series: 2017=4.3 · 2018=4.4 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · BLS 1.2

Where Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative falls in its industry

2,958 Electric power distribution sy establishments

Safer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #47 safest of 107 Electric power distribution sy employers in North Carolina.

Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (25 employees, TCR 1.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative has fewer employees than the Electric power distribution systems median and a lower 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
2021	0.0	0.0	0
2020	0.0	0.0	0
2019	0.0	0.0	0
2018	4.4	0.0	1
2017	4.3	4.3	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221122 · NC · Buxton

2,958 Electric power distribution systems employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 4 employers in Buxton, NC · 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	Glenbard	LOMBARD, IL	1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Port Washington Service Center	PORT WASHINGTON, WI	1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Airport Operating - 112 Lake Mirror Road Forest Park	ATLANTA, GA	1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company	BRECKSVILLE, OH	1.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Fair View Nursery, Inc.	WILSON	25 FTE
STATE-SIZE	John William Carter III	EAGLE SPRINGS	25 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Hill of Berry's	ROXBORO	25 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Andrew Tyson Farms	NASHVILLE	25 FTE
CITY-NEAR	CAPE HATTERAS SECONDARY	Buxton	65 FTE
CITY-NEAR	CAPE HATTERAS ELEMENTARY	Buxton	62 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Cape Hatteras Electric Membership Corporation	Buxton	27 FTE
NAT-TCR	I-25 North 061802	Castle Rock, CO	1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Nestle USA, Freedom Facility	Appleton, WI	1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	R.J. Lalonde, Inc.	Signal Hill, CA	1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	S04162 - Irvine Transfer Station and MRF	Irvine, CA	1.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Coke Capital Kresson St.	Baltimore, MD	25 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Shanes graing and paving Inc	Phoenix, AZ	25 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Eagle Transport Corporation - Nashville	Nashville, TN	25 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Covington Aircraft Radial Division	Okmulgee, OK	25 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: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.