Natural Gas Distribution · Indiana

CenterPoint Energy - Columbus

Columbus, IN · ~28 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
1.9
Avg TCR
1.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

CenterPoint Energy - Columbus runs at 161% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Natural Gas Distribution workplace, earning a grade D.

CenterPoint Energy - Columbus: 1.9 TCR = 161% of Natural Gas Distribution BLS 1.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

CenterPoint Energy - Columbus safety composite

CenterPoint Energy - Columbus scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 78% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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

65/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 1.93 per 100 workers

Safer than 62% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 78% 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%).

TCR Δ

−0.6

2021→2024

CenterPoint Energy - Columbus injury rate improved

CenterPoint Energy - Columbus's TCR fell 0.6 from 4.2 in 2021 to 3.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 4.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2021=4.2 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=3.6

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221210 · Columbus, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 1.9 · 161% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #21/47
  • PHOTO CenterPoint Energy -…
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 2 inj
  • SIZE ~28 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: CenterPoint Energy - South 501 (0.0 TCR gap)

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CenterPoint Energy - Columbus in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows CenterPoint Energy - Columbus averages 1.9 TCR (161% of the Natural Gas Distribution BLS benchmark).

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

CenterPoint Energy - Columbus TCR series: 2021=4.2 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=3.6 · BLS 1.2

Where CenterPoint Energy - Columbus falls in its industry

1,153 Natural Gas Distribution establishments

Safer than 62% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 47 Natural Gas Distribution employers in Indiana.

CenterPoint Energy - Columbus (28 employees, TCR 1.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.6 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 0200400600800 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate CenterPoint Energy - Columbus
CenterPoint Energy - Columbus (28 employees, TCR 1.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.6

CenterPoint Energy - Columbus has fewer employees than the Natural Gas Distribution median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 3.6 0.0 1 0 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 4.2 0.0 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221210 · IN · Columbus

1,153 Natural Gas Distribution employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 141 employers in Columbus, IN · 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 CenterPoint Energy - South 501 1.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Jackson (Gas), MO 1.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR 309-NiSource-Hagerstown MD 1.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Oil City District 1.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE Eagle Valley CCGT 28 FTE
STATE-SIZE Shelbyville District Office 28 FTE
STATE-SIZE Decatur County REMC 28 FTE
STATE-SIZE Vectren Corporation - Danville 28 FTE
CITY-NEAR Toyota Material Handling, Inc. 1,961 FTE
CITY-NEAR NTN Driveshaft Inc. 1,756 FTE
CITY-NEAR Columbus Engine Plant 1,335 FTE
CITY-NEAR Commons Office Building 1,248 FTE
NAT-TCR Deupree House and Cottages 1.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Kci Inc Kcmo 1.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Delmar, Delaware 1.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Fisk Electric Company - Miami, FL 1.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE State Line Combined Cycle 28 FTE
NAT-SIZE AE Products, Inc. 28 FTE
NAT-SIZE American Cold Forge 28 FTE
NAT-SIZE Downingtown Plant 28 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: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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