Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction · Iowa

Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Albia, IA · ~21 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
5.5
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. runs at 195% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction workplace, earning a grade D.

Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.: 5.5 TCR = 195% of Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction BLS 2.8 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. safety composite

Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 78% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 18%), 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).

D

48/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 5.47 per 100 workers

Safer than 18% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 78% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 52% 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

−4.6

2016→2021

Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. injury rate improved

Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.'s TCR fell 4.6 from 9.4 in 2016 to 4.8 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 18.6 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=9.4 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=18.6 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=4.8

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 237130 · Albia, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 195% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #11/19
  • PHOTO LCS:LC039 - LC039-Pl…
  • BOOK 6y book
  • INJ 6 inj
  • SIZE ~21 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: LCS:LC039 - LC039-Plant City, FL (0.0 TCR gap)

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Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. averages 5.5 TCR (195% of the Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction BLS benchmark).

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

Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. TCR series: 2016=9.4 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=18.6 · 2020=0 · 2021=4.8 · BLS 2.8

Where Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. falls in its industry

1,605 Utility line (i.e., communicat establishments

Safer than 18% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 19 Utility line (i.e., communicat employers in Iowa.

Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. (21 employees, TCR 5.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 74 employees and a TCR of 2.0 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 0100200300400500 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. (21 employees, TCR 5.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 74 employees and a TCR of 2.0

Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. has fewer employees than the Utility line (i.e., communication, elect median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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
2021 4.8 0.0 1 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 18.6 0.0 4 0 0
2018 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2017 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2016 9.4 0.0 1 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

237130 · IA · Albia

1,605 Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 12 employers in Albia, IA · 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 LCS:LC039 - LC039-Plant City, FL 5.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR G.R. Osterland Co. 5.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR ANWIL - Wilmington- NC 5.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR TDNIC - Nicholasville 5.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE Audubon Vet Clinic 21 FTE
STATE-SIZE Handlos South 21 FTE
STATE-SIZE VALO BioMedia NA, LLC. Adel Farm 21 FTE
STATE-SIZE K & B Ag Supply 21 FTE
CITY-NEAR Monroe County Hospital and Clinics 186 FTE
CITY-NEAR RELCO Locomotives, Inc. 139 FTE
CITY-NEAR Superior Machine, Inc. 105 FTE
CITY-NEAR Albia - Main Store 83 FTE
NAT-TCR Marshall, VA 5.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Tombell Corporation 5.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Touchmark at Mount Bachelor Village LLC 5.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Sodexo at William Paterson University 5.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Itcs- Wa 21 FTE
NAT-SIZE GOEX Powder Inc. 21 FTE
NAT-SIZE G.R. Roofing Co., Inc. 21 FTE
NAT-SIZE Wsa Facility 21 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, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.