Power generation, fossil fuel (e.g., coal, gas, oil), electric · Iowa
City of Ames - Electric Production
Ames, IA · ~38 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.9
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Ames - Electric Production runs at 574% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Power generation, fossil fuel (e.g., coal, gas, oil), electric workplace, earning a grade F.
City of Ames - Electric Production: 6.9 TCR = 574% of Power generation, fossil fuel (e.g., coal, gas, oil), electric BLS 1.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Ames - Electric Production safety composite
City of Ames - Electric Production scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 2%), 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).
17/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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
−2.1
2022→2024
City of Ames - Electric Production injury rate improved
City of Ames - Electric Production's TCR fell 2.1 from 7.6 in 2022 to 5.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 7.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=7.6 · 2023=7.6 · 2024=5.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221112 · Ames, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.9 · 574% of ind
- DART 2.7 DART
- RANK #13/13
- PHOTO Heorot Power
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~38 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Heorot Power (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Ames - Electric Production in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Aurora Energy,
Aurora Energy, LLC
7.1 TCR
- AVEC Village O
AVEC Village Operations
7 TCR
- This site
City of Ames - Electric Production
6.9 TCR
- Heorot Power
Heorot Power
6.9 TCR
- KCP&L - Lee's
KCP&L - Lee's Summit Service Center
6.7 TCR
What this shows City of Ames - Electric Production averages 6.9 TCR (574% of the Power generation, fossil fuel (e.g., coal, gas, oil), electric BLS benchmark).
City of Ames - Electric Production TCR series: 2022=7.6 · 2023=7.6 · 2024=5.5 · BLS 1.2
Where City of Ames - Electric Production falls in its industry
846 Power generation, fossil fuel establishmentsSafer than 2% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 13 Power generation, fossil fuel employers in Iowa.
City of Ames - Electric Production has fewer employees than the Power generation, fossil fuel (e.g., coa median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.6 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221112 · IA · Ames
846 Power generation, fossil fuel (e.g., coal, gas, oil), electric employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 170 employers in Ames, 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 | Heorot Power | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AVEC Village Operations | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KCP&L - Lee's Summit Service Center | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Aurora Energy, LLC | 7.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2050-Clarion, IA | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Waukon Feed Ranch Agronomy Center | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rognes Corp | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SECONDARY ROADS | 38 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ISU - University Wide | 13,316 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ISU - On Campus | 12,527 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mary Greeley Medical Center- Main Hospital | 1,415 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mary Greeley Medical Center | 1,277 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | MR Delivery Inc. | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | R & J Trucking Gray Court Terminal | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wabash Little Falls | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MES Delivery LLC | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Westpoint Office | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Peregrine Transportation | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Town of Normal - Engineering, Inspections, and Facilities Management | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Grady Starbucks | 38 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.