Electric power generation, fossil fuel (e.g., coal, oil, gas) · Montana
Colstrip Power Plant
Colstrip, MT · ~287 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 1.0
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Colstrip Power Plant runs at 83% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Electric power generation, fossil fuel (e.g., coal, oil, gas) workplace, earning a grade C.
Colstrip Power Plant: 1.0 TCR = 83% of Electric power generation, fossil fuel (e.g., coal, oil, gas) BLS 1.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Colstrip Power Plant safety composite
Colstrip Power Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 66% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 39%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% 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
−1.0
2016→2024
Colstrip Power Plant injury rate improved
Colstrip Power Plant's TCR fell 1.0 from 2.1 in 2016 to 1.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 2.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.1 · 2017=0.3 · 2018=2.2 · 2019=1.1 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.4 · 2022=0.4 · 2023=1.3 · 2024=1.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221112 · Colstrip, MT AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 1.0 · 83% of ind
- DART 0.4 DART
- RANK #1/4
- PHOTO 327-NiSource-West Te…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 28 inj
- SIZE ~287 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 327-NiSource-West Terre Haute IN (0.0 TCR gap)
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Colstrip Power Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Colstrip Power Plant
1 TCR
- 327-NiSource-W
327-NiSource-West Terre Haute IN
1 TCR
- Marshall TX PP
Marshall TX PP
1 TCR
- Environmental
Environmental Lab (2480 Maner Road SE)
1 TCR
- Cumberland Pow
Cumberland Power Plant
1 TCR
What this shows Colstrip Power Plant averages 1.0 TCR (83% of the Electric power generation, fossil fuel (e.g., coal, oil, gas) BLS benchmark).
Colstrip Power Plant TCR series: 2016=2.1 · 2017=0.3 · 2018=2.2 · 2019=1.1 · 2020=0 · 2021=0.4 · 2022=0.4 · 2023=1.3 · 2024=1.2 · BLS 1.2
Where Colstrip Power Plant falls in its industry
846 Electric power generation, fos establishmentsSafer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Montana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 4 Electric power generation, fos employers in Montana.
Colstrip Power Plant has more employees than the Electric power generation, fossil fuel ( median and a lower 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 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221112 · MT · Colstrip
846 Electric power generation, fossil fuel (e.g., coal, oil, gas) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,536 rated employers in Montana with headcount on file · 4 employers in Colstrip, MT · 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 | 327-NiSource-West Terre Haute IN | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Marshall TX PP | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Environmental Lab (2480 Maner Road SE) | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cumberland Power Plant | 1.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Cennox Inc (MT) | 288 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Holy Rosary Hospital | 286 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 105212 - Montana Renewables RDR/SAF Construction | 285 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 4412 | 291 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NAES Power Contractors - Talen Energy - Colstrip | 147 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CEI Electrical Contractors | 122 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Colstrip | 95 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Innovative Handling | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | kdc/one Aromair | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Centerline Drilling, Inc. | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Autoport (MI) Limited - Woodhaven | 1.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Swinerton Inc | 287 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | United Laboratories Manufacturing LLC | 287 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Synthego Corporation | 287 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Calise & Sons Bakery | 287 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.