Electric power generation, fossil fuel (e.g., coal, oil, gas) · Kentucky
Cooper Generating Station
Burnside, KY · ~60 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 3.4
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cooper Generating Station runs at 279% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Electric power generation, fossil fuel (e.g., coal, oil, gas) workplace, earning a grade F.
Cooper Generating Station: 3.4 TCR = 279% of Electric power generation, fossil fuel (e.g., coal, oil, gas) BLS 1.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cooper Generating Station safety composite
Cooper Generating Station scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 8%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Cooper Generating Station: 2.6 → 5.0 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 6.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1× in 2024
Cooper Generating Station's TCR rose 2.4 from 2.6 in 2016 to 5.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 6.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221112 · Burnside, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 3.4 · 279% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK #23/23
- PHOTO Barney M. Davis Powe…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~60 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Barney M. Davis Power Station (0.0 TCR gap)
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Cooper Generating Station in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Cooper Generating Station
3.4 TCR
- Barney M. Davi
Barney M. Davis Power Station
3.4 TCR
- Jack County Ge
Jack County Generation Facility
3.4 TCR
- Associated Ele
Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc - Thomas Hill Energy Center
3.4 TCR
- Greenville
Greenville
3.3 TCR
What this shows Cooper Generating Station averages 3.4 TCR (279% of the Electric power generation, fossil fuel (e.g., coal, oil, gas) BLS benchmark).
Cooper Generating Station TCR series: 2016=2.6 · 2019=3.1 · 2020=0 · 2021=3.2 · 2022=6.5 · 2023=3 · 2024=5 · BLS 1.2
Where Cooper Generating Station falls in its industry
846 Electric power generation, fos establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 23 Electric power generation, fos employers in Kentucky.
Cooper Generating Station has more employees than the Electric power generation, fossil fuel ( 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 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221112 · KY · Burnside
846 Electric power generation, fossil fuel (e.g., coal, oil, gas) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 7 employers in Burnside, KY · 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 | Barney M. Davis Power Station | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Greenville | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jack County Generation Facility | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc - Thomas Hill Energy Center | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Workman Farms INC | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | OFP | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hopkinsville Electric System | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 3275 HIGHLAND POINT DR OWENSBORO KY | 60 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Merrick Hardwoods, Inc | 140 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kingsford Mfg | 116 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Burnside | 114 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | United Rail Service, LLC | 31 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Albert Brothers Inc | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Austin Powder Midsouth LLC - Nashville | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Beckstrom Electric Company Inc. | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mayhew Basque Plastics LLC. | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 201 Santa Fe Drive | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | New London Homeless Hospitality Center | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Elizabeth Shelton School | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Best Way Disposal Inc., Watervliet | 60 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.