Distribution of electric power · Texas

Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Hereford, TX · ~51 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
3.6
Avg TCR
1.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative, Inc. runs at 300% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Distribution of electric power workplace, earning a grade F.

Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative, Inc.: 3.6 TCR = 300% of Distribution of electric power BLS 1.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative, Inc. safety composite

Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 35%), 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

54/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 3.6 per 100 workers

Safer than 35% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 79% 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

−4.0

2019→2024

Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative, Inc. injury rate improved

Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative, Inc.'s TCR fell 4.0 from 4.0 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 8.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=4.0 · 2020=3.9 · 2021=8.1 · 2022=2.0 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221122 · Hereford, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 3.6 · 300% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #211/246
  • PHOTO Main Office
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 8 inj
  • SIZE ~51 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Main Office (0.0 TCR gap)

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Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative, Inc. averages 3.6 TCR (300% of the Distribution of electric power BLS benchmark).

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

Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative, Inc. TCR series: 2019=4 · 2020=3.9 · 2021=8.1 · 2022=2 · 2024=0 · BLS 1.2

Where Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative, Inc. falls in its industry

2,958 Distribution of electric power establishments

Safer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #211 safest of 246 Distribution of electric power employers in Texas.

Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative, Inc. (51 employees, TCR 3.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.5 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 05001,0001,5002,000 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative, Inc. (51 employees, TCR 3.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative, Inc. has fewer employees than the Distribution of electric power median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 2.0 2.0 1 0 0
2021 8.1 4.1 3 1 0
2020 3.9 3.9 2 0 0
2019 4.0 0.0 2 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221122 · TX · Hereford

2,958 Distribution of electric power employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 38 employers in Hereford, TX · 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 Main Office 3.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR OAKWOOD AVENUE CREW LOCATION-NY14 3.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Coosa Valley Electric 3.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Aqueduct Power Plant 3.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE Moore County Gin 51 FTE
STATE-SIZE Goldsmith 51 FTE
STATE-SIZE Titan Directional Drilling 51 FTE
STATE-SIZE Coastal Flow Liquid Measurement, Inc. 51 FTE
CITY-NEAR Caviness Beef 1,334 FTE
CITY-NEAR Caviness 781 FTE
CITY-NEAR Nestle Purina Pet Car (Merrick Pet Care) 372 FTE
CITY-NEAR Merrick Petcare 366 FTE
NAT-TCR ABS Global - Dekorra 3.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Branch #10 Liberty 3.6 TCR
NAT-TCR West Palm FL SC 3.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Freshpure Water 3.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE Deep South Crane & Rigging LLC @ Marathon Petroleum Garyville, Louisiana 51 FTE
NAT-SIZE RESCO Electronics 51 FTE
NAT-SIZE Stericycle - Nashville,TN 51 FTE
NAT-SIZE Huron OH FXFE-HUR 51 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, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.