Electric power distribution systems · Texas

Deafsmith Electric Coop.

Name: Deafsmith Electric Coop. Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Hereford, TX · ~53 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 2.0
Avg TCR: 1.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Deafsmith Electric Coop. runs at 166% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Electric power distribution systems workplace, earning a grade D.

Deafsmith Electric Coop.: 2.0 TCR = 166% of Electric power distribution systems BLS 1.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Deafsmith Electric Coop. safety composite

Deafsmith Electric Coop. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

64/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 1.99 per 100 workers

Safer than 60% 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%).

Rising injury rate

Deafsmith Electric Coop.: 0.0 → 4.0 TCR

Peak year 2019 @ 4.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2019

Deafsmith Electric Coop.'s TCR rose 4.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 4.0 in 2019. In 2019, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

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

Grade D · TCR 2.0 · 166% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #137/246
PHOTO TEXOMA TRANS
BOOK 2y book
INJ 2 inj
SIZE ~53 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: TEXOMA TRANS (0.0 TCR gap)

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TEXOMA TRANS

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Habersham EMC

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LADWP 111 HOPE

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BHE - Pueblo S

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What this shows Deafsmith Electric Coop. averages 2.0 TCR (166% of the Electric power distribution systems BLS benchmark).

Deafsmith Electric Coop. TCR series: 2016=0 · 2019=4 · BLS 1.2

Where Deafsmith Electric Coop. falls in its industry

2,958 Electric power distribution sy establishments

Safer than 60% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #137 safest of 246 Electric power distribution sy employers in Texas.

Deafsmith Electric Coop. (53 employees, TCR 2.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Deafsmith Electric Coop. has fewer employees than the Electric power distribution systems median and a lower 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
2019	4.0	0.0	2	0	0
2016	0.0	0.0	0	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221122 · TX · Hereford

2,958 Electric power distribution systems 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	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	TEXOMA TRANS	SHERMAN, TX	2.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Habersham EMC	CLARKESVILLE, GA	2.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	LADWP 111 HOPE	LOS ANGELES, CA	2.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	BHE - Pueblo S Victoria Ave (CO010)	PUEBLO, CO	2.0 TCR
STATE-SIZE	XIT Feeders	DALHART	53 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Wolf Creek Feedyard	PERRYTON	53 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Western Cattle Feeders, LLC	LOCKNEY	53 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Glasscock County Coop	ST LAWRENCE	53 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Caviness Beef	Hereford	1,334 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Caviness	Hereford	781 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Nestle Purina Pet Car (Merrick Pet Care)	Hereford	372 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Merrick Petcare	Hereford	366 FTE
NAT-TCR	Southern Ambulance Service Ltd.	Aiken, SC	2.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	PetersenDean Roofing and Solar Fresno-Solar	Fresno, CA	2.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	Modesto, California Container Graphics Corporation	Modesto, CA	2.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	AW North Carolina	Durham, NC	2.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Prairie City Landing	Folsom, CA	53 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Advanced Disposal - Decatur Hauling	Decatur, IL	53 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Avon Lake Family Health Center	Avon Lake, OH	53 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Hunter Truck Sales and Service - Swedesboro	Swedesboro, NJ	53 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: 2019, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.