Distribution of natural gas · Virginia

Department of Public Utilities

Richmond, VA · ~596 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
4.1
Avg TCR
1.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Department of Public Utilities runs at 343% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Distribution of natural gas workplace, earning a grade F.

Department of Public Utilities: 4.1 TCR = 343% of Distribution of natural gas BLS 1.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Department of Public Utilities safety composite

Department of Public Utilities scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 20%), 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).

F

31/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 4.11 per 100 workers

Safer than 28% of industry peers

DART rate
F 3.91 per 100 workers

Safer than 20% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 50% 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

−0.8

2016→2024

Department of Public Utilities injury rate improved

Department of Public Utilities's TCR fell 0.8 from 4.9 in 2016 to 4.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 5.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.95× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=4.9 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=3.9 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=2.9 · 2021=5.0 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=4.1

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221210 · Richmond, VA ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 4.1 · 343% of ind

  • DART 3.9 DART
  • RANK #17/21
  • PHOTO Colby
  • BOOK 9y book
  • INJ 206 inj
  • SIZE ~596 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Colby (0.0 TCR gap)

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Department of Public Utilities in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Department of Public Utilities averages 4.1 TCR (343% of the Distribution of natural gas BLS benchmark).

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

Department of Public Utilities TCR series: 2016=4.9 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=3.9 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=2.9 · 2021=5 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=4.1 · BLS 1.2

Where Department of Public Utilities falls in its industry

1,153 Distribution of natural gas establishments

Safer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 21 Distribution of natural gas employers in Virginia.

Department of Public Utilities (596 employees, TCR 4.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.6 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 0200400600800 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Department of Public Utilities
Department of Public Utilities (596 employees, TCR 4.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.6

Department of Public Utilities has more employees than the Distribution of natural gas median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 4.1 3.9 23 0 0
2023 3.6 3.2 20 0 0
2022 4.1 3.2 19 4 0
2021 5.0 4.1 25 2 0
2020 2.9 2.2 16 1 0
2019 4.3 4.0 25 2 0
2018 3.9 3.1 21 3 0
2017 4.3 2.5 27 0 0
2016 4.9 3.5 30 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221210 · VA · Richmond

1,153 Distribution of natural gas employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 939 employers in Richmond, VA · 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 Colby 4.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR NG Bloomington Reporting Center 4.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR CAZ-Phoenix 43rd Operations Center and Training 0042-FAC24 4.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Charlottesville - Gas 4.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE Hitachi Energy USA, inc. South Boston, VA 595 FTE
STATE-SIZE Northern Virginia Community College - Alexandria 599 FTE
STATE-SIZE Celanese Acetate LLC 592 FTE
STATE-SIZE Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital 592 FTE
CITY-NEAR VCU Health System 14,536 FTE
CITY-NEAR Virginia Commonwealth University 11,826 FTE
CITY-NEAR VCU 5,271 FTE
CITY-NEAR CJW Medical Center 3,259 FTE
NAT-TCR Lebanon Valley Brethren Home 4.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Knapheide Truck Equipment Company - Midsouth 4.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Moorings Park Nursing Services 4.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Koch 33 Ford Toyota 4.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE F&P Georgia MFG 596 FTE
NAT-SIZE Administration 596 FTE
NAT-SIZE Maricopa County - Clerk of the Superior Court (160) 596 FTE
NAT-SIZE Healthsource Saginaw 596 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, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.