Low voltage electrical work · Virginia
Design Electric Inc.
Charlottesville, VA · ~177 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Design Electric Inc. runs at 76% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Low voltage electrical work workplace, earning a grade B.
Design Electric Inc.: 2.1 TCR = 76% of Low voltage electrical work BLS 2.8 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Design Electric Inc. safety composite
Design Electric Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 32%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.14 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% 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
−0.4
2018→2023
Design Electric Inc. injury rate improved
Design Electric Inc.'s TCR fell 0.4 from 3.5 in 2018 to 3.1 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 3.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.97× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=3.5 · 2019=2.4 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=1.3 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=3.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238210 · Charlottesville, VA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.1 · 76% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #51/80
- PHOTO Building Electronic …
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~177 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Building Electronic Controls, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Design Electric Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Design Electric Inc.
2.1 TCR
- Building Elect
Building Electronic Controls, Inc.
2.1 TCR
- Super Electric
Super Electric Construction Company
2.1 TCR
- Gettle Incorpo
Gettle Incorporated
2.1 TCR
- Electric
Electric
2.1 TCR
What this shows Design Electric Inc. averages 2.1 TCR (76% of the Low voltage electrical work BLS benchmark).
Design Electric Inc. TCR series: 2018=3.5 · 2019=2.4 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=1.3 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=3.1 · BLS 2.8
Where Design Electric Inc. falls in its industry
4,550 Low voltage electrical work establishmentsSafer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #51 safest of 80 Low voltage electrical work employers in Virginia.
Design Electric Inc. has more employees than the Low voltage electrical work 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238210 · VA · Charlottesville
4,550 Low voltage electrical work employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 269 employers in Charlottesville, 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 | Building Electronic Controls, Inc. | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Super Electric Construction Company | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gettle Incorporated | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Electric | 2.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Boxley Materials Company | 177 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Floyd | 177 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lineal Technologies, Inc | 177 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kaiser Aluminum Fabricated Products, LLC. | 177 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Virginia | 11,898 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Of Virginia (209) Health System | 10,653 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Virginia Medical Center | 8,738 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UVA Medical Center | 7,268 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ridgewood Rehabilitation & Care Center | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC East Greenville, PA | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hangar 2 | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 927 Springfield Metro Expo | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hydro City of Industry | 177 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Headquarters | 177 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rc Orchards LLC | 177 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ll Glenn Road LLC | 177 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.