Distribution of electric power · Pennsylvania
Duquesne Light Company
Pittsburgh, PA · ~1,818 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 1.2
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Duquesne Light Company runs at 99% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Distribution of electric power workplace, earning a grade C.
Duquesne Light Company: 1.2 TCR = 99% of Distribution of electric power BLS 1.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Duquesne Light Company safety composite
Duquesne Light Company scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 78% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 49%), 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).
61/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% 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
Duquesne Light Company: 0.9 → 1.5 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 1.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.83× in 2024
Duquesne Light Company's TCR rose 0.5 from 0.9 in 2016 to 1.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 1.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.83× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221122 · Pittsburgh, PA AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade C · TCR 1.2 · 99% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #14/58
- PHOTO Kenosha Racine
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 183 inj
- SIZE ~1,818 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Kenosha Racine (0.0 TCR gap)
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Duquesne Light Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Duquesne Light Company
1.2 TCR
- Kenosha Racine
Kenosha Racine
1.2 TCR
- Coshocton Svc
Coshocton Svc Ctr
1.2 TCR
- Alamosa Servic
Alamosa Service Center-805
1.2 TCR
- Cleveland Util
Cleveland Utilities - Electric Division
1.2 TCR
What this shows Duquesne Light Company averages 1.2 TCR (99% of the Distribution of electric power BLS benchmark).
Duquesne Light Company TCR series: 2016=0.9 · 2017=1 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=1.8 · 2020=0.9 · 2021=1.2 · 2022=1.2 · 2023=1.1 · 2024=1.5 · BLS 1.2
Where Duquesne Light Company falls in its industry
2,958 Distribution of electric power establishmentsSafer than 78% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 58 Distribution of electric power employers in Pennsylvania.
Duquesne Light Company has more employees than the Distribution of electric power 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 31 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221122 · PA · Pittsburgh
2,958 Distribution of electric power employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 1,170 employers in Pittsburgh, PA · 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 | Kenosha Racine | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Coshocton Svc Ctr | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alamosa Service Center-805 | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cleveland Utilities - Electric Division | 1.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Einstein Medical Center Montgomery | 1,817 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | A021 - Penn State Health Administrative Offices | 1,813 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pfizer Collegeville | 1,839 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Procter and Gamble Mehoopany | 1,793 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | United States Steel COrporation | 15,229 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Pittsburgh- Oakland | 14,135 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside (PUH) | 13,900 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Pittsburgh-Oakland | 13,208 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fort Worth- Dry Bulk Transport | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carl Belt Inc. | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | KKC | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cameron Hill Bldg. 1-5, Garage - Shared Health | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | AMO Manufacturing INC | 1,819 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - BFL2 | 1,819 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FL_Riverview_4145 S Falkenburg Road_HB610112 | 1,819 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UPR - Mayaguez Campus | 1,817 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.