Distribution of electric power · Iowa

Electric Distribution

Ames, IA · ~23 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
15.0
Avg TCR
1.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Electric Distribution runs at 1247% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Distribution of electric power workplace, earning a grade F.

Electric Distribution: 15.0 TCR = 1247% of Distribution of electric power BLS 1.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Electric Distribution safety composite

Electric Distribution scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 1%), 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

19/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 14.96 per 100 workers

Safer than 1% of industry peers

DART rate
F 4.1 per 100 workers

Safer than 16% 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

−16.9

2016→2021

Electric Distribution injury rate improved

Electric Distribution's TCR fell 16.9 from 25.1 in 2016 to 8.2 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2016 at 25.1 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.27× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=25.1 · 2017=21.0 · 2020=5.5 · 2021=8.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221122 · Ames, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 15.0 · 1247% of ind

  • DART 4.1 DART
  • RANK #63/64
  • PHOTO Powell Valley Electr…
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 12 inj
  • SIZE ~23 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Powell Valley Electric Cooperative New Tazewell (0.1 TCR gap)

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Electric Distribution in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Electric Distribution averages 15.0 TCR (1247% 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

Electric Distribution TCR series: 2016=25.1 · 2017=21 · 2020=5.5 · 2021=8.2 · BLS 1.2

Where Electric Distribution falls in its industry

2,958 Distribution of electric power establishments

Safer than 1% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #63 safest of 64 Distribution of electric power employers in Iowa.

Electric Distribution (23 employees, TCR 15.0) 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 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Electric Distribution
Electric Distribution (23 employees, TCR 15.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Electric Distribution 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
2021 8.2 4.1 2 0 0
2020 5.5 5.5 2 0 0
2017 21.0 15.8 4 0 0
2016 25.1 20.1 4 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221122 · IA · Ames

2,958 Distribution of electric power employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 170 employers in Ames, IA · 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 Powell Valley Electric Cooperative New Tazewell 14.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR BENCO Electric Cooperative 14.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Lighthouse Electric Cooperative, Inc. 15.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR City of Anaheim, Public Utilities-Water and Electrical Field Operations 15.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE Remsen Farmers Coop 23 FTE
STATE-SIZE M L Kapp Power Station 2 23 FTE
STATE-SIZE Marshalltown Gen Station 23 FTE
STATE-SIZE City of Ames - Electric Distribution 23 FTE
CITY-NEAR ISU - University Wide 13,316 FTE
CITY-NEAR ISU - On Campus 12,527 FTE
CITY-NEAR Mary Greeley Medical Center- Main Hospital 1,415 FTE
CITY-NEAR Mary Greeley Medical Center 1,277 FTE
NAT-TCR Family Dollar (WC USX FDI) 15.0 TCR
NAT-TCR PowerBack Rehabilitation Exton 15.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Vancouver Fire Dept Station 1 15.0 TCR
NAT-TCR HG285 15.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE Renmatix Headquarters and Tech Center 23 FTE
NAT-SIZE Kitty Hawk 23 FTE
NAT-SIZE Post Holdings 23 FTE
NAT-SIZE Brookdale Tyler East 23 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: 2021, 2020, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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