Electric power distribution systems · Colorado

Empire Electric Association

Cortez, CO · ~60 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
3.3
Avg TCR
1.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Empire Electric Association runs at 276% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Electric power distribution systems workplace, earning a grade F.

Empire Electric Association: 3.3 TCR = 276% of Electric power distribution systems BLS 1.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Empire Electric Association safety composite

Empire Electric Association scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), 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).

D

41/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 3.31 per 100 workers

Safer than 38% of industry peers

DART rate
D 1.89 per 100 workers

Safer than 37% 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

−5.2

2016→2023

Empire Electric Association injury rate improved

Empire Electric Association's TCR fell 5.2 from 7.1 in 2016 to 1.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 7.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.57× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=7.1 · 2018=7.2 · 2020=3.7 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=1.9

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221122 · Cortez, CO ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 3.3 · 276% of ind

  • DART 1.9 DART
  • RANK #38/69
  • PHOTO Singing River Electr…
  • BOOK 6y book
  • INJ 11 inj
  • SIZE ~60 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Singing River Electric Cooperative - Gautier Office (0.0 TCR gap)

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Empire Electric Association in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Empire Electric Association averages 3.3 TCR (276% of the Electric power distribution systems BLS benchmark).

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

Empire Electric Association TCR series: 2016=7.1 · 2018=7.2 · 2020=3.7 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=1.9 · BLS 1.2

Where Empire Electric Association falls in its industry

2,958 Electric power distribution sy establishments

Safer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Colorado alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #38 safest of 69 Electric power distribution sy employers in Colorado.

Empire Electric Association (60 employees, TCR 3.3) 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 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Empire Electric Association
Empire Electric Association (60 employees, TCR 3.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Empire Electric Association has more employees than the Electric power distribution systems 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
2023 1.9 1.9 1 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 3.7 0.0 2 0 0
2018 7.2 3.6 4 0 0
2016 7.1 0.0 4 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221122 · CO · Cortez

2,958 Electric power distribution systems employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,007 rated employers in Colorado with headcount on file · 21 employers in Cortez, CO · 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 Singing River Electric Cooperative - Gautier Office 3.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Public Utility 3.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Madison (Pwr Del-IN) 3.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Statesboro Operating - 111 Stockyard Rd. 3.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE Farm 60 FTE
STATE-SIZE O&M Boulder 60 FTE
STATE-SIZE 1777 Chestnut Place 60 FTE
STATE-SIZE Farmington Construction 60 FTE
CITY-NEAR Southwest Health System, Inc. 416 FTE
CITY-NEAR 966 314 FTE
CITY-NEAR WM 966 288 FTE
CITY-NEAR 620-00408 125 FTE
NAT-TCR RK-037-Macon County ( RK-037 ) 3.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Camanche 3.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Mercury Products 3.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Unit #2176 3.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE Parts Authority Brakes 60 FTE
NAT-SIZE Nilodor 60 FTE
NAT-SIZE Essex Furukawa Metals Processing Center 60 FTE
NAT-SIZE Residential HVAC and Supply : WHSE-Atlanta, GA-USA 60 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: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018, 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.