Electric contracting · Colorado
Foster Electric Corporation
Colorado Springs, CO · ~59 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Foster Electric Corporation runs at 188% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Electric contracting workplace, earning a grade D.
Foster Electric Corporation: 5.3 TCR = 188% of Electric contracting BLS 2.8 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Foster Electric Corporation safety composite
Foster Electric Corporation scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 21%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% 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
Foster Electric Corporation: 1.8 → 5.0 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 14.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.31× in 2024
Foster Electric Corporation's TCR rose 3.1 from 1.8 in 2016 to 5.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 14.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238210 · Colorado Springs, CO ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 188% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #93/135
- PHOTO Starco Electric Inc
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~59 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Starco Electric Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Foster Electric Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Foster Electric Corporation
5.3 TCR
- Starco Electri
Starco Electric Inc
5.3 TCR
- Paul's Electri
Paul's Electrical Contracting
5.3 TCR
- Productive Ele
Productive Electric
5.3 TCR
- MTJ Electric
MTJ Electric
5.3 TCR
What this shows Foster Electric Corporation averages 5.3 TCR (188% of the Electric contracting BLS benchmark).
Foster Electric Corporation TCR series: 2016=1.8 · 2017=14.1 · 2018=2 · 2019=3.7 · 2023=5 · 2024=5 · BLS 2.8
Where Foster Electric Corporation falls in its industry
4,550 Electric contracting establishmentsSafer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Colorado alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #93 safest of 135 Electric contracting employers in Colorado.
Foster Electric Corporation has fewer employees than the Electric contracting 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238210 · CO · Colorado Springs
4,550 Electric contracting employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,007 rated employers in Colorado with headcount on file · 832 employers in Colorado Springs, 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 | Starco Electric Inc | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Paul's Electrical Contracting | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Productive Electric | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MTJ Electric | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Faulkner Dairy II | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FRESH HARVEST INC- COLORADO | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CAM Industrial Solutions @ Suncor Commerce City | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Worley Field Services at Suncor Commerce City | 59 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Colorado Hospital Memorial Central | 3,102 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - DEN4 | 2,948 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Penrose Hospital | 2,841 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 05070001-050701 PENROSE HOSPITAL | 2,391 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Colby Metal, Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Miro Mfg., Inc | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cerno LLC | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Granite & Marble Works, Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Flower City Tissue Mills Company Inc. | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Appling Brothers Company | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Superior Electrical Construction | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Elk River Senior Living | 59 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.