Distribution of electric power · Colorado

La Plata Electric Association

Durango, CO · ~103 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
3.7
Avg TCR
1.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

La Plata Electric Association runs at 305% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Distribution of electric power workplace, earning a grade F.

La Plata Electric Association: 3.7 TCR = 305% of Distribution of electric power BLS 1.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

La Plata Electric Association safety composite

La Plata Electric Association scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 34%), 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

45/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 3.66 per 100 workers

Safer than 34% of industry peers

DART rate
D 0.76 per 100 workers

Safer than 52% 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

−4.2

2020→2024

La Plata Electric Association injury rate improved

La Plata Electric Association's TCR fell 4.2 from 5.7 in 2020 to 1.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 5.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2020=5.7 · 2021=3.7 · 2024=1.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221122 · Durango, CO ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 3.7 · 305% of ind

  • DART 0.8 DART
  • RANK #42/69
  • PHOTO Birch Run
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 12 inj
  • SIZE ~103 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Birch Run (0.0 TCR gap)

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La Plata Electric Association in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows La Plata Electric Association averages 3.7 TCR (305% 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

La Plata Electric Association TCR series: 2020=5.7 · 2021=3.7 · 2024=1.5 · BLS 1.2

Where La Plata Electric Association falls in its industry

2,958 Distribution of electric power establishments

Safer than 34% 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 #42 safest of 69 Distribution of electric power employers in Colorado.

La Plata Electric Association (103 employees, TCR 3.7) 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 La Plata Electric Association
La Plata Electric Association (103 employees, TCR 3.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.5

La Plata Electric Association has more 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
2024 1.5 0.8 2 0 0
2021 3.7 2.8 4 0 0
2020 5.7 5.7 6 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221122 · CO · Durango

2,958 Distribution of electric power employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,007 rated employers in Colorado with headcount on file · 83 employers in Durango, 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 Birch Run 3.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Wiregrass Electric Cooperative 3.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR AQUEDUCT POWER PLANT OFFICE 3.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Volunteer Energy Cooperative - Crossville 3.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE Midwest Farms LLC 103 FTE
STATE-SIZE PSC Industrial Outsourcing, LP-SOC 103 FTE
STATE-SIZE Boulder Plant 103 FTE
STATE-SIZE Wheat Ridge Container 103 FTE
CITY-NEAR Conservation Legacy 2,341 FTE
CITY-NEAR Mercy Regional Medical Centura 1,184 FTE
CITY-NEAR Crossfire LLC Corporate office 1,106 FTE
CITY-NEAR Crossfire 934 FTE
NAT-TCR SPIR STAR, Ltd 3.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Flint Tool and Die (31031) 3.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Boeing Distribution Services Inc. - Miami, FL 3.7 TCR
NAT-TCR TLC Diversified Inc 3.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE The Hayner Hoyt Corporation 103 FTE
NAT-SIZE Wynn's Family Market INC 103 FTE
NAT-SIZE Bland County Nursing and Rehab 103 FTE
NAT-SIZE Team Select Home Care - SNA 103 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: 2024, 2021, 2020. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.