Low voltage electrical work · Virginia
L.E. Ballance Electrical Service, Inc.
Chesapeake, VA · ~92 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
L.E. Ballance Electrical Service, Inc. runs at 46% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Low voltage electrical work workplace, earning a grade A.
L.E. Ballance Electrical Service, Inc.: 1.3 TCR = 46% of Low voltage electrical work BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
L.E. Ballance Electrical Service, Inc. safety composite
L.E. Ballance Electrical Service, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 74% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 30%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% 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%).
L.E. Ballance Electrical Service, Inc. held a steady TCR band
L.E. Ballance Electrical Service, Inc.'s TCR held near 0.0 from 2.2 in 2017 to 2.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 2.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.78× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=2.2 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=1.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=2.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238210 · Chesapeake, VA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 46% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #31/80
- PHOTO Progressive Electric…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~92 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Progressive Electric, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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L.E. Ballance Electrical Service, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
L.E. Ballance Electrical Service, Inc.
1.3 TCR
- Progressive El
Progressive Electric, Inc.
1.3 TCR
- Fred Clark Ele
Fred Clark Electrical Contractor
1.3 TCR
- MetroPower Inc
MetroPower Inc BR11
1.3 TCR
- Haskins Electr
Haskins Electric Texas
1.3 TCR
What this shows L.E. Ballance Electrical Service, Inc. averages 1.3 TCR (46% of the Low voltage electrical work BLS benchmark).
L.E. Ballance Electrical Service, Inc. TCR series: 2017=2.2 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=1 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=2.3 · BLS 2.8
Where L.E. Ballance Electrical Service, Inc. falls in its industry
4,550 Low voltage electrical work establishmentsSafer than 74% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #31 safest of 80 Low voltage electrical work employers in Virginia.
L.E. Ballance Electrical Service, Inc. has more employees than the Low voltage electrical work 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 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238210 · VA · Chesapeake
4,550 Low voltage electrical work employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 434 employers in Chesapeake, VA · 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 | Progressive Electric, Inc. | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fred Clark Electrical Contractor | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MetroPower Inc BR11 | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Haskins Electric Texas | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bowling Green | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Division of Water Product (CON-0224) | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Maintenance and Operations Facility | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BU 224 VIRGINIA PAVING COMPANY | 92 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - ORF2 | 2,432 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chesapeake Regional Medical Center | 2,059 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | QVC Chesapeake, Inc. | 1,056 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Crossways | 931 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | AB | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bakery Delite | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pineywoods Crew Quarters | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Edwards, Inc. | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | LA - Clune Construction Company | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Youth Agency | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sherwood Aviation | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Yuma,AZ | 92 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.