Low voltage electrical work · Colorado
Merit Electric Inc
Fort Collins, CO · ~42 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Merit Electric Inc runs at 173% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Low voltage electrical work workplace, earning a grade D.
Merit Electric Inc: 4.8 TCR = 173% of Low voltage electrical work BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Merit Electric Inc safety composite
Merit Electric Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 23%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% 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
Merit Electric Inc: 4.7 → 6.2 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 6.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.64× in 2024
Merit Electric Inc's TCR rose 1.4 from 4.7 in 2021 to 6.2 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.64× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238210 · Fort Collins, CO ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 173% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #88/135
- PHOTO Critical Electric Sy…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~42 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Critical Electric Systems Group, LLC - Palm Springs, CA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Merit Electric Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Merit Electric Inc
4.8 TCR
- Critical Elect
Critical Electric Systems Group, LLC - Palm Springs, CA
4.8 TCR
- Edge Electric
Edge Electric of WI
4.8 TCR
- Sharon High
Sharon High
4.8 TCR
- McClintock Ele
McClintock Electric Inc - Columbus
4.8 TCR
What this shows Merit Electric Inc averages 4.8 TCR (173% of the Low voltage electrical work BLS benchmark).
Merit Electric Inc TCR series: 2021=4.7 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=6.2 · BLS 2.8
Where Merit Electric Inc falls in its industry
4,550 Low voltage electrical work establishmentsSafer than 24% 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 #88 safest of 135 Low voltage electrical work employers in Colorado.
Merit Electric Inc has fewer employees than the Low voltage electrical work 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 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238210 · CO · Fort Collins
4,550 Low voltage electrical work employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,007 rated employers in Colorado with headcount on file · 268 employers in Fort Collins, 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 | Critical Electric Systems Group, LLC - Palm Springs, CA | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Edge Electric of WI | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sharon High | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | McClintock Electric Inc - Columbus | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | MiNDFUL - Holly | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WLM Limon Wind Plant | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sangre de Cristo Association | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sangre de Cristo Electric Association | 42 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Poudre Valley Hospital | 1,772 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fort Collins | 1,285 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | New Belgium Brewing Company: Fort Collins | 759 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Woodward Inc. - Lincoln Campus Facility | 725 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | COH Special Programs & Services | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Edgewood East Grand Forks Senior Living | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Richter Precision Inc. | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | West Liberty Foods | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 5825 - Richmond | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | YUMA Sector | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Saputo Greenway | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dyckman Houses | 42 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.