Transmission and distribution line construction · Iowa

Michels Power- IA

Marion, IA · ~147 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
2.2
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Michels Power- IA runs at 79% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Transmission and distribution line construction workplace, earning a grade B.

Michels Power- IA: 2.2 TCR = 79% of Transmission and distribution line construction BLS 2.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Michels Power- IA safety composite

Michels Power- IA scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 35%), 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

44/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 2.21 per 100 workers

Safer than 46% of industry peers

DART rate
D 1.42 per 100 workers

Safer than 35% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 52% 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

−2.2

2016→2020

Michels Power- IA injury rate improved

Michels Power- IA's TCR fell 2.2 from 4.1 in 2016 to 1.9 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2016 at 4.1 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.64× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=4.1 · 2017=1.4 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=1.9

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 237130 · Marion, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade B · TCR 2.2 · 79% of ind

  • DART 1.4 DART
  • RANK #5/19
  • PHOTO Dynalectric Colorado
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 16 inj
  • SIZE ~147 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Dynalectric Colorado (0.0 TCR gap)

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Michels Power- IA in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Michels Power- IA averages 2.2 TCR (79% of the Transmission and distribution line construction BLS benchmark).

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

Michels Power- IA TCR series: 2016=4.1 · 2017=1.4 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=1.9 · BLS 2.8

Where Michels Power- IA falls in its industry

1,605 Transmission and distribution establishments

Safer than 46% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 19 Transmission and distribution employers in Iowa.

Michels Power- IA (147 employees, TCR 2.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 74 employees and a TCR of 2.0 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 0100200300400500 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Michels Power- IA
Michels Power- IA (147 employees, TCR 2.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 74 employees and a TCR of 2.0

Michels Power- IA has more employees than the Transmission and distribution line const median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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
2020 1.9 1.4 4 0 0
2019 2.5 1.5 5 0 0
2018 1.1 0.0 2 0 0
2017 1.4 0.7 2 0 0
2016 4.1 2.8 3 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

237130 · IA · Marion

1,605 Transmission and distribution line construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 59 employers in Marion, IA · 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 Dynalectric Colorado 2.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR T&D Solutions, LLC - Johnson City 2.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Bowlin Energy LLC 2.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Fiber Optic Solutions LLC 2.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE Russell Construction 147 FTE
STATE-SIZE LS - DYERSVILLE-TRUSS 147 FTE
STATE-SIZE Plant 05 - DM 147 FTE
STATE-SIZE WEST DES MOINES, IA 147 FTE
CITY-NEAR WM 3630 384 FTE
CITY-NEAR Marion - Main Store 348 FTE
CITY-NEAR 3630 347 FTE
CITY-NEAR The ESCO Group 274 FTE
NAT-TCR Martinic Engineering, Inc-Tolleson 2.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Universal Forest products plant 388 2.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Golden Meadow Terminal 2.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Flint Hills bev - Manhattan 2.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE Development Center 147 FTE
NAT-SIZE Harbour Ridge Yacht and Country Club 147 FTE
NAT-SIZE Avita Crestline 147 FTE
NAT-SIZE OCSD Plant 2 147 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: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.