Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction · Michigan

Midwest Energy & Communications

Name: Midwest Energy & Communications Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Cassopolis, MI · ~137 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 3.8
Avg TCR: 2.8
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Midwest Energy & Communications runs at 136% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction workplace, earning a grade D.

Midwest Energy & Communications: 3.8 TCR = 136% of Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction BLS 2.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Midwest Energy & Communications safety composite

Midwest Energy & Communications scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).

32/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 3.81 per 100 workers

Safer than 28% of industry peers
DART rate: F 3.06 per 100 workers

Safer than 21% 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

−2.0

2018→2021

Midwest Energy & Communications injury rate improved

Midwest Energy & Communications's TCR fell 2.0 from 5.7 in 2018 to 3.7 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2018 at 5.7 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.8× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=5.7 · 2019=2.0 · 2020=3.8 · 2021=3.7

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 237130 · Cassopolis, MI ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 3.8 · 136% of ind

DART 3.1 DART
RANK #47/54
PHOTO MC Contracting
BOOK 4y book
INJ 23 inj
SIZE ~137 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: MC Contracting (0.0 TCR gap)

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Industrial Com

3.9
This site

3.8
MC Contracting

3.8
R.J. Carroll C

3.8
NSK02 - Mollal

3.8

What this shows Midwest Energy & Communications averages 3.8 TCR (136% of the Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction BLS benchmark).

Midwest Energy & Communications TCR series: 2018=5.7 · 2019=2 · 2020=3.8 · 2021=3.7 · BLS 2.8

Where Midwest Energy & Communications falls in its industry

1,605 Utility line (i.e., communicat establishments

Safer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #47 safest of 54 Utility line (i.e., communicat employers in Michigan.

Midwest Energy & Communications (137 employees, TCR 3.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 74 employees and a TCR of 2.0

Midwest Energy & Communications has more employees than the Utility line (i.e., communication, elect 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
2021	3.7	3.1	6
2020	3.8	2.6	6
2019	2.0	2.0	3
2018	5.7	4.3	8

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

237130 · MI · Cassopolis

1,605 Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 14 employers in Cassopolis, MI · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	MC Contracting	GRAND FORKS, ND	3.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	R.J. Carroll Company	MANSFIELD, TX	3.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	NSK02 - Mollala, OR	MOLLALA, OR	3.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Industrial Communications	MARSHFIELD, MA	3.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE	3254_6251	WYOMING	137 FTE
STATE-SIZE	0274 - Int. Doors-Grand Rapids	GRAND RAPIDS	137 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Almond Products	SPRING LAKE	137 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Novares US LLC	GRAND RAPIDS	137 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Postle Extrusion	Cassopolis	175 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Midwest Energy Cooperative	Cassopolis	154 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Cass County Medical Care Facility	Cassopolis	153 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Cass County Medical Care Faciility	Cassopolis	128 FTE
NAT-TCR	Goizargi,LLC	Caruthers, CA	3.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	NORtech Energy Solutions, LLC	Williamsport, PA	3.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Reasors20	Jenks, OK	3.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Garage Door Services of Houston	Lockhart, TX	3.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Interstate Parking Services, LLC	Milwaukee, WI	137 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Main Facility	Canandaigua, NY	137 FTE
NAT-SIZE	westside Village	Indianapolis, IN	137 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Cornerstone Interiors Inc	Red House, WV	137 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: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018. 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.