Cable laying (e.g., cable television, electricity, marine, telephone), including underground · Michigan
Midwest Energy Cooperative
Cassopolis, MI · ~154 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Midwest Energy Cooperative runs at 135% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Cable laying (e.g., cable television, electricity, marine, telephone), including underground workplace, earning a grade D.
Midwest Energy Cooperative: 3.8 TCR = 135% of Cable laying (e.g., cable television, electricity, marine, telephone), including underground BLS 2.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Midwest Energy Cooperative safety composite
Midwest Energy Cooperative scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 29%), 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).
41/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% 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
−5.3
2017→2024
Midwest Energy Cooperative injury rate improved
Midwest Energy Cooperative's TCR fell 5.3 from 5.9 in 2017 to 0.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 5.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.16× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=5.9 · 2022=5.2 · 2023=3.4 · 2024=0.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237130 · Cassopolis, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 3.8 · 135% of ind
- DART 0.6 DART
- RANK #46/54
- PHOTO Diversified Solution…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~154 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Diversified Solutions, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Midwest Energy Cooperative in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Midwest Energy Cooperative
3.8 TCR
- Diversified So
Diversified Solutions, Inc.
3.8 TCR
- PAU:PA035 - PA
PAU:PA035 - PA035-Pauley Constr-CO Springs
3.8 TCR
- NCI:NI701 - NI
NCI:NI701 - NI701-Vansant, VA
3.8 TCR
- NA-US-CA-San J
NA-US-CA-San Jose-2711 N 1st St
3.8 TCR
What this shows Midwest Energy Cooperative averages 3.8 TCR (135% of the Cable laying (e.g., cable television, electricity, marine, telephone), including underground BLS benchmark).
Midwest Energy Cooperative TCR series: 2017=5.9 · 2022=5.2 · 2023=3.4 · 2024=0.6 · BLS 2.8
Where Midwest Energy Cooperative falls in its industry
1,605 Cable laying (e.g., cable tele establishmentsSafer than 29% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #46 safest of 54 Cable laying (e.g., cable tele employers in Michigan.
Midwest Energy Cooperative has more employees than the Cable laying (e.g., cable television, el 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237130 · MI · Cassopolis
1,605 Cable laying (e.g., cable television, electricity, marine, telephone), including underground 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 | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Diversified Solutions, Inc. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PAU:PA035 - PA035-Pauley Constr-CO Springs | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NCI:NI701 - NI701-Vansant, VA | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NA-US-CA-San Jose-2711 N 1st St | 3.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | OCG Companies | 154 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Shoreline Fruit, LLC - Williamsburg | 154 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Louisiana-Pacific Sagola | 154 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Profile Films | 154 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Postle Extrusion | 175 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cass County Medical Care Facility | 153 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Midwest Energy & Communications | 137 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cass County Medical Care Faciility | 128 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Recycling Coordinators Inc 600 | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Greiner Electric of Wyoming | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pearson | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 293007-Dennis-Yarmouth | MA | 293007 | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Health and Wellness Administration | 154 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Crown Cork and Seal - Martinsville Plant | 154 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pech Optical | 154 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of St. Augustine | 154 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.