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

Midwest Powerline, LLC

Battle Creek, MI · ~73 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
0.3
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Midwest Powerline, LLC runs at 12% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction workplace, earning a grade A.

Midwest Powerline, LLC: 0.3 TCR = 12% of Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Midwest Powerline, LLC safety composite

Midwest Powerline, LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 94% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).

B

78/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
A 0.33 per 100 workers

Safer than 94% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 78% 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%).

Midwest Powerline, LLC held a steady TCR band

Midwest Powerline, LLC's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 1.0 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=0.0 · 2017=1.0 · 2018=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 237130 · Battle Creek, MI AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 0.3 · 12% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #8/54
  • PHOTO 105652 - Cass County…
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 1 inj
  • SIZE ~73 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 105652 - Cass County Solar 150 MW AC (0.0 TCR gap)

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Midwest Powerline, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Midwest Powerline, LLC averages 0.3 TCR (12% of the Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction BLS benchmark).

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

Midwest Powerline, LLC TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=1 · 2018=0 · BLS 2.8

Where Midwest Powerline, LLC falls in its industry

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

Safer than 94% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 54 Utility line (i.e., communicat employers in Michigan.

Midwest Powerline, LLC (73 employees, TCR 0.3) 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 Midwest Powerline, LLC
Midwest Powerline, LLC (73 employees, TCR 0.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 74 employees and a TCR of 2.0

Midwest Powerline, LLC has fewer employees than the Utility line (i.e., communication, elect median and a lower 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
2018 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2017 1.0 0.0 1 0 0
2016 0.0 0.0 0 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

237130 · MI · Battle Creek

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 · 161 employers in Battle Creek, 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 105652 - Cass County Solar 150 MW AC 0.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR MYR Energy Services, Inc. 0.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR 105647 - Shady Hills Energy Center 0.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR PJOTTAWA: Ottawa OH - 6711 Rd 13 0.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE Field Work 73 FTE
STATE-SIZE Michiana SC 73 FTE
STATE-SIZE Tri-County Electric- Portland 73 FTE
STATE-SIZE Infrastructure GHIB 73 FTE
CITY-NEAR Denso Manufacturing of Michigan 2,702 FTE
CITY-NEAR BRONSON BATTLE CREEK 1,530 FTE
CITY-NEAR Battle Creek HQ Corporate Office 1,118 FTE
CITY-NEAR I I Stanley Co., Inc. 729 FTE
NAT-TCR UTAS Rockford Plant 6 0.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Sanofi Pastuer Field Sales North Central Region 0.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Wegmans Corporate Woods CRPWDS 0.3 TCR
NAT-TCR ILS - Memphis 0.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE Dekatherm Central 73 FTE
NAT-SIZE Recovery Unplugged Austin LLC 73 FTE
NAT-SIZE Allstate Power Vac Inc. - Brooklyn Service Center 73 FTE
NAT-SIZE Power Services : GRS - Atlanta, GA, USA (Service Center) 73 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: 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.