Electric Power Distribution · Michigan

North Area Energy Center

Cass City, MI · ~80 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

C
Average Safety Record
1.2
Avg TCR
1.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

North Area Energy Center runs at 103% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Electric Power Distribution workplace, earning a grade C.

North Area Energy Center: 1.2 TCR = 103% of Electric Power Distribution BLS 1.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)

North Area Energy Center safety composite

North Area Energy Center scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 48%), 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).

C

60/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.23 per 100 workers

Safer than 77% of industry peers

DART rate
D 1.11 per 100 workers

Safer than 48% 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%).

TCR Δ

−1.0

2016→2024

North Area Energy Center injury rate improved

North Area Energy Center's TCR fell 1.0 from 3.3 in 2016 to 2.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.9× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=3.3 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=1.4 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=1.8 · 2021=0.8 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=1.6 · 2024=2.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221122 · Cass City, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 1.2 · 103% of ind

  • DART 1.1 DART
  • RANK #22/63
  • PHOTO South Central Power …
  • BOOK 9y book
  • INJ 10 inj
  • SIZE ~80 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: South Central Power Co. Hillsboro (0.0 TCR gap)

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North Area Energy Center in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows North Area Energy Center averages 1.2 TCR (103% of the Electric Power Distribution BLS benchmark).

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

North Area Energy Center TCR series: 2016=3.3 · 2017=0 · 2018=1.4 · 2019=0 · 2020=1.8 · 2021=0.8 · 2022=0 · 2023=1.6 · 2024=2.2 · BLS 1.2

Where North Area Energy Center falls in its industry

2,958 Electric Power Distribution establishments

Safer than 77% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #22 safest of 63 Electric Power Distribution employers in Michigan.

North Area Energy Center (80 employees, TCR 1.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.5 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 05001,0001,5002,000 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate North Area Energy Center
North Area Energy Center (80 employees, TCR 1.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.5

North Area Energy Center has more employees than the Electric Power Distribution median and a lower 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 2.2 1.1 2 0 0
2023 1.6 1.6 2 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 0.8 0.8 1 0 0
2020 1.8 0.9 2 0 0
2019 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 1.4 1.4 1 0 0
2017 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2016 3.3 1.6 2 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221122 · MI · Cass City

2,958 Electric Power Distribution employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 16 employers in Cass City, 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 South Central Power Co. Hillsboro 1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Howell Service Center 1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative 1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Southeast Division Phenix City Crew Headquarters 1.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE Country Dairy, Inc. 80 FTE
STATE-SIZE Howell SC 80 FTE
STATE-SIZE AL'S ASPHALT PAVING CO 80 FTE
STATE-SIZE Superior Electric Tri County, LLC 80 FTE
CITY-NEAR Kappen Tree Service, LLC 377 FTE
CITY-NEAR Walbro LLC 329 FTE
CITY-NEAR MICSC - CASS CITY CENTER 74 FTE
CITY-NEAR Medilodge of Cass City 71 FTE
NAT-TCR MERRILLVILLE 1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Aec Rochester 1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR H&W Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Lotspeich Company Of Florida Inc. 1.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE Agri-Empresa - Midland Location 80 FTE
NAT-SIZE Raytheon_Redstone_AL_RRMIF 80 FTE
NAT-SIZE Springfield Office 80 FTE
NAT-SIZE Sweet Specialty Solutions 80 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: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 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.