Distribution of electric power · North Dakota

Northern Plains Electric Cooperative

Carrington, ND · ~45 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
6.6
Avg TCR
1.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Northern Plains Electric Cooperative runs at 549% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Distribution of electric power workplace, earning a grade F.

Northern Plains Electric Cooperative: 6.6 TCR = 549% of Distribution of electric power BLS 1.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Northern Plains Electric Cooperative safety composite

Northern Plains Electric Cooperative scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 11%), 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).

F

28/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 6.59 per 100 workers

Safer than 11% of industry peers

DART rate
F 2.46 per 100 workers

Safer than 30% 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

−4.3

2016→2023

Northern Plains Electric Cooperative injury rate improved

Northern Plains Electric Cooperative's TCR fell 4.3 from 6.8 in 2016 to 2.5 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 14.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=6.8 · 2017=2.4 · 2018=7.1 · 2019=14.8 · 2021=7.6 · 2022=5.0 · 2023=2.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221122 · Carrington, ND ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 6.6 · 549% of ind

  • DART 2.5 DART
  • RANK #16/18
  • PHOTO Elizabethtown
  • BOOK 7y book
  • INJ 17 inj
  • SIZE ~45 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Elizabethtown (0.0 TCR gap)

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Northern Plains Electric Cooperative in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Northern Plains Electric Cooperative averages 6.6 TCR (549% of the Distribution of electric power BLS benchmark).

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

Northern Plains Electric Cooperative TCR series: 2016=6.8 · 2017=2.4 · 2018=7.1 · 2019=14.8 · 2021=7.6 · 2022=5 · 2023=2.5 · BLS 1.2

Where Northern Plains Electric Cooperative falls in its industry

2,958 Distribution of electric power establishments

Safer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to North Dakota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 18 Distribution of electric power employers in North Dakota.

Northern Plains Electric Cooperative (45 employees, TCR 6.6) 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 Northern Plains Electric Cooperative
Northern Plains Electric Cooperative (45 employees, TCR 6.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Northern Plains Electric Cooperative has fewer employees than the Distribution of electric power median and a higher 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
2023 2.5 2.5 1 0 0
2022 5.0 5.0 2 0 0
2021 7.6 2.5 3 0 0
2019 14.8 7.4 4 2 0
2018 7.1 4.7 3 0 0
2017 2.4 2.4 1 0 0
2016 6.8 6.8 3 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221122 · ND · Carrington

2,958 Distribution of electric power employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,696 rated employers in North Dakota with headcount on file · 10 employers in Carrington, ND · 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 Elizabethtown 6.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Ashland Service Center-5B 6.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR AMEREN MISSOURI - Berkeley District 6.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Milan Department of Public Utilities 6.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE Grassy Butte 45 FTE
STATE-SIZE Custom Aire Inc. 45 FTE
STATE-SIZE Cullen Insulation Inc 45 FTE
STATE-SIZE YMI Industries, LLC 45 FTE
CITY-NEAR Dakota Growers Pasta Co. ND 247 FTE
CITY-NEAR Golden Acres Manor 116 FTE
CITY-NEAR Carrington Health Center 91 FTE
CITY-NEAR 2643-33060001-330601 65 FTE
NAT-TCR Broadway St. Chicago IL Store 6.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Calloway & Associates 6.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Niagara - Rialto Ca 6.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Pipestone 6.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE Neon Electric Corporation 45 FTE
NAT-SIZE Westco Roofing Co. Inc 45 FTE
NAT-SIZE Culpeper District Bridge Crews 45 FTE
NAT-SIZE Davenport Service Center 45 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: 2023, 2022, 2021, 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.