Electric power distribution systems · Colorado

Sangre de Cristo Electric Association

Name: Sangre de Cristo Electric Association Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Buena Vista, CO · ~42 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 2.1
Avg TCR: 1.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Sangre de Cristo Electric Association runs at 177% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Electric power distribution systems workplace, earning a grade D.

Sangre de Cristo Electric Association: 2.1 TCR = 177% of Electric power distribution systems BLS 1.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Sangre de Cristo Electric Association safety composite

Sangre de Cristo Electric Association scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 57% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 30%), 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).

46/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 2.12 per 100 workers

Safer than 57% 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%).

Rising injury rate

Sangre de Cristo Electric Association: 0.0 → 2.5 TCR

Peak year 2022 @ 5.0 TCR · DART/TCR 1.16× in 2023

Sangre de Cristo Electric Association's TCR rose 2.5 from 0.0 in 2016 to 2.5 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 5.0 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.16× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221122 · Buena Vista, CO ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 2.1 · 177% of ind

DART 2.5 DART
RANK #27/69
PHOTO Eversource - Rochester
BOOK 6y book
INJ 4 inj
SIZE ~42 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Eversource - Rochester (0.0 TCR gap)

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Ohio Edison Co

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What this shows Sangre de Cristo Electric Association averages 2.1 TCR (177% of the Electric power distribution systems BLS benchmark).

Sangre de Cristo Electric Association TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=2.7 · 2018=0 · 2019=2.6 · 2022=5 · 2023=2.5 · BLS 1.2

Where Sangre de Cristo Electric Association falls in its industry

2,958 Electric power distribution sy establishments

Safer than 57% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Colorado alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #27 safest of 69 Electric power distribution sy employers in Colorado.

Sangre de Cristo Electric Association (42 employees, TCR 2.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Sangre de Cristo Electric Association has fewer employees than the Electric power distribution systems 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
2023	2.5	2.5	1	0
2022	5.0	5.0	1	1
2019	2.6	2.6	1	0
2018	0.0	0.0	0	0
2017	2.7	2.7	1	0
2016	0.0	0.0	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221122 · CO · Buena Vista

2,958 Electric power distribution systems employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,007 rated employers in Colorado with headcount on file · 7 employers in Buena Vista, CO · 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	Eversource - Rochester	ROCHESTER, NH	2.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Four Corners	FRUITLAND, NM	2.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Waterloo Service Center	WATERLOO, IA	2.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Ohio Edison Company	YOUNGSTOWN, OH	2.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE	MiNDFUL - Holly	DENVER	42 FTE
STATE-SIZE	WLM Limon Wind Plant	LIMON	42 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Sangre de Cristo Association	BUENA VISTA	42 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Gunnison County Electric Association Summary whole company	GUNNISON	42 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Fading West Homes	Buena Vista	122 FTE
CITY-NEAR	620-00437	Buena Vista	82 FTE
CITY-NEAR	ACA - Avery Shop/Yard	Buena Vista	47 FTE
CITY-NEAR	ACA Pit	Buena Vista	45 FTE
NAT-TCR	Alabama Painting Inc	Muscle Shoals, AL	2.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Mawseco #938	Howard Lake, MN	2.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Sterling Concrete Corp	North Oxford, MA	2.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Cain, Inc.	Kosciusko, MS	2.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Henderson County Judicial Center	Henderson, KY	42 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Triangle Services - Boston (BOS) Aviation Svcs	Boston, MA	42 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Imperial Contracting	Scottsdale, AZ	42 FTE
NAT-SIZE	GenMet Corp	Mequon, WI	42 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, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.