Electric power distribution systems · Louisiana

Slemco Lafayette

Lafayette, LA · ~196 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
2.8
Avg TCR
1.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Slemco Lafayette runs at 230% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Electric power distribution systems workplace, earning a grade F.

Slemco Lafayette: 2.8 TCR = 230% of Electric power distribution systems BLS 1.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Slemco Lafayette safety composite

Slemco Lafayette scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% 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).

D

42/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 2.76 per 100 workers

Safer than 46% of industry peers

DART rate
F 2.51 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

Slemco Lafayette: 2.6 → 3.5 TCR

Peak year 2019 @ 7.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.91× in 2024

Slemco Lafayette's TCR rose 1.0 from 2.6 in 2016 to 3.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 7.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.91× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221122 · Lafayette, LA ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 2.8 · 230% of ind

  • DART 2.5 DART
  • RANK #39/49
  • PHOTO Johns Prairie Operat…
  • BOOK 9y book
  • INJ 42 inj
  • SIZE ~196 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Johns Prairie Operations Center (0.0 TCR gap)

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Slemco Lafayette in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Slemco Lafayette averages 2.8 TCR (230% of the Electric power distribution systems BLS benchmark).

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

Slemco Lafayette TCR series: 2016=2.6 · 2017=2.6 · 2018=2.6 · 2019=7.3 · 2020=2.5 · 2021=1.1 · 2022=1.1 · 2023=1.6 · 2024=3.5 · BLS 1.2

Where Slemco Lafayette falls in its industry

2,958 Electric power distribution sy establishments

Safer than 46% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Louisiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #39 safest of 49 Electric power distribution sy employers in Louisiana.

Slemco Lafayette (196 employees, TCR 2.8) 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 Slemco Lafayette
Slemco Lafayette (196 employees, TCR 2.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Slemco Lafayette has more employees than the Electric power distribution systems 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
2024 3.5 2.5 6 1 0
2023 1.6 1.6 3 0 0
2022 1.1 0.5 1 1 0
2021 1.1 1.1 2 0 0
2020 2.5 2.0 4 1 0
2019 7.3 5.2 12 2 0
2018 2.6 2.6 4 1 0
2017 2.6 0.5 5 0 0
2016 2.6 2.6 5 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221122 · LA · Lafayette

2,958 Electric power distribution systems employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 6,723 rated employers in Louisiana with headcount on file · 312 employers in Lafayette, LA · 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 Johns Prairie Operations Center 2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Eastlake 2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Southern Rivers Energy 2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Freeborn Mower Cooperative Services 2.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE Martco, L.L.C. (Oakdale) 196 FTE
STATE-SIZE Southern Packaging Inc. 196 FTE
STATE-SIZE 034-00394 196 FTE
STATE-SIZE 2576-10460000-1046 196 FTE
CITY-NEAR Acadian Ambulance 3,166 FTE
CITY-NEAR OLG Lafayette General Medical Center 2,489 FTE
CITY-NEAR Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc. 1,348 FTE
CITY-NEAR Stuller, Inc. Global Headquarters 1,330 FTE
NAT-TCR Redner's Warehouse Market Oxford 2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Hato Potrero Farm 2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Comfort Systems USA Ohio Cleveland 2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR HCC-INDIANAPOLIS 2.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE MPN Incorporated 196 FTE
NAT-SIZE Weber Display and Packaging 196 FTE
NAT-SIZE Ellwood National Forge 196 FTE
NAT-SIZE Geisinger Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital 196 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.