Distribution of electric power · Iowa
Spencer Municipal Utilities
Spencer, IA · ~50 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.3
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Spencer Municipal Utilities runs at 528% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Distribution of electric power workplace, earning a grade F.
Spencer Municipal Utilities: 6.3 TCR = 528% of Distribution of electric power BLS 1.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Spencer Municipal Utilities safety composite
Spencer Municipal Utilities scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 12%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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
Spencer Municipal Utilities: 5.9 → 6.6 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 10.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Spencer Municipal Utilities's TCR rose 0.7 from 5.9 in 2016 to 6.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 10.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221122 · Spencer, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.3 · 528% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #53/64
- PHOTO Grand Valley Rural P…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 26 inj
- SIZE ~50 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Grand Valley Rural Power lines inc. DBA Grand Valley Power (0.0 TCR gap)
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Spencer Municipal Utilities in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Spencer Municipal Utilities
6.3 TCR
- Grand Valley R
Grand Valley Rural Power lines inc. DBA Grand Valley Power
6.3 TCR
- Utilities
Utilities
6.3 TCR
- Leonardtown Of
Leonardtown Office
6.3 TCR
- ANGELS CAMP SE
ANGELS CAMP SERVICE CENTER
6.3 TCR
What this shows Spencer Municipal Utilities averages 6.3 TCR (528% of the Distribution of electric power BLS benchmark).
Spencer Municipal Utilities TCR series: 2016=5.9 · 2017=3.9 · 2018=10.3 · 2019=4.1 · 2020=2.1 · 2021=6.6 · 2022=8.6 · 2023=9 · 2024=6.6 · BLS 1.2
Where Spencer Municipal Utilities falls in its industry
2,958 Distribution of electric power establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #53 safest of 64 Distribution of electric power employers in Iowa.
Spencer Municipal Utilities 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.3 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221122 · IA · Spencer
2,958 Distribution of electric power employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 44 employers in Spencer, IA · 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 | Grand Valley Rural Power lines inc. DBA Grand Valley Power | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Utilities | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Leonardtown Office | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ANGELS CAMP SERVICE CENTER | 6.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sioux Jerseys, LLP | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SEABOARD FOODS LP IOWA ADMIN | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brenneman Pork, LLLP | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northeast Iowa Artificial Insemination Inc. | 50 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Arnold Motor Supply | 764 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Spencer Hospital | 516 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Spencer Municipal Hospital | 515 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2714 | 221 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 071 Fenton MO | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shady Dale Ga | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Reddy Ice - Davie (439) | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Richmond CA | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | NAS-ESS | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | R. DeVincentis Construction, Inc. | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Silbond Corporation | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grind All Inc. | 50 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.