Distribution of electric power · Connecticut

UIL/United Illuminating

Name: UIL/United Illuminating Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Orange, CT · ~877 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 3.6
Avg TCR: 1.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

UIL/United Illuminating runs at 301% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Distribution of electric power workplace, earning a grade F.

UIL/United Illuminating: 3.6 TCR = 301% of Distribution of electric power BLS 1.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

UIL/United Illuminating safety composite

UIL/United Illuminating scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 19%), 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).

33/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 3.61 per 100 workers

Safer than 35% of industry peers
DART rate: F 3.66 per 100 workers

Safer than 19% 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

UIL/United Illuminating: 2.4 → 4.8 TCR

Peak year 2017 @ 4.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.01× in 2017

UIL/United Illuminating's TCR rose 2.4 from 2.4 in 2016 to 4.8 in 2017. In 2017, DART was 1.01× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221122 · Orange, CT ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 3.6 · 301% of ind

DART 3.7 DART
RANK #7/17
PHOTO Coosa Valley Electric
BOOK 2y book
INJ 68 inj
SIZE ~877 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Coosa Valley Electric (0.0 TCR gap)

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3.6
Coosa Valley E

3.6
Aqueduct Power

3.6
Main Office

3.6
DEAF SMITH ELE

3.6

What this shows UIL/United Illuminating averages 3.6 TCR (301% of the Distribution of electric power BLS benchmark).

UIL/United Illuminating TCR series: 2016=2.4 · 2017=4.8 · BLS 1.2

Where UIL/United Illuminating falls in its industry

2,958 Distribution of electric power establishments

Safer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 17 Distribution of electric power employers in Connecticut.

UIL/United Illuminating (877 employees, TCR 3.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.5

UIL/United Illuminating has more 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
2017	4.8	3.7	34	0	0
2016	2.4	2.0	34	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221122 · CT · Orange

2,958 Distribution of electric power employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 60 employers in Orange, CT · 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	Coosa Valley Electric	TALLADEGA, AL	3.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Aqueduct Power Plant	SAUGUS, CA	3.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Main Office	CONWAY, SC	3.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	DEAF SMITH ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.	HEREFORD, TX	3.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Nuvance Health Medical Practice PC	DANBURY	861 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Steam Power : SP Steam Services America	WINDSOR	860 FTE
STATE-SIZE	HARTFORD_1441055	HARTFORD	896 FTE
STATE-SIZE	New Haven Board of Education - Central Office	NEW HAVEN	903 FTE
CITY-NEAR	United Illuminating	Orange	689 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Southern Connecticut Gas Company-Orange	Orange	305 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Southern Connecticut Gas	Orange	301 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Orange Markets LLC. dba ShopRite of Orange	Orange	278 FTE
NAT-TCR	Quality Inn & Suites	Sioux Falls, SD	3.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Scs Tamarind High Distribution (Cafan)	Bloomington, CA	3.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Metalex - North	Libertyville, IL	3.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	City of St Clair Shores City Hall	St Clair Shores, MI	3.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE	RCX Texas	Amarillo, TX	877 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Helping Hands Attendant Services	Brooklyn, NY	877 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Transportation	Shreveport, LA	877 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Horseshoe Indianapolis	Shelbyville, IN	877 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: 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.