Electric power distribution systems · North Carolina

Union Power Cooperative

Name: Union Power Cooperative Workplace Safety Data
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Monroe, NC · ~136 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

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

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The verdict

Union Power Cooperative runs at 234% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Electric power distribution systems workplace, earning a grade F.

Union Power Cooperative: 2.8 TCR = 234% of Electric power distribution systems BLS 1.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Union Power Cooperative safety composite

Union Power Cooperative scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 45%), 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).

49/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 2.81 per 100 workers

Safer than 45% of industry peers
DART rate: D 0.82 per 100 workers

Safer than 51% 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%).

Union Power Cooperative held a steady TCR band

Union Power Cooperative's TCR held near 0.1 from 2.4 in 2016 to 2.5 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2017 at 5.7 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=2.4 · 2017=5.7 · 2018=0.8 · 2019=2.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221122 · Monroe, NC ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 2.8 · 234% of ind

DART 0.8 DART
RANK #73/107
PHOTO Americus Operating -…
BOOK 4y book
INJ 14 inj
SIZE ~136 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Americus Operating - 1020 Southerfield Road Americus, GA (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Union Power Cooperative averages 2.8 TCR (234% of the Electric power distribution systems BLS benchmark).

Union Power Cooperative TCR series: 2016=2.4 · 2017=5.7 · 2018=0.8 · 2019=2.5 · BLS 1.2

Where Union Power Cooperative falls in its industry

2,958 Electric power distribution sy establishments

Safer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #73 safest of 107 Electric power distribution sy employers in North Carolina.

Union Power Cooperative (136 employees, TCR 2.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Union Power Cooperative 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
2019	2.5	0.8	3
2018	0.8	0.8	1
2017	5.7	3.2	7
2016	2.4	0.0	3

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221122 · NC · Monroe

2,958 Electric power distribution systems employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 163 employers in Monroe, NC · 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	Americus Operating - 1020 Southerfield Road Americus, GA	ATLANTA, GA	2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	CMP - Fairfield Service Building	FAIRFIELD, ME	2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Edgewater Generating Station	SHEBOYGAN, WI	2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Fort Atkinson	FORT ATKINSON, WI	2.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Saputo Cheese USA, Inc.	BISCOE	136 FTE
STATE-SIZE	NC316 Mt. Holly NC	MT. HOLLY	136 FTE
STATE-SIZE	UFP Mid-Atlantic, LLC	BURLINGTON	136 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Carolina Container Hickory	HICKORY	136 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Monroe Plant	Monroe	1,584 FTE
CITY-NEAR	0060-CHS Union	Monroe	1,214 FTE
CITY-NEAR	0060-Atrium Health Union	Monroe	1,147 FTE
CITY-NEAR	1108-Atrium Health Union (1108)	Monroe	1,041 FTE
NAT-TCR	Winchester Elementary School	Winchester, OR	2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Kimball Salem	Salem, IN	2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	KBI	Newbury, OH	2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Eldorado Stone, LLC	Greencastle, PA	2.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Brookdale San Dimas	San Dimas, CA	136 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Bluestone Communications, Inc.	Folcroft, PA	136 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Georgia Core/Jacket Cartersville	Cartersville, GA	136 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Memorial Gables	Marysville, OH	136 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: 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.