Electric power distribution systems · North Carolina
Union Power Cooperative - Oakboro
Oakboro, NC · ~63 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Union Power Cooperative - Oakboro runs at 378% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Electric power distribution systems workplace, earning a grade F.
Union Power Cooperative - Oakboro: 4.5 TCR = 378% of Electric power distribution systems BLS 1.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Union Power Cooperative - Oakboro safety composite
Union Power Cooperative - Oakboro scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 21%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% 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
Union Power Cooperative - Oakboro: 0.8 → 6.9 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 12.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.76× in 2024
Union Power Cooperative - Oakboro's TCR rose 6.1 from 0.8 in 2019 to 6.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 12.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221122 · Oakboro, NC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 4.5 · 378% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #87/107
- PHOTO FREDONIA OPERATING H…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~63 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: FREDONIA OPERATING HQTRS-NY40 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Union Power Cooperative - Oakboro in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Union Power Cooperative - Oakboro
4.5 TCR
- FREDONIA OPERA
FREDONIA OPERATING HQTRS-NY40
4.5 TCR
- CONCORD SERVIC
CONCORD SERVICE CENTER
4.5 TCR
- Greeley Operat
Greeley Operations Center-289
4.5 TCR
- Bluebonnet Ele
Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, Inc. - Brenham Service Center
4.5 TCR
What this shows Union Power Cooperative - Oakboro averages 4.5 TCR (378% of the Electric power distribution systems BLS benchmark).
Union Power Cooperative - Oakboro TCR series: 2019=0.8 · 2020=0 · 2021=3.6 · 2022=12.3 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=6.9 · BLS 1.2
Where Union Power Cooperative - Oakboro falls in its industry
2,958 Electric power distribution sy establishmentsSafer than 24% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #87 safest of 107 Electric power distribution sy employers in North Carolina.
Union Power Cooperative - Oakboro 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 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.3 | 8.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221122 · NC · Oakboro
2,958 Electric power distribution systems employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 6 employers in Oakboro, NC · 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 | FREDONIA OPERATING HQTRS-NY40 | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CONCORD SERVICE CENTER | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Greeley Operations Center-289 | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, Inc. - Brenham Service Center | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Smith Energy Complex | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Asheboro Office | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SOUTH DURHAM OPERATIONS | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Koury Corporation | 63 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bullington Construction, Inc. | 139 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 00735 - STORE # 735 OAKBORO | 84 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 735 | 64 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CT Commercial Paper, LLC | 61 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Custom Chemical Formulators | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ciraco Electric, LLC | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Atlas Molded Products, A Division of Atlas Roofing Corporation | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Donna | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ohno Construction Company | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Direct Source Inc | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Reliant Energy Systems | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bernard J Mulcahy Company | 63 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.