Distribution of electric power · Michigan

West Branch SC

West Branch, MI · ~89 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
1.8
Avg TCR
1.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

West Branch SC runs at 153% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Distribution of electric power workplace, earning a grade D.

West Branch SC: 1.8 TCR = 153% of Distribution of electric power BLS 1.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)

West Branch SC safety composite

West Branch SC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 64% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 34%), 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

50/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 1.83 per 100 workers

Safer than 64% of industry peers

DART rate
F 2.15 per 100 workers

Safer than 34% 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

West Branch SC: 0.9 → 3.2 TCR

Peak year 2024 @ 3.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.17× in 2024

West Branch SC's TCR rose 2.3 from 0.9 in 2016 to 3.2 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.17× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221122 · West Branch, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 1.8 · 153% of ind

  • DART 2.1 DART
  • RANK #37/63
  • PHOTO North Arkansas Elect…
  • BOOK 9y book
  • INJ 16 inj
  • SIZE ~89 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: North Arkansas Electric Cooperative - Mountain Home (0.0 TCR gap)

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West Branch SC in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows West Branch SC averages 1.8 TCR (153% of the Distribution of electric power BLS benchmark).

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

West Branch SC TCR series: 2016=0.9 · 2017=1.9 · 2018=3 · 2019=2.3 · 2020=0 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=3 · 2023=0 · 2024=3.2 · BLS 1.2

Where West Branch SC falls in its industry

2,958 Distribution of electric power establishments

Safer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #37 safest of 63 Distribution of electric power employers in Michigan.

West Branch SC (89 employees, TCR 1.8) 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 West Branch SC
West Branch SC (89 employees, TCR 1.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.5

West Branch SC has more employees than the Distribution of electric power median and a lower 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 3.2 2.1 3 0 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 3.0 3.0 3 0 0
2021 2.1 1.1 2 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 2.3 2.3 2 0 0
2018 3.0 3.0 3 0 0
2017 1.9 1.9 2 0 0
2016 0.9 0.9 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221122 · MI · West Branch

2,958 Distribution of electric power employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 36 employers in West Branch, MI · 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 North Arkansas Electric Cooperative - Mountain Home 1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Concordia Electric Cooperative 1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR McAlester Operations 1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR 75E - Western S - IL Electric Ops 1.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE City of Kalamazoo-Public Services-Harrison 89 FTE
STATE-SIZE Balkema Excavating, Inc 89 FTE
STATE-SIZE 28_22 89 FTE
STATE-SIZE Knouse Foods Coop, Inc - Paw Paw, Mi 89 FTE
CITY-NEAR 5159 337 FTE
CITY-NEAR WM 5159 304 FTE
CITY-NEAR MidMichigan Medical Center - West Branch 292 FTE
CITY-NEAR Griffin Beverage CO West Branch 129 FTE
NAT-TCR Western Kentucky Construction 1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Ion bond - Greensboro 1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR BryCoat Inc. 1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR 2700 s 160th st 1.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE CMC Recycling American 89 FTE
NAT-SIZE Rick Case Kia 89 FTE
NAT-SIZE 153/STL 89 FTE
NAT-SIZE (HFC) - TriStar Beverage, LLC - Chattanooga 89 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.