Electric power distribution systems · Kansas

Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Scott City, KS · ~138 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
2.7
Avg TCR
1.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc. runs at 223% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Electric power distribution systems workplace, earning a grade F.

Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc.: 2.7 TCR = 223% of Electric power distribution systems BLS 1.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc. safety composite

Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 47%), 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)
D 2.67 per 100 workers

Safer than 47% of industry peers

DART rate
D 0.78 per 100 workers

Safer than 52% 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%).

TCR Δ

−2.2

2016→2023

Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc. injury rate improved

Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc.'s TCR fell 2.2 from 3.7 in 2016 to 1.6 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2017 at 4.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=3.7 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=3.0 · 2019=0.8 · 2023=1.6

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221122 · Scott City, KS ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 2.7 · 223% of ind

  • DART 0.8 DART
  • RANK #21/35
  • PHOTO Shelby Electric Coop…
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 18 inj
  • SIZE ~138 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Shelby Electric Cooperative (0.0 TCR gap)

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Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc. averages 2.7 TCR (223% of the Electric power distribution systems BLS benchmark).

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

Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc. TCR series: 2016=3.7 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=3 · 2019=0.8 · 2023=1.6 · BLS 1.2

Where Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc. falls in its industry

2,958 Electric power distribution sy establishments

Safer than 47% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 35 Electric power distribution sy employers in Kansas.

Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc. (138 employees, TCR 2.7) 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 Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc. (138 employees, TCR 2.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Wheatland Electric Cooperative, Inc. 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
2023 1.6 0.8 2 0 0
2019 0.8 0.8 1 0 0
2018 3.0 0.7 4 0 0
2017 4.3 1.4 6 0 0
2016 3.7 1.5 5 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221122 · KS · Scott City

2,958 Electric power distribution systems employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 11 employers in Scott City, KS · 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 Shelby Electric Cooperative 2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Eversource - New Bedford Electric 2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR AMEREN ILLINOIS - Danville 2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Crawfordsville Electric Light & Power 2.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE 1750/3249 Keystone Topeka 138 FTE
STATE-SIZE Edwardsville, KS 138 FTE
STATE-SIZE 3379 LOWE S OF OVERLAND PARK KS 138 FTE
STATE-SIZE 615-00066 138 FTE
CITY-NEAR Scott County Hospital 249 FTE
CITY-NEAR Park Lane Nursing Home 127 FTE
CITY-NEAR POKY FEEDERS, INC. 96 FTE
CITY-NEAR Fairleigh Feed Yard 81 FTE
NAT-TCR Diakon - Lutheran 2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Main Office 2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR USM Store #511 (United) 2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Unit #0367 2.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE 010-CLE 138 FTE
NAT-SIZE Worldwide Machinery Aurora CO 138 FTE
NAT-SIZE Commercial HVAC Americas : SVC-Greater Northeast : SVC-Long Island City NY-USA 138 FTE
NAT-SIZE Northwest Homecare and Staffing Services LLC dba Right at Home 138 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: 2023, 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.