Homecenter · Iowa
2503 Lowe S of Altoona Ia
Altoona, IA · ~140 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
2503 Lowe S of Altoona Ia runs at 160% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Homecenter workplace, earning a grade D.
2503 Lowe S of Altoona Ia: 5.5 TCR = 160% of Homecenter BLS 3.4 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
2503 Lowe S of Altoona Ia safety composite
2503 Lowe S of Altoona Ia scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 14%), 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 5.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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%).
2503 Lowe S of Altoona Ia held a steady TCR band
2503 Lowe S of Altoona Ia's TCR held near 0.3 from 5.3 in 2023 to 5.6 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.02× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=5.3 · 2024=5.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 444110 · Altoona, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 160% of ind
- DART 5.6 DART
- RANK #21/54
- PHOTO Stine Broussard
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~140 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Stine Broussard (0.0 TCR gap)
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2503 Lowe S of Altoona Ia in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
2503 Lowe S of Altoona Ia
5.5 TCR
- Stine Broussar
Stine Broussard
5.5 TCR
- PLAINFIELD IL
PLAINFIELD IL - 3182
5.5 TCR
- RED WING MN -
RED WING MN - 3199
5.5 TCR
- 4280 WARWICK
4280 WARWICK
5.5 TCR
What this shows 2503 Lowe S of Altoona Ia averages 5.5 TCR (160% of the Homecenter BLS benchmark).
2503 Lowe S of Altoona Ia TCR series: 2023=5.3 · 2024=5.6 · BLS 3.4
Where 2503 Lowe S of Altoona Ia falls in its industry
6,309 Homecenter establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 54 Homecenter employers in Iowa.
2503 Lowe S of Altoona Ia has more employees than the Homecenter median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
444110 · IA · Altoona
6,309 Homecenter employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 52 employers in Altoona, IA · 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 | Stine Broussard | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PLAINFIELD IL - 3182 | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RED WING MN - 3199 | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4280 WARWICK | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Oakville | 140 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cedar Rapids Complex | 140 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Palmer Candy Company - Bluff | 140 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Amcor Des Moines | 140 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casion | 1,043 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Adventureland Resort | 1,040 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino, Inc. | 965 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prairie Meadows Racetrack, Casino & Hotel | 877 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Pavilion at Great Hills | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chippewa River Industries | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oksal - Sallisaw | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wfs Orlando | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bakersfield Rehabilitation Hospital, LLC | 140 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CA-Saddleback S/C | 140 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Total Environment | 140 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Arrow Drillers dba Arrow Construction | 140 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.