Castings, unfinished iron (e.g., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel), manufacturing · Iowa
Alpha Services, Inc.
Waterloo, IA · ~32 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Alpha Services, Inc. runs at 159% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Castings, unfinished iron (e.g., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Alpha Services, Inc.: 5.3 TCR = 159% of Castings, unfinished iron (e.g., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Alpha Services, Inc. safety composite
Alpha Services, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 64% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 15%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 5.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
Alpha Services, Inc.: 0.0 → 13.1 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 13.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.66× in 2020
Alpha Services, Inc.'s TCR rose 13.1 from 0.0 in 2016 to 13.1 in 2020. In 2020, DART was 1.66× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331511 · Waterloo, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 159% of ind
- DART 8.7 DART
- RANK #2/14
- PHOTO Cadillac Casting, Inc
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~32 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Cadillac Casting, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Alpha Services, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Alpha Services, Inc.
5.3 TCR
- Cadillac Casti
Cadillac Casting, Inc
5.3 TCR
- Midwest Manufa
Midwest Manufacturing & Logistics LLC
5.3 TCR
- Defiance Plant
Defiance Plant
5.2 TCR
- Foundry
Foundry
5.2 TCR
What this shows Alpha Services, Inc. averages 5.3 TCR (159% of the Castings, unfinished iron (e.g., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Alpha Services, Inc. TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=6 · 2018=3.1 · 2019=4.2 · 2020=13.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Alpha Services, Inc. falls in its industry
272 Castings, unfinished iron (e.g establishmentsSafer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.2.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 14 Castings, unfinished iron (e.g employers in Iowa.
Alpha Services, Inc. has fewer employees than the Castings, unfinished iron (e.g., ductile median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13.1 | 8.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331511 · IA · Waterloo
272 Castings, unfinished iron (e.g., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 172 employers in Waterloo, 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 | Cadillac Casting, Inc | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Midwest Manufacturing & Logistics LLC | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Defiance Plant | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Foundry | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GSC Agribusiness | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nursery Department- Fuss Office | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Centrum Valley North | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Washington | 32 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Black Hawk County Extension | 4,790 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waterloo Pork Plant | 2,801 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UnityPoint | 2,295 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JD Waterloo Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations | 1,605 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ross store 1709 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ross store 1286 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gretna, Ne - Midwest Dist Office | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lockheed Martin Corporation Virginia Beach VA (3823) | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | NuAir | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hampton Inn Franklin | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ross store 3 | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ViaQuest Foundation - Brooklyn Heights | 32 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.