General-line scrap merchant wholesalers · Iowa
Alter Metal Recycling - Behr Iron - Mason City
Mason City, IA · ~20 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Alter Metal Recycling - Behr Iron - Mason City runs at 204% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General-line scrap merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Alter Metal Recycling - Behr Iron - Mason City: 4.5 TCR = 204% of General-line scrap merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Alter Metal Recycling - Behr Iron - Mason City safety composite
Alter Metal Recycling - Behr Iron - Mason City scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 25%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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
−4.6
2016→2023
Alter Metal Recycling - Behr Iron - Mason City injury rate improved
Alter Metal Recycling - Behr Iron - Mason City's TCR fell 4.6 from 9.2 in 2016 to 4.6 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2016 at 9.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.02× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.2 · 2020=4.2 · 2021=4.4 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=4.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Mason City, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 4.5 · 204% of ind
- DART 4.6 DART
- RANK #8/20
- PHOTO ERI Badin, NC
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~20 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ERI Badin, NC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Alter Metal Recycling - Behr Iron - Mason City in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Alter Metal Recycling - Behr Iron - Mason City
4.5 TCR
- ERI Badin, NC
ERI Badin, NC
4.5 TCR
- LOUISIANA PLAS
LOUISIANA PLASTIC CONVERTING CORP
4.5 TCR
- Metro Retail R
Metro Retail Recycling Services, a division of Cascades Holding Inc.
4.5 TCR
- PAUL MATTUCHIO
PAUL MATTUCHIO INC.
4.5 TCR
What this shows Alter Metal Recycling - Behr Iron - Mason City averages 4.5 TCR (204% of the General-line scrap merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Alter Metal Recycling - Behr Iron - Mason City TCR series: 2016=9.2 · 2020=4.2 · 2021=4.4 · 2022=0 · 2023=4.6 · BLS 2.2
Where Alter Metal Recycling - Behr Iron - Mason City falls in its industry
1,126 General-line scrap merchant wh establishmentsSafer than 44% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 20 General-line scrap merchant wh employers in Iowa.
Alter Metal Recycling - Behr Iron - Mason City has fewer employees than the General-line scrap merchant wholesalers median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · IA · Mason City
1,126 General-line scrap merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 126 employers in Mason City, 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 | ERI Badin, NC | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LOUISIANA PLASTIC CONVERTING CORP | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metro Retail Recycling Services, a division of Cascades Holding Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PAUL MATTUCHIO INC. | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Skyline Pork, LLC | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J-Six Farms Iowa | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Handlos Jacksonville | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Newell Pig II | 20 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Medical Center East Campus | 1,592 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Medical Center-Mason City-MHS-IA/NE | 1,590 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center | 1,556 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CURRIES | 683 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hall Technical Services, LLC | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Day Hab Catskill | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arrow Stage Lines - Las Vegas | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ASAP Express | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Carolina Sunrock Kittrell Distribution Center | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | All Quality Machining and Finishing - Smoketown | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Yancey's Fancy Inc. Main Rd. | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wellshire Park Place- Milbank | 20 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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