General-line scrap merchant wholesalers · Iowa

Alter Metal Recycling - Z NF Recovery

Name: Alter Metal Recycling - Z NF Recovery Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Davenport, IA · ~28 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 1.7
Avg TCR: 2.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Alter Metal Recycling - Z NF Recovery runs at 76% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical General-line scrap merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade B.

Alter Metal Recycling - Z NF Recovery: 1.7 TCR = 76% of General-line scrap merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Alter Metal Recycling - Z NF Recovery safety composite

Alter Metal Recycling - Z NF Recovery scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

72/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 1.67 per 100 workers

Safer than 80% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 79% 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

−2.9

2016→2023

Alter Metal Recycling - Z NF Recovery injury rate improved

Alter Metal Recycling - Z NF Recovery's TCR fell 2.9 from 2.9 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 5.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=2.9 · 2020=5.5 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423930 · Davenport, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 1.7 · 76% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #3/20
PHOTO SA Recycling, Birmin…
BOOK 5y book
INJ 3 inj
SIZE ~28 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: SA Recycling, Birmingham-Non Ferrous (0.0 TCR gap)

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1.7
SA Recycling,

1.7
Attalla

1.7
CMC Recycling

1.7
Green Line Pol

1.6

What this shows Alter Metal Recycling - Z NF Recovery averages 1.7 TCR (76% of the General-line scrap merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

Alter Metal Recycling - Z NF Recovery TCR series: 2016=2.9 · 2020=5.5 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · BLS 2.2

Where Alter Metal Recycling - Z NF Recovery falls in its industry

1,126 General-line scrap merchant wh establishments

Safer than 80% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 20 General-line scrap merchant wh employers in Iowa.

Alter Metal Recycling - Z NF Recovery (28 employees, TCR 1.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 39 employees and a TCR of 4.0

Alter Metal Recycling - Z NF Recovery has fewer employees than the General-line scrap merchant wholesalers median and a lower 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
2023	0.0	0.0	0
2022	0.0	0.0	0
2021	0.0	0.0	0
2020	5.5	2.7	2
2016	2.9	2.9	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423930 · IA · Davenport

1,126 General-line scrap merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 284 employers in Davenport, IA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	SA Recycling, Birmingham-Non Ferrous	BIRMINGHAM, AL	1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Green Line Polymers--Pandora	PANDORA, OH	1.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Attalla	ATTALLA, AL	1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	CMC Recycling Athens	ATHENS, GA	1.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE	IOWA ADMIN	AMES	28 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Pocahontas Warehouse	POCAHONTAS	28 FTE
STATE-SIZE	WCT Crystal Lake	BRITT	28 FTE
STATE-SIZE	BHE - Council Bluff W Broadway (IA001)	COUNCIL BLUFFS	28 FTE
CITY-NEAR	MercyOne-Genesis, East Hospital-MHS-IA/NE	Davenport	2,129 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Genesis Medical Center East Campus	Davenport	1,704 FTE
CITY-NEAR	John Deere Davenport Works	Davenport	1,394 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Amazon.com Services LLC - MLI1	Davenport	1,353 FTE
NAT-TCR	Hartzell Propeller Prop Place	Piqua, OH	1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Harbor Health Services Inc Corporate	Mattapan, MA	1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Cargill Poultry	Gentry, AR	1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	R. H. Sheppard Co., Inc	Wytheville, VA	1.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Y. Hata & Co. Limited - Kauai	Lihue, HI	28 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Gaster Lumber AB	Savannah, GA	28 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Keller Warehousing Mattoon	Mattoon, IL	28 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Pine Ridge Construction - Wmspt	Williamsport, PA	28 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, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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