Artificial turf installation · Iowa
American Fence Company of Iowa, Inc.
Johnston, IA · ~49 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
American Fence Company of Iowa, Inc. runs at 287% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Artificial turf installation workplace, earning a grade F.
American Fence Company of Iowa, Inc.: 8.0 TCR = 287% of Artificial turf installation BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
American Fence Company of Iowa, Inc. safety composite
American Fence Company of Iowa, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 9%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% 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%).
American Fence Company of Iowa, Inc. held a steady TCR band
American Fence Company of Iowa, Inc.'s TCR held near 0.2 from 6.1 in 2016 to 6.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 11.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.78× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.1 · 2017=10.2 · 2018=2.7 · 2019=8.4 · 2020=11.8 · 2021=5.8 · 2022=9.6 · 2023=11.4 · 2024=6.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238990 · Johnston, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.0 · 287% of ind
- DART 6.3 DART
- RANK #24/25
- PHOTO IL - Green-up
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~49 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: IL - Green-up (0.0 TCR gap)
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American Fence Company of Iowa, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Cost of Wiscon
Cost of Wisconsin, Inc.
8.1 TCR
- Florida Asphal
Florida Asphalt Contractors
8.1 TCR
- This site
American Fence Company of Iowa, Inc.
8 TCR
- IL - Green-up
IL - Green-up
8 TCR
- K&E Flatwork
K&E Flatwork
8 TCR
What this shows American Fence Company of Iowa, Inc. averages 8.0 TCR (287% of the Artificial turf installation BLS benchmark).
American Fence Company of Iowa, Inc. TCR series: 2016=6.1 · 2017=10.2 · 2018=2.7 · 2019=8.4 · 2020=11.8 · 2021=5.8 · 2022=9.6 · 2023=11.4 · 2024=6.3 · BLS 2.8
Where American Fence Company of Iowa, Inc. falls in its industry
1,634 Artificial turf installation establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #24 safest of 25 Artificial turf installation employers in Iowa.
American Fence Company of Iowa, Inc. has fewer employees than the Artificial turf installation median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.6 | 5.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238990 · IA · Johnston
1,634 Artificial turf installation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 76 employers in Johnston, 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 | IL - Green-up | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cost of Wisconsin, Inc. | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Florida Asphalt Contractors | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | K&E Flatwork | 8.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DAS Marshalltown, IA | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | United Farmers Cooperative (Afton) | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Centrum Valley Farms West | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CIPCO - Cedar Rapids | 49 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | John Deere Financial Johnston | 1,069 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CSC | 639 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ChildServe Center | 621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DuPont Pioneer Johnston Campus - JH60 Franklin | 486 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Taylorville Estates | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dallas Warehouse | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Marinette Wi - 3162 | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | KP Building Products | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Vistech Manufacturing Solutions, LLC - Jasper | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FS Depot | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Enterprise O'Hare 1552 | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Poudre Valley Coop | 49 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.