Distribution of natural gas · Iowa

BHE - Dubuque (IA005)

Name: BHE - Dubuque (IA005) Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Dubuque, IA · ~31 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 2.8
Avg TCR: 1.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

BHE - Dubuque (IA005) runs at 229% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Distribution of natural gas workplace, earning a grade F.

BHE - Dubuque (IA005): 2.8 TCR = 229% of Distribution of natural gas BLS 1.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

BHE - Dubuque (IA005) safety composite

BHE - Dubuque (IA005) scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 22%), 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 2.75 per 100 workers

Safer than 47% of industry peers
DART rate: F 3.82 per 100 workers

Safer than 22% 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%).

BHE - Dubuque (IA005) held a steady TCR band

BHE - Dubuque (IA005)'s TCR held near 0.3 from 3.5 in 2018 to 3.8 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 1.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=3.5 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=3.8

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221210 · Dubuque, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 2.8 · 229% of ind

DART 3.8 DART
RANK #7/8
PHOTO 277-NiSource-Winches…
BOOK 4y book
INJ 3 inj
SIZE ~31 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 277-NiSource-Winchester KY-Shoppers Dr (0.0 TCR gap)

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2.8
277-NiSource-W

2.8
FPU Lantana

2.8
Liberty Utilit

2.8
SEMCO Energy G

2.7

What this shows BHE - Dubuque (IA005) averages 2.8 TCR (229% of the Distribution of natural gas BLS benchmark).

BHE - Dubuque (IA005) TCR series: 2018=3.5 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=0 · 2021=3.8 · BLS 1.2

Where BHE - Dubuque (IA005) falls in its industry

1,153 Distribution of natural gas establishments

Safer than 47% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 8 Distribution of natural gas employers in Iowa.

BHE - Dubuque (IA005) (31 employees, TCR 2.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.6

BHE - Dubuque (IA005) has fewer employees than the Distribution of natural gas median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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
2021	3.8	3.8	1
2020	0.0	0.0	0
2019	3.7	3.7	1
2018	3.5	0.0	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221210 · IA · Dubuque

1,153 Distribution of natural gas employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 217 employers in Dubuque, 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	277-NiSource-Winchester KY-Shoppers Dr	WINCHESTER, KY	2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	FPU Lantana	LANTANA, FL	2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Liberty Utilities Jackson	JACKSON, MO	2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	SEMCO Energy Gas Company - BC	BATTLE CREEK, MI	2.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Dupont - Pioneer Johnston Parent	JOHNSTON	31 FTE
STATE-SIZE	MBS Genetics, LLC	STORY CITY	31 FTE
STATE-SIZE	MiEnergy Cooperative - Iowa	CRESCO	31 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Oelwein	OELWEIN	31 FTE
CITY-NEAR	John Deere Dubuque Works	Dubuque	2,518 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque-MHS-IA/NE	Dubuque	1,296 FTE
CITY-NEAR	MercyOne Dubuque	Dubuque	1,285 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Hirschbach Motor Lines, Inc	Dubuque	1,110 FTE
NAT-TCR	Romeoville TC	Romeoville, IL	2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Ball Metalpack - Chestnut Hill, TN	Dandridge, TN	2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Romeoville Synnex	Romeoville, IL	2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Ridgecrest Community Care Center	West Monroe, LA	2.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Southeastern Machining & Field Service	Lancaster, OH	31 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Sandcastle Hotel on the Beach	Pismo Beach, CA	31 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Oceanpoint Ranch	Cambria, CA	31 FTE
NAT-SIZE	GRNE Solutions, LLC	Lincoln, NE	31 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: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.