Administration of public health programs · Iowa
Black Hawk County Health Department
Waterloo, IA · ~65 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Black Hawk County Health Department runs at 71% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Administration of public health programs workplace, earning a grade B.
Black Hawk County Health Department: 2.3 TCR = 71% of Administration of public health programs BLS 3.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Black Hawk County Health Department safety composite
Black Hawk County Health Department scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 26%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Black Hawk County Health Department: 1.7 → 3.9 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 4.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.86× in 2024
Black Hawk County Health Department's TCR rose 2.2 from 1.7 in 2018 to 3.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 4.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.86× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 923120 · Waterloo, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.3 · 71% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #4/5
- PHOTO Environmental Health
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~65 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Environmental Health (0.0 TCR gap)
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Black Hawk County Health Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Black Hawk County Health Department
2.3 TCR
- Environmental
Environmental Health
2.3 TCR
- CAW001-PHFE-CA
CAW001-PHFE-CAW001
2.3 TCR
- Virginia Depar
Virginia Department of Health Office of Vital Records
2.2 TCR
- Stratford Heal
Stratford Health Department and Community Services
2.2 TCR
What this shows Black Hawk County Health Department averages 2.3 TCR (71% of the Administration of public health programs BLS benchmark).
Black Hawk County Health Department TCR series: 2018=1.7 · 2019=4.1 · 2020=4.2 · 2021=2 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=3.9 · BLS 3.2
Where Black Hawk County Health Department falls in its industry
267 Administration of public healt establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 5 Administration of public healt employers in Iowa.
Black Hawk County Health Department has fewer employees than the Administration of public health programs median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
923120 · IA · Waterloo
267 Administration of public health programs 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 | Environmental Health | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CAW001-PHFE-CAW001 | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Virginia Department of Health Office of Vital Records | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Stratford Health Department and Community Services | 2.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | PDA Duane Arnold | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dubuque Operating Center | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Forrest and Associate Inc | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cedar Rapids, IA/Quad Cities HVAC | 65 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 | The National WWI Museum and Memorial | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Print Source, Inc | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 21c Museum Hotel | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rentokil of Puerto Rico, Inc. | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Metko, Inc. | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Inovo Inc. | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 403012-Merrimack | NH | GOF-300 | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nutec Inc. | 65 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.