Chimney, concrete, construction · Iowa

Blake Hershberger Enterprises, LLC

Name: Blake Hershberger Enterprises, LLC Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Kalona, IA · ~53 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 7.0
Avg TCR: 2.8
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Blake Hershberger Enterprises, LLC runs at 252% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Chimney, concrete, construction workplace, earning a grade F.

Blake Hershberger Enterprises, LLC: 7.0 TCR = 252% of Chimney, concrete, construction BLS 2.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Blake Hershberger Enterprises, LLC safety composite

Blake Hershberger Enterprises, LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 19%), 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).

28/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 7.05 per 100 workers

Safer than 22% of industry peers
DART rate: F 4.95 per 100 workers

Safer than 19% 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

−3.4

2017→2023

Blake Hershberger Enterprises, LLC injury rate improved

Blake Hershberger Enterprises, LLC's TCR fell 3.4 from 12.1 in 2017 to 8.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2017 at 12.1 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.7× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=12.1 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=5.6 · 2023=8.7

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238110 · Kalona, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 7.0 · 252% of ind

DART 5.0 DART
RANK #19/32
PHOTO Lenard Powell, Inc
BOOK 4y book
INJ 17 inj
SIZE ~53 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Lenard Powell, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Blake Hershberger Enterprises, LLC averages 7.0 TCR (252% of the Chimney, concrete, construction BLS benchmark).

Blake Hershberger Enterprises, LLC TCR series: 2017=12.1 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=5.6 · 2023=8.7 · BLS 2.8

Where Blake Hershberger Enterprises, LLC falls in its industry

1,314 Chimney, concrete, constructio establishments

Safer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 32 Chimney, concrete, constructio employers in Iowa.

Blake Hershberger Enterprises, LLC (53 employees, TCR 7.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 64 employees and a TCR of 3.8

Blake Hershberger Enterprises, LLC has fewer employees than the Chimney, concrete, construction median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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
2023	8.7	5.0	7	0
2022	5.6	2.8	4	0
2021	1.9	0.0	1	0
2017	12.1	8.0	5	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238110 · IA · Kalona

1,314 Chimney, concrete, construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 12 employers in Kalona, 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	Lenard Powell, Inc	WILDWOOD, FL	7.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Rock Foundations	FENTON, MI	7.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Whiting Construction DBA Whiting Concrete Construction	RANCHO MURIETA, CA	7.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Concrete Structures of the Midwest, Inc.	WEST CHICAGO, IL	7.0 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Natural Beauty Growers, LLC - Boyden IA	BOYDEN	53 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Smith Fertilizer & Grain Co	KNOXVILLE	53 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Streb Construction Co., Inc.	IOWA CITY	53 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Caliber Concrete LLC	ADAIR	53 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Pleasantview Home	Kalona	135 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Pleasantview	Kalona	127 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Engineered Plastic Components INC	Kalona	120 FTE
CITY-NEAR	CIVCO Medical Solutions - Manufacturing	Kalona	115 FTE
NAT-TCR	Center for Great Apes	Wauchula, FL	7.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	Mission Valley YMCA	San Diego, CA	7.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	Indy East IN	Indianapolis, IN	7.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	Sonic Drive-In Santee #5995	Santee, CA	7.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE	L&S Electric, Inc. Minneapolis	Minneapolis, MN	53 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Charlie's Produce Boise	Boise, ID	53 FTE
NAT-SIZE	RAMM Corporation	North Las Vegas, NV	53 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Brookdale Canyon Lakes	Kennewick, WA	53 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, 2017. 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.