Orthopedic devices manufacturing · Iowa
Brownmed - Spirit Lake
Spirit Lake, IA · ~48 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 20.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Brownmed - Spirit Lake runs at 623% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Orthopedic devices manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Brownmed - Spirit Lake: 20.6 TCR = 623% of Orthopedic devices manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Brownmed - Spirit Lake safety composite
Brownmed - Spirit Lake scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 0%), 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).
13/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 20.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 16.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% 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%).
TCR Δ
−10.6
2018→2022
Brownmed - Spirit Lake injury rate improved
Brownmed - Spirit Lake's TCR fell 10.6 from 31.2 in 2018 to 20.6 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2019 at 69.3 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.8× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=31.2 · 2019=69.3 · 2020=21.2 · 2021=9.3 · 2022=20.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 339113 · Spirit Lake, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 20.6 · 623% of ind
- DART 16.5 DART
- RANK #5/5
- PHOTO 21st Century Scienti…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 47 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 21st Century Scientific, Inc. (0.2 TCR gap)
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Brownmed - Spirit Lake in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Brownmed - Spirit Lake
20.6 TCR
- 21st Century S
21st Century Scientific, Inc.
20.4 TCR
- Glenwood AR Lo
Glenwood AR Location
16.9 TCR
- Molnlycke Manu
Molnlycke Manufacturing US - T&P
16 TCR
- CSC 3004
CSC 3004
14.4 TCR
What this shows Brownmed - Spirit Lake averages 20.6 TCR (623% of the Orthopedic devices manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Brownmed - Spirit Lake TCR series: 2018=31.2 · 2019=69.3 · 2020=21.2 · 2021=9.3 · 2022=20.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Brownmed - Spirit Lake falls in its industry
555 Orthopedic devices manufacturi establishmentsSafer than 0% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.1.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 5 Orthopedic devices manufacturi employers in Iowa.
Brownmed - Spirit Lake has fewer employees than the Orthopedic devices manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 20.6 | 16.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 21.2 | 6.1 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 69.3 | 6.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 31.2 | 5.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
339113 · IA · Spirit Lake
555 Orthopedic devices manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 23 employers in Spirit Lake, 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 | 21st Century Scientific, Inc. | 20.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Glenwood AR Location | 16.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Molnlycke Manufacturing US - T&P | 16.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CSC 3004 | 14.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | J&J Cattle Co | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMVC Management Services | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Water Administration Building | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greiner Buildings, Inc. | 48 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Polaris Inc. Spirit Lake | 460 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Spirit Lake Facility | 328 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lakes Regional Healthcare | 309 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pure Fishing - Spirit Lake | 307 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Headquarter | 20.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Foulk Manor South | 20.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Riverside Public Works Solid Waste Operations | 20.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Copperleaf Memory Care of Schofield | 20.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Volvo Trucks of Omaha Inc | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Woodlands of Shaker Heights | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Niagara Refining LLC | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Food Giant #535 | 48 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.