Asphalt roofing shingles merchant wholesalers · Iowa
Building Products Inc. of IA
Waterloo, IA · ~84 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Building Products Inc. of IA runs at 230% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Asphalt roofing shingles merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Building Products Inc. of IA: 5.0 TCR = 230% of Asphalt roofing shingles merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Building Products Inc. of IA safety composite
Building Products Inc. of IA scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 5.05 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 70% 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
−0.7
2016→2023
Building Products Inc. of IA injury rate improved
Building Products Inc. of IA's TCR fell 0.7 from 4.2 in 2016 to 3.5 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 11.0 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.2 · 2017=3.3 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=7.3 · 2020=11.0 · 2021=1.3 · 2022=6.3 · 2023=3.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423330 · Waterloo, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.0 · 230% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #7/12
- PHOTO 375 - WALL TOWNSHIP …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~84 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 375 - WALL TOWNSHIP BRANCH (0.0 TCR gap)
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Building Products Inc. of IA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Building Products Inc. of IA
5 TCR
- 375 - WALL TOW
375 - WALL TOWNSHIP BRANCH
5 TCR
- Midway Wholesa
Midway Wholesale Topeka
5 TCR
- KC
KC
5 TCR
- ABC Supply 332
ABC Supply 332
5 TCR
What this shows Building Products Inc. of IA averages 5.0 TCR (230% of the Asphalt roofing shingles merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Building Products Inc. of IA TCR series: 2016=4.2 · 2017=3.3 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=7.3 · 2020=11 · 2021=1.3 · 2022=6.3 · 2023=3.5 · BLS 2.2
Where Building Products Inc. of IA falls in its industry
953 Asphalt roofing shingles merch establishmentsSafer than 56% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.7.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 12 Asphalt roofing shingles merch employers in Iowa.
Building Products Inc. of IA has more employees than the Asphalt roofing shingles merchant wholes median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.0 | 4.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423330 · IA · Waterloo
953 Asphalt roofing shingles merchant wholesalers 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 | 375 - WALL TOWNSHIP BRANCH | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Midway Wholesale Topeka | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KC | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ABC Supply 332 | 5.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Stueve Construction LLC (All Locations) | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J.W. Koehler Electric, Inc. | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IP Waterloo NAC | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ProPulse A Schieffer Co | 84 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 | Unit #1505 | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Inspired Living Sugar Land | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Famoso Nut Company, LLC | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Economy Products & Solutions Inc. | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 613 - Baton Rouge | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lantern Press Seattle | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Radisson Hotel Portland | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Northwest Steel Fab Inc | 84 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.