Coating metals and metal products for the trade · Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA - MK Plant 15
Cedar Falls, IA · ~96 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cedar Falls, IA - MK Plant 15 runs at 358% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Coating metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade F.
Cedar Falls, IA - MK Plant 15: 11.8 TCR = 358% of Coating metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cedar Falls, IA - MK Plant 15 safety composite
Cedar Falls, IA - MK Plant 15 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 9%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Cedar Falls, IA - MK Plant 15: 4.3 → 8.9 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 26.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.57× in 2024
Cedar Falls, IA - MK Plant 15's TCR rose 4.6 from 4.3 in 2016 to 8.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 26.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.57× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332812 · Cedar Falls, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.8 · 358% of ind
- DART 6.7 DART
- RANK #7/11
- PHOTO AZZ Galvanizing - De…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 99 inj
- SIZE ~96 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: AZZ Galvanizing - Denver (0.0 TCR gap)
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Cedar Falls, IA - MK Plant 15 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Crystal Finish
Crystal Finishing Systems - Mosinee
12 TCR
- Midland PA
Midland PA
11.9 TCR
- This site
Cedar Falls, IA - MK Plant 15
11.8 TCR
- AZZ Galvanizin
AZZ Galvanizing - Denver
11.8 TCR
- Windsor
Windsor
11.7 TCR
What this shows Cedar Falls, IA - MK Plant 15 averages 11.8 TCR (358% of the Coating metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Cedar Falls, IA - MK Plant 15 TCR series: 2016=4.3 · 2017=5.6 · 2018=13.7 · 2019=13.3 · 2020=9.9 · 2021=6.6 · 2022=26.2 · 2023=17.8 · 2024=8.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Cedar Falls, IA - MK Plant 15 falls in its industry
646 Coating metals and metal produ establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 11 Coating metals and metal produ employers in Iowa.
Cedar Falls, IA - MK Plant 15 has more employees than the Coating metals and metal products for th median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 8.9 | 6.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17.8 | 13.8 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 26.2 | 17.5 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.9 | 7.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13.3 | 9.2 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13.7 | 12.9 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332812 · IA · Cedar Falls
646 Coating metals and metal products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 88 employers in Cedar Falls, 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 | AZZ Galvanizing - Denver | 11.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Midland PA | 11.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Windsor | 11.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Crystal Finishing Systems - Mosinee | 12.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Waterloo Service Center | 96 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 7123_18981 | 96 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Architectural Wall Systems, LLC | 96 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | US093: Indianapolis 331 - SG | 96 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | John Deere Waterloo Works Product Engineering Center | 1,508 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0590 - Cedar Falls IA DC | 1,215 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0590 - Cedar Falls DC | 936 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Western Home Services | 752 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Jacksonville Plant | 11.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mdot Maint Gar Auburn Hls-Mdot | 11.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The HT Hackney Co | 11.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MACCRAY School District | 11.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 4215 - Plano Prehung Plant | 96 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AMZL-NA : Eagles Routes LLC | 96 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southern Haulers LLC Calera Terminal | 96 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plano Dc Flatbed - 3239 | 96 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.