Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors · Iowa
Cedar Valley Steel Inc.
Cedar Rapids, IA · ~53 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cedar Valley Steel Inc. runs at 192% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
Cedar Valley Steel Inc.: 5.4 TCR = 192% of Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors BLS 2.8 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cedar Valley Steel Inc. safety composite
Cedar Valley Steel Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 35%), 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−1.1
2016→2023
Cedar Valley Steel Inc. injury rate improved
Cedar Valley Steel Inc.'s TCR fell 1.1 from 5.4 in 2016 to 4.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 7.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.4 · 2017=7.1 · 2018=5.9 · 2019=7.8 · 2022=1.9 · 2023=4.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238120 · Cedar Rapids, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 192% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #9/13
- PHOTO WG Construction Co.,…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~53 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: WG Construction Co., Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Cedar Valley Steel Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Cedar Valley Steel Inc.
5.4 TCR
- WG Constructio
WG Construction Co., Inc.
5.4 TCR
- OH Field
OH Field
5.4 TCR
- ALD Precast Co
ALD Precast Corp. WHOLE COMPANY
5.4 TCR
- Capitol Steel
Capitol Steel Fabricators, Inc.
5.4 TCR
What this shows Cedar Valley Steel Inc. averages 5.4 TCR (192% of the Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors BLS benchmark).
Cedar Valley Steel Inc. TCR series: 2016=5.4 · 2017=7.1 · 2018=5.9 · 2019=7.8 · 2022=1.9 · 2023=4.3 · BLS 2.8
Where Cedar Valley Steel Inc. falls in its industry
705 Structural steel erecting or i establishmentsSafer than 35% 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 #9 safest of 13 Structural steel erecting or i employers in Iowa.
Cedar Valley Steel Inc. has fewer employees than the Structural steel erecting or iron work c 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238120 · IA · Cedar Rapids
705 Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 466 employers in Cedar Rapids, 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 | WG Construction Co., Inc. | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OH Field | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ALD Precast Corp. WHOLE COMPANY | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Capitol Steel Fabricators, Inc. | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Natural Beauty Growers, LLC - Boyden IA | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Smith Fertilizer & Grain Co | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Streb Construction Co., Inc. | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Caliber Concrete LLC | 53 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rockwell Collins (Cedar Rapids IA 400 NE) | 6,179 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rockwell Collins - Cedar Rapids C Ave | 6,172 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CRST EXPEDITED INC | 3,475 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Luke's Methodist Hospital | 2,949 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wagoner Hospital Authority DBA Wagoner Community Hospital | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trinity Hills of Knoxville Senior Living | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | T & H Lemont, Inc. | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Holdrege | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | American Paving Fabrics, Inc. | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Malcolm Drilling UT | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Feld Entertainment - Jessup Warehouse | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Unified Abatement Services, LLC | 53 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.