Groceries, general-line, merchant wholesalers · Iowa

Central Region - Iowa City, IA

Name: Central Region - Iowa City, IA Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Iowa City, IA · ~192 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 1.6
Avg TCR: 2.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Central Region - Iowa City, IA runs at 71% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Groceries, general-line, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade B.

Central Region - Iowa City, IA: 1.6 TCR = 71% of Groceries, general-line, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Central Region - Iowa City, IA safety composite

Central Region - Iowa City, IA scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 92% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

76/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): A 1.56 per 100 workers

Safer than 92% of industry peers
DART rate: B 1.59 per 100 workers

Safer than 76% 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%).

Central Region - Iowa City, IA held a steady TCR band

Central Region - Iowa City, IA's TCR held near 0.1 from 1.5 in 2016 to 1.6 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 1.02× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=1.5 · 2018=1.6

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 424410 · Iowa City, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade B · TCR 1.6 · 71% of ind

DART 1.6 DART
RANK #1/17
PHOTO Lebanon PA
BOOK 2y book
INJ 6 inj
SIZE ~192 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Lebanon PA (0.0 TCR gap)

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Cincinnati Sal

1.6
Haitai, Inc.

1.6

What this shows Central Region - Iowa City, IA averages 1.6 TCR (71% of the Groceries, general-line, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

Central Region - Iowa City, IA TCR series: 2016=1.5 · 2018=1.6 · BLS 2.2

Where Central Region - Iowa City, IA falls in its industry

1,651 Groceries, general-line, merch establishments

Safer than 92% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.1.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 17 Groceries, general-line, merch employers in Iowa.

Central Region - Iowa City, IA (192 employees, TCR 1.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 172 employees and a TCR of 6.1

Central Region - Iowa City, IA has more employees than the Groceries, general-line, merchant wholes median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.1. 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
2018	1.6	1.6	3	0	0
2016	1.5	1.0	3	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

424410 · IA · Iowa City

1,651 Groceries, general-line, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 131 employers in Iowa City, 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	Lebanon PA	LEBANON, PA	1.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Virginia Carolina Wholesale Grocers, Inc.	SOUTH BOSTON, VA	1.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Cincinnati Sales & DSD Facility	SHARONVILLE, OH	1.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Haitai, Inc.	MONTEBELLO, CA	1.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Walter Scott, Jr. Energy Center	COUNCIL BLUFFS	192 FTE
STATE-SIZE	3495-10D8145	CLEAR LAKE	192 FTE
STATE-SIZE	IAHIA - HIAWATHA	HIAWATHA	192 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Tenco Industries, Inc.	OTTUMWA	192 FTE
CITY-NEAR	1918-19187610	Iowa City	29,553 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Iowa City North Dodge (ICND)	Iowa City	940 FTE
CITY-NEAR	8010516-P and G Iowa City	Iowa City	772 FTE
CITY-NEAR	City of Iowa City	Iowa City	721 FTE
NAT-TCR	Kennett	Kennett, Mo, MO	1.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Las Vegas Global Business Services - Gbs (Nvlsv)	Las Vegas, NV	1.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	dd's DISCOUNTS Store 5126	Grand Prairie, TX	1.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Brookdale Hoffman Estates Golf Rd	Hoffman Estates, IL	1.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Main Plant	Elkhart, IN	192 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Birchwood Foods	Columbus, OH	192 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Stadium Food and Beverage	Charlotte, NC	192 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Joliet (Iljol)	Rockdale, IL	192 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: 2018, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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