Water system storage tank and tower construction · Iowa

Central Tank Coatings, Inc.

Elgin, IA · ~21 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
1.8
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Central Tank Coatings, Inc. runs at 63% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Water system storage tank and tower construction workplace, earning a grade B.

Central Tank Coatings, Inc.: 1.8 TCR = 63% of Water system storage tank and tower construction BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Central Tank Coatings, Inc. safety composite

Central Tank Coatings, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).

C

69/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 1.77 per 100 workers

Safer than 72% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 79% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 52% 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

−5.3

2017→2021

Central Tank Coatings, Inc. injury rate improved

Central Tank Coatings, Inc.'s TCR fell 5.3 from 5.3 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2017 at 5.3 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=5.3 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 237110 · Elgin, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 1.8 · 63% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #5/32
  • PHOTO Super Excavators WI
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 1 inj
  • SIZE ~21 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Super Excavators WI (0.0 TCR gap)

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Central Tank Coatings, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Central Tank Coatings, Inc. averages 1.8 TCR (63% of the Water system storage tank and tower construction BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Central Tank Coatings, Inc. TCR series: 2017=5.3 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · BLS 2.8

Where Central Tank Coatings, Inc. falls in its industry

1,614 Water system storage tank and establishments

Safer than 72% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 32 Water system storage tank and employers in Iowa.

Central Tank Coatings, Inc. (21 employees, TCR 1.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 3.0 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400500 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Central Tank Coatings, Inc.
Central Tank Coatings, Inc. (21 employees, TCR 1.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 3.0

Central Tank Coatings, Inc. has fewer employees than the Water system storage tank and tower cons median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2017 5.3 5.3 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

237110 · IA · Elgin

1,614 Water system storage tank and tower construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 3 employers in Elgin, 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 Super Excavators WI 1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Reynolds Construction LLC 1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR R C Foster Corporation 1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Calumet City Plumbing Company and Heating 1.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE Audubon Vet Clinic 21 FTE
STATE-SIZE Handlos South 21 FTE
STATE-SIZE VALO BioMedia NA, LLC. Adel Farm 21 FTE
STATE-SIZE K & B Ag Supply 21 FTE
CITY-NEAR Viafield - Elgin 30 FTE
CITY-NEAR Central Tanks Coatings, Inc. 20 FTE
NAT-TCR Northern Lakes Community Mental Health-G 1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Jim Dunworth, Inc. 1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Armstrong World Industries- Macon Ceiling Tile Plant 1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Miami Enjoy House 1.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE COF Fleet Tucson 21 FTE
NAT-SIZE The Cove Condominium Association 21 FTE
NAT-SIZE State Environmental Services, Inc. 21 FTE
NAT-SIZE All-Star-Winchester 21 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: 2021, 2020, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.