Water treatment and distribution · Iowa
City of Ames - Water Treatment Plant
Ames, IA · ~24 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Ames - Water Treatment Plant runs at 106% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Water treatment and distribution workplace, earning a grade C.
City of Ames - Water Treatment Plant: 1.3 TCR = 106% of Water treatment and distribution BLS 1.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Ames - Water Treatment Plant safety composite
City of Ames - Water Treatment Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 87% 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).
77/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 87% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% 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%).
TCR Δ
−3.8
2022→2024
City of Ames - Water Treatment Plant injury rate improved
City of Ames - Water Treatment Plant's TCR fell 3.8 from 3.8 in 2022 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 3.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=3.8 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221310 · Ames, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 1.3 · 106% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/18
- PHOTO Genesee County Water…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~24 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Genesee County Water Treatment Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Ames - Water Treatment Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
City of Ames - Water Treatment Plant
1.3 TCR
- Genesee County
Genesee County Water Treatment Plant
1.3 TCR
- Saint Peters S
Saint Peters Service Center
1.3 TCR
- Sterling Water
Sterling Water, Inc
1.3 TCR
- Aqua Services,
Aqua Services, Inc. - Cary
1.3 TCR
What this shows City of Ames - Water Treatment Plant averages 1.3 TCR (106% of the Water treatment and distribution BLS benchmark).
City of Ames - Water Treatment Plant TCR series: 2022=3.8 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 1.2
Where City of Ames - Water Treatment Plant falls in its industry
727 Water treatment and distributi establishmentsSafer than 87% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 18 Water treatment and distributi employers in Iowa.
City of Ames - Water Treatment Plant has fewer employees than the Water treatment and distribution median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221310 · IA · Ames
727 Water treatment and distribution employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 170 employers in Ames, 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 | Genesee County Water Treatment Plant | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Saint Peters Service Center | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sterling Water, Inc | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Aqua Services, Inc. - Cary | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Afton Warehouse | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northwood Sow Unit | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Belmond | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Clarion, IA | 24 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ISU - University Wide | 13,316 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ISU - On Campus | 12,527 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mary Greeley Medical Center- Main Hospital | 1,415 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mary Greeley Medical Center | 1,277 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | IES Communications, LLC - Denver | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Boehringer Ingelheim Athens Georgia | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 5228 Fayetteville MLK | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Holman Logistics International | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | S&H Joplin | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Shaw Builders Inc. | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cambridge-Lee Industries LLC Fayetteville Facility | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Citadel Services Inc | 24 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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