General services departments, government · Iowa
City of Iowa City
Iowa City, IA · ~721 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of Iowa City runs at 164% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General services departments, government workplace, earning a grade D.
City of Iowa City: 5.2 TCR = 164% of General services departments, government BLS 3.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of Iowa City safety composite
City of Iowa City scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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
City of Iowa City: 5.3 → 6.4 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 7.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.53× in 2024
City of Iowa City's TCR rose 1.2 from 5.3 in 2016 to 6.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 7.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921190 · Iowa City, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 164% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #23/34
- PHOTO Shelby County
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 315 inj
- SIZE ~721 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Shelby County (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of Iowa City in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Shelby County
Shelby County
5.3 TCR
- DeKalb Public
DeKalb Public Works Department-Admin/Utility/Transportation/Airport
5.3 TCR
- City of Fergus
City of Fergus Falls
5.3 TCR
- This site
City of Iowa City
5.2 TCR
- Municipal Serv
Municipal Service Center
5.2 TCR
What this shows City of Iowa City averages 5.2 TCR (164% of the General services departments, government BLS benchmark).
City of Iowa City TCR series: 2016=5.3 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=3.3 · 2019=6.2 · 2020=5.1 · 2021=7 · 2022=5.5 · 2023=3.7 · 2024=6.4 · BLS 3.2
Where City of Iowa City falls in its industry
1,496 General services departments, establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 34 General services departments, employers in Iowa.
City of Iowa City has more employees than the General services departments, government median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 44 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 25 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 39 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.0 | 3.2 | 42 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 28 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 43 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 35 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 35 | 5 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921190 · IA · Iowa City
1,496 General services departments, government 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 | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Shelby County | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DeKalb Public Works Department-Admin/Utility/Transportation/Airport | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Municipal Service Center | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Fergus Falls | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Western Home Communities | 721 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Shearer's Foods Burlington | 719 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rockwell Collins - Coralville | 725 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ameristar Casino and Hotel Council Bluffs | 725 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1918-19187610 | 29,553 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Iowa City North Dodge (ICND) | 940 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 8010516-P and G Iowa City | 772 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Procter & Gamble Hair Care Company, LLC | 521 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Global Industrial Co. - DeSoto, TX | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Masters Gallery Foods, Inc - Plymouth | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ft Worth | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Primary Beef-Fresno CA | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Livingston County | 721 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Hallen Construction Co., Inc. | 721 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Alcon Research, LTD. | 721 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Arc of Lehigh and Northampton Counties | 721 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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