Fabricated structural metal manufacturing · Iowa

CL Fabrication, Inc

Clarinda, IA · ~20 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
25.1
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

CL Fabrication, Inc runs at 761% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fabricated structural metal manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.

CL Fabrication, Inc: 25.1 TCR = 761% of Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

CL Fabrication, Inc safety composite

CL Fabrication, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 0%), 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).

F

17/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 25.1 per 100 workers

Safer than 0% of industry peers

DART rate
F 6.28 per 100 workers

Safer than 13% 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

−28.4

2023→2024

CL Fabrication, Inc injury rate improved

CL Fabrication, Inc's TCR fell 28.4 from 53.5 in 2023 to 25.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 53.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.25× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2023=53.5 · 2024=25.1

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332312 · Clarinda, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 25.1 · 761% of ind

  • DART 6.3 DART
  • RANK #24/24
  • PHOTO B&D Fabrication
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 14 inj
  • SIZE ~20 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: B&D Fabrication (0.1 TCR gap)

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CL Fabrication, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows CL Fabrication, Inc averages 25.1 TCR (761% of the Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

CL Fabrication, Inc TCR series: 2023=53.5 · 2024=25.1 · BLS 3.3

Where CL Fabrication, Inc falls in its industry

1,491 Fabricated structural metal ma establishments

Safer than 0% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #24 safest of 24 Fabricated structural metal ma employers in Iowa.

CL Fabrication, Inc (20 employees, TCR 25.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 4.6 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 0100200300400 0102030 Average employees Total Case Rate CL Fabrication, Inc
CL Fabrication, Inc (20 employees, TCR 25.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 4.6

CL Fabrication, Inc has fewer employees than the Fabricated structural metal manufacturin 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 25.1 6.3 4 0 0
2023 53.5 10.7 10 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332312 · IA · Clarinda

1,491 Fabricated structural metal manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 22 employers in Clarinda, 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 B&D Fabrication 25.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR J and D Fabricating & Repair, Inc. 25.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Structural Steel Services 24.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR The Chowns Group LLC 23.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE Skyline Pork, LLC 20 FTE
STATE-SIZE J-Six Farms Iowa 20 FTE
STATE-SIZE Handlos Jacksonville 20 FTE
STATE-SIZE Newell Pig II 20 FTE
CITY-NEAR Clarinda Correctional Facility Inmate 648 FTE
CITY-NEAR Clarinda Regional Health Center 294 FTE
CITY-NEAR NSK Corporation 273 FTE
CITY-NEAR Lisle Corporation 267 FTE
NAT-TCR Gendron Corp 25.1 TCR
NAT-TCR HG370 25.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Dal-Ground Ops 25.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Nashua Builders 25.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE Middle River WWTP 20 FTE
NAT-SIZE GGI Rockingham 20 FTE
NAT-SIZE Bushnell Feed Mill 20 FTE
NAT-SIZE Hood Container Wilmington 151 20 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: 2024, 2023. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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