Valves, industrial-type (e.g., check, gate, globe, relief, safety), manufacturing · Iowa
Clow Valve Company
Oskaloosa, IA · ~216 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Clow Valve Company runs at 145% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Valves, industrial-type (e.g., check, gate, globe, relief, safety), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Clow Valve Company: 4.8 TCR = 145% of Valves, industrial-type (e.g., check, gate, globe, relief, safety), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Clow Valve Company safety composite
Clow Valve Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 13%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−2.3
2016→2019
Clow Valve Company injury rate improved
Clow Valve Company's TCR fell 2.3 from 5.9 in 2016 to 3.7 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2016 at 5.9 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.34× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.9 · 2019=3.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332911 · Oskaloosa, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 145% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #5/7
- PHOTO Kimray Inc.
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~216 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Kimray Inc. (0.1 TCR gap)
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Clow Valve Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Watson McDanie
Watson McDaniel Company
4.9 TCR
- AMRESIST
AMRESIST
4.9 TCR
- This site
Clow Valve Company
4.8 TCR
- Kimray Inc.
Kimray Inc.
4.7 TCR
- Shewood Valve
Shewood Valve LLC - Brooklyn, OH Plant
4.7 TCR
What this shows Clow Valve Company averages 4.8 TCR (145% of the Valves, industrial-type (e.g., check, gate, globe, relief, safety), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Clow Valve Company TCR series: 2016=5.9 · 2019=3.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Clow Valve Company falls in its industry
298 Valves, industrial-type (e.g., establishmentsSafer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 7 Valves, industrial-type (e.g., employers in Iowa.
Clow Valve Company has more employees than the Valves, industrial-type (e.g., check, ga median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332911 · IA · Oskaloosa
298 Valves, industrial-type (e.g., check, gate, globe, relief, safety), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 37 employers in Oskaloosa, 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 | Kimray Inc. | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Watson McDaniel Company | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AMRESIST | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shewood Valve LLC - Brooklyn, OH Plant | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Palmer Candy Company Hwy 75 | 216 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IA001 - IA-Des Moines-Pilot Travel Center | 216 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Iowa Home Care West Des Moines Branch | 216 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics | 216 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Musco Sports Lighting, LLC / Corporate Office | 625 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mahaska County Hospital | 558 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mahaska County Hospital dba Mahaska Health Partnership | 458 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate Office | 291 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Portland - 850 | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alliance MWH - 974 | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ft. Lauderdale Ready Mix Plant | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wheelabrator Dutchess County L.L.C. | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Shallenberger Construction | 216 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Osburn Trucking and Pumping | 216 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lincolnhelath /Coves Edge | 216 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Meadow Gold Englewood - Englewood | 216 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.