Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel) · Iowa
Clow Valve Company - Metal Casting Facility
Oskaloosa, IA · ~165 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Clow Valve Company - Metal Casting Facility runs at 107% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel) workplace, earning a grade C.
Clow Valve Company - Metal Casting Facility: 3.5 TCR = 107% of Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel) BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Clow Valve Company - Metal Casting Facility safety composite
Clow Valve Company - Metal Casting Facility scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 48%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 3.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% 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
−2.4
2016→2024
Clow Valve Company - Metal Casting Facility injury rate improved
Clow Valve Company - Metal Casting Facility's TCR fell 2.4 from 6.3 in 2016 to 3.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 6.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.91× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.3 · 2019=2.3 · 2020=5.0 · 2021=2.7 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=2.0 · 2024=3.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331511 · Oskaloosa, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.5 · 107% of ind
- DART 3.2 DART
- RANK #1/14
- PHOTO Gunite Corporation
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 35 inj
- SIZE ~165 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Gunite Corporation (0.0 TCR gap)
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Clow Valve Company - Metal Casting Facility in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Mueller Compan
Mueller Company - Chattanooga
3.6 TCR
- This site
Clow Valve Company - Metal Casting Facility
3.5 TCR
- Gunite Corpora
Gunite Corporation
3.5 TCR
- Austin Gray Ir
Austin Gray Iron Foundry
3.5 TCR
- KANSAS CASTING
KANSAS CASTINGS INC
3.5 TCR
What this shows Clow Valve Company - Metal Casting Facility averages 3.5 TCR (107% of the Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel) BLS benchmark).
Clow Valve Company - Metal Casting Facility TCR series: 2016=6.3 · 2019=2.3 · 2020=5 · 2021=2.7 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=2 · 2024=3.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Clow Valve Company - Metal Casting Facility falls in its industry
272 Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile establishmentsSafer than 80% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.2.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 14 Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile employers in Iowa.
Clow Valve Company - Metal Casting Facility has more employees than the Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, ma median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.2. 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 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331511 · IA · Oskaloosa
272 Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel) 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 | Gunite Corporation | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Austin Gray Iron Foundry | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mueller Company - Chattanooga | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KANSAS CASTINGS INC | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fremont Farms of Iowa LLP | 165 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 7450_17141 | 165 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Groschopp | 165 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Charles City - Main Store | 165 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 | American Poly-Foam | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TFP Nutrition | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | A-Ox Welding Supply Inc. | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gaspard & Sons | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Easton | 165 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Life Care Center of Casper | 165 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Viewline Snowmass Resort | 165 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RevSpring, Inc. | 165 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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