Recyclable material hauling, local · Iowa
Dittmer Recycling, Inc.
Dubuque, IA · ~49 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dittmer Recycling, Inc. runs at 138% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Recyclable material hauling, local workplace, earning a grade D.
Dittmer Recycling, Inc.: 3.6 TCR = 138% of Recyclable material hauling, local BLS 2.6 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dittmer Recycling, Inc. safety composite
Dittmer Recycling, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 68% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 47%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Dittmer Recycling, Inc.: 1.9 → 3.6 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 7.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1× in 2024
Dittmer Recycling, Inc.'s TCR rose 1.7 from 1.9 in 2018 to 3.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 7.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Dubuque, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.6 · 138% of ind
- DART 3.6 DART
- RANK #5/24
- PHOTO CR&R Incorporated- P…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~49 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CR&R Incorporated- Perris (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dittmer Recycling, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Dittmer Recycling, Inc.
3.6 TCR
- CR&R Incorpora
CR&R Incorporated- Perris
3.6 TCR
- Monterey City
Monterey City Disposal Service Inc.
3.6 TCR
- Republic Servi
Republic Services of Arlington
3.6 TCR
- S04058 - WM of
S04058 - WM of Lake Charles
3.6 TCR
What this shows Dittmer Recycling, Inc. averages 3.6 TCR (138% of the Recyclable material hauling, local BLS benchmark).
Dittmer Recycling, Inc. TCR series: 2018=1.9 · 2019=7.5 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=1.7 · 2024=3.6 · BLS 2.6
Where Dittmer Recycling, Inc. falls in its industry
2,322 Recyclable material hauling, l establishmentsSafer than 68% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 24 Recyclable material hauling, l employers in Iowa.
Dittmer Recycling, Inc. has fewer employees than the Recyclable material hauling, local median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · IA · Dubuque
2,322 Recyclable material hauling, local employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 217 employers in Dubuque, 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 | CR&R Incorporated- Perris | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Monterey City Disposal Service Inc. | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Republic Services of Arlington | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S04058 - WM of Lake Charles | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DAS Marshalltown, IA | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | United Farmers Cooperative (Afton) | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Centrum Valley Farms West | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CIPCO - Cedar Rapids | 49 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | John Deere Dubuque Works | 2,518 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque-MHS-IA/NE | 1,296 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MercyOne Dubuque | 1,285 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hirschbach Motor Lines, Inc | 1,110 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Brown Construction Inc. | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Crown Equipment Corporation | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Norma Michigan St Clair | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Imperial Machine & Tool | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Yost Gallagher Construction LLC | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Griffin Industries Corp. | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | City Hall | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hayes & Lunsford Electric, Inc | 49 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.