Cafeteria food services contractors (e.g., government office cafeterias, hospital cafeterias, school cafeterias) · Iowa
Dordt College
Sioux Center, IA · ~43 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 16.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.0
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dordt College runs at 548% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Cafeteria food services contractors (e.g., government office cafeterias, hospital cafeterias, school cafeterias) workplace, earning a grade F.
Dordt College: 16.4 TCR = 548% of Cafeteria food services contractors (e.g., government office cafeterias, hospital cafeterias, school cafeterias) BLS 3.0 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dordt College safety composite
Dordt College scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).
15/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 16.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 14.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Dordt College: 7.6 → 21.1 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 29.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.86× in 2024
Dordt College's TCR rose 13.6 from 7.6 in 2016 to 21.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 29.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.86× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 722310 · Sioux Center, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 16.4 · 548% of ind
- DART 14.1 DART
- RANK #42/44
- PHOTO 1594 Pleasantville P…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 35 inj
- SIZE ~43 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 1594 Pleasantville Public SD (0.1 TCR gap)
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Dordt College in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- 1594 Pleasantv
1594 Pleasantville Public SD
16.5 TCR
- SODEXO AT WAYM
SODEXO AT WAYMO HQ
16.5 TCR
- This site
Dordt College
16.4 TCR
- OBERLIN COLLEG
OBERLIN COLLEGE**
16.4 TCR
- 4021-000008813
4021-000008813
16.4 TCR
What this shows Dordt College averages 16.4 TCR (548% of the Cafeteria food services contractors (e.g., government office cafeterias, hospital cafeterias, school cafeterias) BLS benchmark).
Dordt College TCR series: 2016=7.6 · 2017=4.1 · 2018=25.5 · 2019=29.1 · 2020=5.6 · 2021=8.6 · 2022=17.3 · 2023=29.1 · 2024=21.1 · BLS 3.0
Where Dordt College falls in its industry
6,952 Cafeteria food services contra establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #42 safest of 44 Cafeteria food services contra employers in Iowa.
Dordt College has more employees than the Cafeteria food services contractors (e.g median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 21.1 | 14.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 29.1 | 12.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17.3 | 13.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 29.1 | 8.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
722310 · IA · Sioux Center
6,952 Cafeteria food services contractors (e.g., government office cafeterias, hospital cafeterias, school cafeterias) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 32 employers in Sioux Center, 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 | 1594 Pleasantville Public SD | 16.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OBERLIN COLLEGE** | 16.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SODEXO AT WAYMO HQ | 16.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4021-000008813 | 16.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Centrum Valley Farms North | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Burlington | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Koester Construction Company Incorporated | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Commercial Contracting Services | 43 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Interstates/Harbor | 1,090 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Smithfield Sioux Center | 456 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Smithfield Foods - Sioux Center, IA | 454 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Smithfield Packaged Meats-LLC | 453 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Trader Joe's 0767 St. Petersburg | 16.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oak Terrace Senior Housing of Jordan | 16.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hydraulic Tubes & Fittings, LLC | 16.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TXD091 | 16.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 1PHL Sun Chemical | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MEI Kansas City | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LSE-SWIT-LEASING | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wastequip Alexandria | 43 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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