Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers · Iowa
East Penn Oelwein
Oelwein, IA · ~321 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
East Penn Oelwein runs at 218% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
East Penn Oelwein: 4.8 TCR = 218% of Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
East Penn Oelwein safety composite
East Penn Oelwein scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 49%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% 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%).
Rising injury rate
East Penn Oelwein: 2.9 → 5.9 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 6.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.53× in 2024
East Penn Oelwein's TCR rose 3.0 from 2.9 in 2017 to 5.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 6.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423120 · Oelwein, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 4.8 · 218% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #8/11
- PHOTO Parts Authority Bell…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 119 inj
- SIZE ~321 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Parts Authority Bellmore (0.0 TCR gap)
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East Penn Oelwein in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
East Penn Oelwein
4.8 TCR
- Parts Authorit
Parts Authority Bellmore
4.8 TCR
- 095/Forest Par
095/Forest Park
4.8 TCR
- 3312 Keystone
3312 Keystone
4.8 TCR
- Walser Collisi
Walser Collision & Glass, LLC
4.8 TCR
What this shows East Penn Oelwein averages 4.8 TCR (218% of the Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers BLS benchmark).
East Penn Oelwein TCR series: 2017=2.9 · 2018=3.8 · 2019=6.3 · 2020=6.4 · 2021=4.3 · 2022=6.5 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=5.9 · BLS 2.2
Where East Penn Oelwein falls in its industry
950 Motor Vehicle Supplies and New establishmentsSafer than 49% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 11 Motor Vehicle Supplies and New employers in Iowa.
East Penn Oelwein has more employees than the Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Mer median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 13 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423120 · IA · Oelwein
950 Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 26 employers in Oelwein, 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 | Parts Authority Bellmore | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 095/Forest Park | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3312 Keystone | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Walser Collision & Glass, LLC | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fayette | 321 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1528 | 322 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2889 | 320 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4256 | 322 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Oelwein Store | 575 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Oelwein Human Services | 524 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Oelwein Iowa | 178 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Transco Railway Products, Inc. - Oelwein, IA | 163 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Metzger Elementary | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | C.O. Beck & Sons | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plant 8 - Lamination and Components | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fire Department | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Accurate Box Company | 321 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cordis Miami Lakes | 321 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Birmingham Green | 321 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UMNuevaEsperanza946 | 321 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.