Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only) · Iowa
Fayette County Sheriff's Office
West Union, IA · ~43 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fayette County Sheriff's Office runs at 260% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only) workplace, earning a grade F.
Fayette County Sheriff's Office: 8.3 TCR = 260% of Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only) BLS 3.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fayette County Sheriff's Office safety composite
Fayette County Sheriff's Office scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 56% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 8.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 5 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−2.2
2017→2024
Fayette County Sheriff's Office injury rate improved
Fayette County Sheriff's Office's TCR fell 2.2 from 9.7 in 2017 to 7.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 15.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.6× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=9.7 · 2018=2.5 · 2019=11.3 · 2020=15.2 · 2021=7.5 · 2022=10.4 · 2023=2.5 · 2024=7.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922120 · West Union, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.3 · 260% of ind
- DART 5.0 DART
- RANK #11/18
- PHOTO Town of Kittery Poli…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~43 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Town of Kittery Police Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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Fayette County Sheriff's Office in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Fayette County Sheriff's Office
8.3 TCR
- Town of Kitter
Town of Kittery Police Department
8.3 TCR
- Newport News P
Newport News Police Department
8.3 TCR
- South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol
8.3 TCR
- Saint Paul Pol
Saint Paul Police Emergency Communication Center
8.3 TCR
What this shows Fayette County Sheriff's Office averages 8.3 TCR (260% of the Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only) BLS benchmark).
Fayette County Sheriff's Office TCR series: 2017=9.7 · 2018=2.5 · 2019=11.3 · 2020=15.2 · 2021=7.5 · 2022=10.4 · 2023=2.5 · 2024=7.5 · BLS 3.2
Where Fayette County Sheriff's Office falls in its industry
716 Sheriffs' offices (except cour establishmentsSafer than 56% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.5.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 18 Sheriffs' offices (except cour employers in Iowa.
Fayette County Sheriff's Office has fewer employees than the Sheriffs' offices (except court function median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.5. 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 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.4 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15.2 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.3 | 2.8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.7 | 2.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922120 · IA · West Union
716 Sheriffs' offices (except court functions only) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 7 employers in West Union, 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 | Town of Kittery Police Department | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Newport News Police Department | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | South Carolina Department of Public Safety - Highway Patrol | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Saint Paul Police Emergency Communication Center | 8.3 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 | Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics | 216 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | West Union Trenching Inc. | 66 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hillandale Farms LLC | 63 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fayette County Secondary Roads | 41 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Stericycle - Kansas City,KS | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Visiting Angels Living Assistance Services York | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jones-Hamilton Co. | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Syracuse 082 | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | R29IF - MN Interagency Fire Center | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pike Lake School | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Molex St. Petersburg | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Victory Sign Industries | 43 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.