Dies, metalworking (except threading), manufacturing · Iowa

F.H. Uelner Precision Tools and Dies, Inc.

Dubuque, IA · ~40 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
20.0
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
1
Fatality
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The verdict

F.H. Uelner Precision Tools and Dies, Inc. runs at 606% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Dies, metalworking (except threading), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.

F.H. Uelner Precision Tools and Dies, Inc.: 20.0 TCR = 606% of Dies, metalworking (except threading), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

F.H. Uelner Precision Tools and Dies, Inc. safety composite

F.H. Uelner Precision Tools and Dies, Inc. scores safer than 1% of same-industry peers on total case rate (tcr), blended into one 0-100 breakdown. 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).

F

1/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 19.99 per 100 workers

Safer than 1% of industry peers

DART rate
F 15.81 per 100 workers

Safer than 1% of industry peers

Fatalities
F 1

Safer than 1% 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

−14.5

2016→2024

F.H. Uelner Precision Tools and Dies, Inc. injury rate improved

F.H. Uelner Precision Tools and Dies, Inc.'s TCR fell 14.5 from 39.8 in 2016 to 25.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 39.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.79× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=39.8 · 2019=2.2 · 2020=9.2 · 2021=23.5 · 2024=25.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333514 · Dubuque, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 20.0 · 606% of ind

  • DART 15.8 DART
  • RANK #8/8
  • PHOTO CAPITAL TOOL COMPANY
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 26 inj
  • SIZE ~40 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: CAPITAL TOOL COMPANY (1.4 TCR gap)

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F.H. Uelner Precision Tools and Dies, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows F.H. Uelner Precision Tools and Dies, Inc. averages 20.0 TCR (606% of the Dies, metalworking (except threading), manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

F.H. Uelner Precision Tools and Dies, Inc. TCR series: 2016=39.8 · 2019=2.2 · 2020=9.2 · 2021=23.5 · 2024=25.3 · BLS 3.3

Where F.H. Uelner Precision Tools and Dies, Inc. falls in its industry

387 Dies, metalworking (except thr establishments

Safer than 1% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 8 Dies, metalworking (except thr employers in Iowa.

F.H. Uelner Precision Tools and Dies, Inc. (40 employees, TCR 20.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 3.4 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400500 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate F.H. Uelner Precision Tools and Dies, Inc.
F.H. Uelner Precision Tools and Dies, Inc. (40 employees, TCR 20.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 3.4

F.H. Uelner Precision Tools and Dies, Inc. has fewer employees than the Dies, metalworking (except threading), m median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 25.3 15.8 7 1 1
2021 23.5 23.5 6 1 0
2020 9.2 6.1 3 0 0
2019 2.2 2.2 1 0 0
2016 39.8 17.7 9 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333514 · IA · Dubuque

387 Dies, metalworking (except threading), manufacturing 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 CAPITAL TOOL COMPANY 21.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR QME INC 21.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Custom Tool & Manufacturing, Inc 17.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Dort Steel Services 16.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE Hill Farm 40 FTE
STATE-SIZE Cedar Rapids Cogen 40 FTE
STATE-SIZE Allamakee-Clayton Electric Cooperative 40 FTE
STATE-SIZE Access Energy Cooperative 40 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 Sacramento Natural Food Co-op 20.0 TCR
NAT-TCR NFP - NH Yard 20.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Station 7-3 West Lakes Fire 20.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Village of Coal City 20.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE Whitney-Anderson Building Group, LLC 40 FTE
NAT-SIZE Brookdale Summerfield 40 FTE
NAT-SIZE Land-Grant Brewing Company, LLC 40 FTE
NAT-SIZE Truss Systems Inc. 40 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.