Grain elevators merchant wholesalers grain · Iowa

First Cooperative Association Paullina

Name: First Cooperative Association Paullina Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Paullina, IA · ~24 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 6.5
Avg TCR: 2.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

First Cooperative Association Paullina runs at 294% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Grain elevators merchant wholesalers grain workplace, earning a grade F.

First Cooperative Association Paullina: 6.5 TCR = 294% of Grain elevators merchant wholesalers grain BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

First Cooperative Association Paullina safety composite

First Cooperative Association Paullina scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).

27/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 6.46 per 100 workers

Safer than 19% of industry peers
DART rate: F 4.48 per 100 workers

Safer than 20% 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%).

TCR Δ

−5.3

2017→2019

First Cooperative Association Paullina injury rate improved

First Cooperative Association Paullina's TCR fell 5.3 from 9.7 in 2017 to 4.5 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2017 at 9.7 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.69× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=9.7 · 2018=5.2 · 2019=4.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 424510 · Paullina, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 6.5 · 294% of ind

DART 4.5 DART
RANK #32/40
PHOTO Cooperative Elevator…
BOOK 3y book
INJ 4 inj
SIZE ~24 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Cooperative Elevator Co.-Ruth location (0.0 TCR gap)

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6.5
Cooperative El

6.5
Castlewood Far

6.5
Gavilon Grain

6.5
Scoular Downs

6.4

What this shows First Cooperative Association Paullina averages 6.5 TCR (294% of the Grain elevators merchant wholesalers grain BLS benchmark).

First Cooperative Association Paullina TCR series: 2017=9.7 · 2018=5.2 · 2019=4.5 · BLS 2.2

Where First Cooperative Association Paullina falls in its industry

399 Grain elevators merchant whole establishments

Safer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #32 safest of 40 Grain elevators merchant whole employers in Iowa.

First Cooperative Association Paullina (24 employees, TCR 6.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 29 employees and a TCR of 3.2

First Cooperative Association Paullina has fewer employees than the Grain elevators merchant wholesalers gra median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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
2019	4.5	4.5	1
2018	5.2	5.2	1
2017	9.7	9.7	2

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

424510 · IA · Paullina

399 Grain elevators merchant wholesalers grain employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 3 employers in Paullina, IA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Cooperative Elevator Co.-Ruth location	RUTH, MI	6.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Castlewood Farmers Elevator	CASTLEWOOD, SD	6.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Gavilon Grain - Nebraska City	NEBRASKA CITY, NE	6.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Scoular Downs	DOWNS, KS	6.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Afton Warehouse	AFTON	24 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Northwood Sow Unit	LAWLER	24 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Belmond	BELMOND	24 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Clarion, IA	CLARION	24 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Mill Creek Machining	Paullina	57 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Paullina	Paullina	34 FTE
NAT-TCR	30 North Parke St	Aberdeen, MD	6.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	OmniSource LLC - Defiance	Defiance, OH	6.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	6400-Swy 0027 0462	Yakima, WA	6.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	Bear Ready Mix Concrete LLC	San Antonio, TX	6.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Rapp Road IRA	Albany, NY	24 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Progressive Stamping LLC	Oklahoma City, OK	24 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Fairfield Inn South Bend	South Bend, IN	24 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Residence Inn Mishawaka	Mishawaka, IN	24 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: 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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