Coolers or ice chests, polystyrene foam, manufacturing · Iowa
Foam Fabricators, Inc
Fort Madison, IA · ~63 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Foam Fabricators, Inc runs at 105% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Coolers or ice chests, polystyrene foam, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Foam Fabricators, Inc: 3.5 TCR = 105% of Coolers or ice chests, polystyrene foam, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Foam Fabricators, Inc safety composite
Foam Fabricators, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 41%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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
−1.3
2019→2023
Foam Fabricators, Inc injury rate improved
Foam Fabricators, Inc's TCR fell 1.3 from 3.1 in 2019 to 1.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 9.0 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=3.1 · 2020=9.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=1.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326140 · Fort Madison, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.5 · 105% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #4/6
- PHOTO Lakeland EPS Plant
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~63 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lakeland EPS Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Foam Fabricators, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Foam Fabricators, Inc
3.5 TCR
- Lakeland EPS P
Lakeland EPS Plant
3.5 TCR
- Styrene Produc
Styrene Products - Arcadia
3.5 TCR
- Sealed Air Cor
Sealed Air Corporation
3.5 TCR
- Insulfoam - Ch
Insulfoam - Chino
3.5 TCR
What this shows Foam Fabricators, Inc averages 3.5 TCR (105% of the Coolers or ice chests, polystyrene foam, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Foam Fabricators, Inc TCR series: 2019=3.1 · 2020=9 · 2021=0 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=1.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Foam Fabricators, Inc falls in its industry
260 Coolers or ice chests, polysty establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 6 Coolers or ice chests, polysty employers in Iowa.
Foam Fabricators, Inc has fewer employees than the Coolers or ice chests, polystyrene foam, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326140 · IA · Fort Madison
260 Coolers or ice chests, polystyrene foam, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 32 employers in Fort Madison, 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 | Lakeland EPS Plant | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Styrene Products - Arcadia | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sealed Air Corporation | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Insulfoam - Chino | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Cherokee-US-Production | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | D.R. Horton, Inc. - Iowa, LLC | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Keen Project Solutions | 63 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fort Madison, IA | 554 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Iowa State Penitentiary | 486 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fort Madison Community Hospital | 428 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Scotts Company - Fort Madison | 325 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Compassus - Muskogee | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DMG Paving & Grading Construction | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | North America : Pottsville | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Armstrong Garden Centers San Marcos 792 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | The Truss Co Building and Supply | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Riley Electric Inc | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Medicalodges Frontenac | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GSC : Metem - Allentown, PA, USA | 63 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.