Printing, gravure (except books, grey goods) · Iowa
Fres-co System USA, Inc
Red Oak, IA · ~114 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fres-co System USA, Inc runs at 178% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Printing, gravure (except books, grey goods) workplace, earning a grade D.
Fres-co System USA, Inc: 5.9 TCR = 178% of Printing, gravure (except books, grey goods) BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fres-co System USA, Inc safety composite
Fres-co System USA, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 4%), 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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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%).
Fres-co System USA, Inc held a steady TCR band
Fres-co System USA, Inc's TCR held near 0.3 from 7.4 in 2017 to 7.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 9.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.16× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=7.4 · 2018=2.0 · 2019=6.6 · 2020=5.2 · 2021=2.6 · 2022=9.7 · 2023=5.8 · 2024=7.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 323111 · Red Oak, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.9 · 178% of ind
- DART 6.8 DART
- RANK #26/29
- PHOTO Whitlock Business Sy…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 54 inj
- SIZE ~114 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Whitlock Business Systems, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Fres-co System USA, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Fres-co System USA, Inc
5.9 TCR
- Whitlock Busin
Whitlock Business Systems, Inc.
5.9 TCR
- Thousand Oaks
Thousand Oaks (TO) Printing
5.9 TCR
- Webb Communica
Webb Communications, Inc. - Maynard Street
5.9 TCR
- Suddekor LLC
Suddekor LLC
5.9 TCR
What this shows Fres-co System USA, Inc averages 5.9 TCR (178% of the Printing, gravure (except books, grey goods) BLS benchmark).
Fres-co System USA, Inc TCR series: 2017=7.4 · 2018=2 · 2019=6.6 · 2020=5.2 · 2021=2.6 · 2022=9.7 · 2023=5.8 · 2024=7.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Fres-co System USA, Inc falls in its industry
2,001 Printing, gravure (except book establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #26 safest of 29 Printing, gravure (except book employers in Iowa.
Fres-co System USA, Inc has more employees than the Printing, gravure (except books, grey go median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.7 | 8.9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
323111 · IA · Red Oak
2,001 Printing, gravure (except books, grey goods) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 23 employers in Red Oak, 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 | Whitlock Business Systems, Inc. | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Thousand Oaks (TO) Printing | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Webb Communications, Inc. - Maynard Street | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Suddekor LLC | 5.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hoover's Hatchery | 114 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2162-Grinnell, IA-FND (Monsanto Co.) | 114 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IFCO Wever IA - BIS | 114 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IA031 Dubuque Container | 114 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Montgomery County Memorial Hospital | 306 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fluid Connectors : Red Oak | 191 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Red Oak - Main Store | 91 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FAREWAY STORES, INC. 841 RED OAK | 73 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | S.J. Distributors LLC-Sacramento Warehouse | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vancouver Plant | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | South Port Square | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | VWGoA Los Angeles PDC | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Double D Delivers LLC | 114 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | T. E. Roberts, Inc. | 114 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rehabilitation Hospital of Northern Indiana, LLC | 114 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HB Trenchless | 114 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.