Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · Iowa
Green Line Polymers--Waterloo
Waterloo, IA · ~71 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Green Line Polymers--Waterloo runs at 58% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade B.
Green Line Polymers--Waterloo: 1.3 TCR = 58% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Green Line Polymers--Waterloo safety composite
Green Line Polymers--Waterloo scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
75/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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
−1.4
2016→2019
Green Line Polymers--Waterloo injury rate improved
Green Line Polymers--Waterloo's TCR fell 1.4 from 2.6 in 2016 to 1.2 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2016 at 2.6 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.6 · 2017=1.3 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=1.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Waterloo, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.3 · 58% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/20
- PHOTO SA Recycling, Anaheim
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~71 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SA Recycling, Anaheim (0.0 TCR gap)
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Green Line Polymers--Waterloo in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Green Line Polymers--Waterloo
1.3 TCR
- SA Recycling,
SA Recycling, Anaheim
1.3 TCR
- SMM Group Vera
SMM Group Vera Street
1.3 TCR
- Triad Metal Re
Triad Metal Recyclers
1.3 TCR
- Becker Iron &
Becker Iron & Metal
1.3 TCR
What this shows Green Line Polymers--Waterloo averages 1.3 TCR (58% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Green Line Polymers--Waterloo TCR series: 2016=2.6 · 2017=1.3 · 2018=0 · 2019=1.2 · BLS 2.2
Where Green Line Polymers--Waterloo falls in its industry
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishmentsSafer than 86% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 20 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in Iowa.
Green Line Polymers--Waterloo has more employees than the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · IA · Waterloo
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 172 employers in Waterloo, 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 | SA Recycling, Anaheim | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SMM Group Vera Street | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Triad Metal Recyclers | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Becker Iron & Metal | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Maquoketa Valley Electric Cooperative | 71 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Peters Construction Corporation | 71 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | T & K Roofing & Sheet Metal Company Inc. | 71 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Interstate Mechanical Corp | 71 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Black Hawk County Extension | 4,790 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waterloo Pork Plant | 2,801 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UnityPoint | 2,295 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JD Waterloo Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations | 1,605 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Trees LLC 496 | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NY0719CBC | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Western Connecticut Medical Group | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Panama City Facility | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Riverwalk Post Acute and Rehab | 71 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hubbell Power Systems-Ohio Brass | 71 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Century Die Company | 71 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Headquarters | 71 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.