Administration of public health programs · Iowa
Health Department
Waterloo, IA · ~113 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Health Department runs at 152% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Administration of public health programs workplace, earning a grade D.
Health Department: 4.9 TCR = 152% of Administration of public health programs BLS 3.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Health Department safety composite
Health Department scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 7%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Health Department: 3.4 → 6.3 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 6.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.03× in 2017
Health Department's TCR rose 2.8 from 3.4 in 2016 to 6.3 in 2017. In 2017, DART was 1.03× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 923120 · Waterloo, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.9 · 152% of ind
- DART 5.0 DART
- RANK #5/5
- PHOTO Dept. of Health & So…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~113 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dept. of Health & Social Services (16) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Health Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Health Department
4.9 TCR
- Dept. of Healt
Dept. of Health & Social Services (16)
4.9 TCR
- San Joaquin Co
San Joaquin County Public Health
4.9 TCR
- Dept. of Healt
Dept. of Health & Social Services (54)
4.8 TCR
- Yuma County He
Yuma County Health District
4.8 TCR
What this shows Health Department averages 4.9 TCR (152% of the Administration of public health programs BLS benchmark).
Health Department TCR series: 2016=3.4 · 2017=6.3 · BLS 3.2
Where Health Department falls in its industry
267 Administration of public healt establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 5 Administration of public healt employers in Iowa.
Health Department has more employees than the Administration of public health programs median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
923120 · IA · Waterloo
267 Administration of public health programs 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 | Dept. of Health & Social Services (16) | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dept. of Health & Social Services (54) | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Yuma County Health District | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | San Joaquin County Public Health | 4.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Keen Project Solutions | 113 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Acme Electric Company | 113 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JC Toland Painting | 113 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michael Foods Inc. Britt, Iowa | 113 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 | 0394 - Lakewood, Co | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Silvercote Macedonia | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Walpar, LLC | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kane (Pakan) | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | ADS Ludlow | 113 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | J.a.B & Co. Inc | 113 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stop & Shop 100578 | 113 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Bruery, LLC | 113 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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