Fertilizing machinery, farm-type, manufacturing · Iowa
Highway Equipment Company dba New Leader Manufacturing
Cedar Rapids, IA · ~174 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Highway Equipment Company dba New Leader Manufacturing runs at 50% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Fertilizing machinery, farm-type, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Highway Equipment Company dba New Leader Manufacturing: 1.6 TCR = 50% of Fertilizing machinery, farm-type, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Highway Equipment Company dba New Leader Manufacturing safety composite
Highway Equipment Company dba New Leader Manufacturing scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 90% 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).
79/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 1.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 90% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% 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
−1.1
2023→2024
Highway Equipment Company dba New Leader Manufacturing injury rate improved
Highway Equipment Company dba New Leader Manufacturing's TCR fell 1.1 from 2.2 in 2023 to 1.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 2.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=2.2 · 2024=1.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333111 · Cedar Rapids, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.6 · 50% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/65
- PHOTO Bush Hog Selma
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~174 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bush Hog Selma (0.1 TCR gap)
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Highway Equipment Company dba New Leader Manufacturing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- The Fountainhe
The Fountainhead Group,Inc.
1.7 TCR
- AMCO Manufactu
AMCO Manufacturing Company, Inc.
1.7 TCR
- This site
Highway Equipment Company dba New Leader Manufacturing
1.6 TCR
- Bush Hog Selma
Bush Hog Selma
1.6 TCR
- Industrial Met
Industrial Metal Products
1.5 TCR
What this shows Highway Equipment Company dba New Leader Manufacturing averages 1.6 TCR (50% of the Fertilizing machinery, farm-type, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Highway Equipment Company dba New Leader Manufacturing TCR series: 2023=2.2 · 2024=1.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Highway Equipment Company dba New Leader Manufacturing falls in its industry
433 Fertilizing machinery, farm-ty establishmentsSafer than 90% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 65 Fertilizing machinery, farm-ty employers in Iowa.
Highway Equipment Company dba New Leader Manufacturing has more employees than the Fertilizing machinery, farm-type, manufa median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. 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 | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333111 · IA · Cedar Rapids
433 Fertilizing machinery, farm-type, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 466 employers in Cedar Rapids, 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 | Bush Hog Selma | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Fountainhead Group,Inc. | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AMCO Manufacturing Company, Inc. | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Industrial Metal Products | 1.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | BELMOND IA | 174 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The HON Company Progress Park | 174 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Johnston | 174 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Des Moines PFC | 174 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rockwell Collins (Cedar Rapids IA 400 NE) | 6,179 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rockwell Collins - Cedar Rapids C Ave | 6,172 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CRST EXPEDITED INC | 3,475 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Luke's Methodist Hospital | 2,949 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | MOM's Organic Market - Frederick | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 5220-Las Cruces Hauling | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carrier Commercial Services (Houston) | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Precision Dose, Inc. | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | ABF Freight 149 | 174 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Action Industries Inc. | 174 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MALDEN-MA63 | 174 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Estes Services | 174 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.