Machine shops · Iowa

Huffman Welding & Machine, Inc.

Name: Huffman Welding & Machine, Inc. Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Fort Madison, IA · ~46 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

C
Average Safety Record: 3.5
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Huffman Welding & Machine, Inc. runs at 105% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Machine shops workplace, earning a grade C.

Huffman Welding & Machine, Inc.: 3.5 TCR = 105% of Machine shops BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Huffman Welding & Machine, Inc. safety composite

Huffman Welding & Machine, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 32%), 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 3.48 per 100 workers

Safer than 50% of industry peers
DART rate: F 2.15 per 100 workers

Safer than 32% 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%).

TCR Δ

−13.1

2016→2024

Huffman Welding & Machine, Inc. injury rate improved

Huffman Welding & Machine, Inc.'s TCR fell 13.1 from 15.2 in 2016 to 2.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 15.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.62× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=15.2 · 2017=5.4 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=2.7 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=2.1

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332710 · Fort Madison, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 3.5 · 105% of ind

DART 2.1 DART
RANK #7/30
PHOTO Edward W. Daniel, LLC
BOOK 8y book
INJ 11 inj
SIZE ~46 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Edward W. Daniel, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)

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3.5
Gulf Coast Rep

3.5
GCM Chicago

3.5

What this shows Huffman Welding & Machine, Inc. averages 3.5 TCR (105% of the Machine shops BLS benchmark).

Huffman Welding & Machine, Inc. TCR series: 2016=15.2 · 2017=5.4 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=2.7 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=2.1 · BLS 3.3

Where Huffman Welding & Machine, Inc. falls in its industry

1,821 Machine shops establishments

Safer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 30 Machine shops employers in Iowa.

Huffman Welding & Machine, Inc. (46 employees, TCR 3.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 48 employees and a TCR of 3.5

Huffman Welding & Machine, Inc. has fewer employees than the Machine shops median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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
2024	2.1	2.1	1
2023	0.0	0.0	0
2022	0.0	0.0	0
2021	0.0	0.0	0
2020	2.7	2.7	1
2019	2.5	2.5	1
2017	5.4	5.4	2
2016	15.2	12.7	6

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332710 · IA · Fort Madison

1,821 Machine shops 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	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Edward W. Daniel, LLC	WELLINGTON, OH	3.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Solmet Services Inc	CANTON, OH	3.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Gulf Coast Repair & Machine Shop	CORPUS CHRISTI, TX	3.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	GCM Chicago	ADDISON, IL	3.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Hickory Hill Farms	HOSPERS	46 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative	LE MARS	46 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Van Hessen USA Ottumwa	OTTUMWA	46 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Absolute Infrastructure	GRIMES	46 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Fort Madison, IA	Fort Madison	554 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Iowa State Penitentiary	Fort Madison	486 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Fort Madison Community Hospital	Fort Madison	428 FTE
CITY-NEAR	The Scotts Company - Fort Madison	Fort Madison	325 FTE
NAT-TCR	Truck Country - Madison	Deforest, WI	3.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	Cleveland Warehouse	Valley View, OH	3.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	Industrial & Wholesale Lumber, Inc.	Wood Dale, IL	3.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	Schilling Distributing Company, L.L.C.	Lafayette, LA	3.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE	2608 West Liberty Office/Shop	Ann Arbor, MI	46 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Carlyle KFC (MPF1)	Carlyle, IL	46 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Dessie Scott Children's Home	Pine Ridge, KY	46 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Villa Rica Metalizing (3)	Villa Rica, GA	46 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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