Cattle feeding and watering equipment manufacturing · Iowa
HW Brand Manufacturing
Grinnell, IA · ~44 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
HW Brand Manufacturing runs at 164% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Cattle feeding and watering equipment manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
HW Brand Manufacturing: 5.4 TCR = 164% of Cattle feeding and watering equipment manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
HW Brand Manufacturing safety composite
HW Brand Manufacturing scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 48%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% 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%).
Rising injury rate
HW Brand Manufacturing: 4.0 → 6.7 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 11.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.42× in 2022
HW Brand Manufacturing's TCR rose 2.7 from 4.0 in 2018 to 6.7 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2021 at 11.6 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.42× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333111 · Grinnell, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 164% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #37/65
- PHOTO Service Parts Organi…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~44 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Service Parts Organization (0.0 TCR gap)
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HW Brand Manufacturing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- HARVEST INTERN
HARVEST INTERNATIONAL INC
5.5 TCR
- This site
HW Brand Manufacturing
5.4 TCR
- Service Parts
Service Parts Organization
5.4 TCR
- MEYER MANUFACT
MEYER MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
5.4 TCR
- John Deere Des
John Deere Des Moines Works
5.4 TCR
What this shows HW Brand Manufacturing averages 5.4 TCR (164% of the Cattle feeding and watering equipment manufacturing BLS benchmark).
HW Brand Manufacturing TCR series: 2018=4 · 2019=2.3 · 2020=2.4 · 2021=11.6 · 2022=6.7 · BLS 3.3
Where HW Brand Manufacturing falls in its industry
433 Cattle feeding and watering eq establishmentsSafer than 48% 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 #37 safest of 65 Cattle feeding and watering eq employers in Iowa.
HW Brand Manufacturing has fewer employees than the Cattle feeding and watering equipment ma median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333111 · IA · Grinnell
433 Cattle feeding and watering equipment manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 40 employers in Grinnell, 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 | Service Parts Organization | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MEYER MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | John Deere Des Moines Works | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HARVEST INTERNATIONAL INC | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Centrum Valley Farms East | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GAC | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2511-Beaman, IA (Monsanto Co.) | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2050-Clarion, IA (Monsanto Co.) | 44 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co | 786 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America : Grinnell Windows | 474 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0403 - Windows-Grinnell | 436 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America : Customer Experience US | 357 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 050 Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Manheim Riverside | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alton Community Unit School District No. 11 | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | General Services | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | HG728 | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Signature Flight Support-MDW025 | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North Los Angeles Tree 49310 | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GoodLand Landscape Construction, Inc. | 44 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.