Transmission and distribution line construction · Iowa
Hydaker-Wheatlake - Iowa Statewide
Newton, IA · ~111 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hydaker-Wheatlake - Iowa Statewide runs at 123% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Transmission and distribution line construction workplace, earning a grade D.
Hydaker-Wheatlake - Iowa Statewide: 3.4 TCR = 123% of Transmission and distribution line construction BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hydaker-Wheatlake - Iowa Statewide safety composite
Hydaker-Wheatlake - Iowa Statewide scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 30%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−1.3
2023→2024
Hydaker-Wheatlake - Iowa Statewide injury rate improved
Hydaker-Wheatlake - Iowa Statewide's TCR fell 1.3 from 4.1 in 2023 to 2.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 4.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=4.1 · 2024=2.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237130 · Newton, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 3.4 · 123% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #8/19
- PHOTO NA-US-MA-Agawam-Silv…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~111 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: NA-US-MA-Agawam-Silver Street (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hydaker-Wheatlake - Iowa Statewide in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- ANS:ANWIL - AN
ANS:ANWIL - ANWIL-Wilmington, NC
3.5 TCR
- This site
Hydaker-Wheatlake - Iowa Statewide
3.4 TCR
- NA-US-MA-Agawa
NA-US-MA-Agawam-Silver Street
3.4 TCR
- Harris and Hea
Harris and Heavener Excavating
3.4 TCR
- Terrell Sili
Terrell Silicon Ranch 18145013
3.4 TCR
What this shows Hydaker-Wheatlake - Iowa Statewide averages 3.4 TCR (123% of the Transmission and distribution line construction BLS benchmark).
Hydaker-Wheatlake - Iowa Statewide TCR series: 2023=4.1 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 2.8
Where Hydaker-Wheatlake - Iowa Statewide falls in its industry
1,605 Transmission and distribution establishmentsSafer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 19 Transmission and distribution employers in Iowa.
Hydaker-Wheatlake - Iowa Statewide has more employees than the Transmission and distribution line const median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237130 · IA · Newton
1,605 Transmission and distribution line construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 55 employers in Newton, 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 | NA-US-MA-Agawam-Silver Street | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ANS:ANWIL - ANWIL-Wilmington, NC | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Harris and Heavener Excavating | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Terrell Silicon Ranch 18145013 | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DMAT - Altoona Service Center | 111 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corell Contractor, Inc. | 111 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Shaw Electric, Inc. | 111 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ashley Industrial Molding - Oelwein | 111 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TPI Composites LLC IA | 925 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Newton Correctional Facility | 863 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Progress Industries | 239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 748 | 229 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Phoenix North Happy Valley Courtyard | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Retail Merchandising Services | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Honda of Ocala | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Self Regional Healthcare | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Galo Logistics LLC | 111 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | WellBridge Healthcare Fort Worth | 111 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Indigo Wild LLC | 111 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NG Bellwood Reporting Center | 111 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.