Metal cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing · Iowa
Independent Can Company-Ft Madison
Fort Madison, IA · ~32 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Independent Can Company-Ft Madison runs at 80% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Metal cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Independent Can Company-Ft Madison: 2.6 TCR = 80% of Metal cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Independent Can Company-Ft Madison safety composite
Independent Can Company-Ft Madison scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 44%), 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).
60/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% 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%).
Independent Can Company-Ft Madison held a steady TCR band
Independent Can Company-Ft Madison's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 9.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=0.0 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=3.1 · 2023=9.1 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332431 · Fort Madison, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 2.6 · 80% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/5
- PHOTO Ball Beverage Pkg 15…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~32 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ball Beverage Pkg 152 Williamsburg (0.0 TCR gap)
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Independent Can Company-Ft Madison in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Ardagh Metal P
Ardagh Metal Packaging - Winston-Salem
2.7 TCR
- This site
Independent Can Company-Ft Madison
2.6 TCR
- Ball Beverage
Ball Beverage Pkg 152 Williamsburg
2.6 TCR
- Silgan Contain
Silgan Containers Edison
2.6 TCR
- Ball Beverage
Ball Beverage Pkg 151 Golden
2.6 TCR
What this shows Independent Can Company-Ft Madison averages 2.6 TCR (80% of the Metal cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Independent Can Company-Ft Madison TCR series: 2018=0 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=0 · 2021=3.1 · 2023=9.1 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Independent Can Company-Ft Madison falls in its industry
217 Metal cans, light gauge metal, establishmentsSafer than 44% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 5 Metal cans, light gauge metal, employers in Iowa.
Independent Can Company-Ft Madison has fewer employees than the Metal cans, light gauge metal, manufactu median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.4. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332431 · IA · Fort Madison
217 Metal cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing 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 | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Ball Beverage Pkg 152 Williamsburg | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Silgan Containers Edison | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ball Beverage Pkg 151 Golden | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ardagh Metal Packaging - Winston-Salem | 2.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GSC Agribusiness | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nursery Department- Fuss Office | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Centrum Valley North | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Washington | 32 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fort Madison, IA | 554 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Iowa State Penitentiary | 486 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fort Madison Community Hospital | 428 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Scotts Company - Fort Madison | 325 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Raycap, Inc. | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Atlas Paving Company | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SAFTCART | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Brandon | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Camden Metal Company | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | New England Union Co. | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fermol Inc. | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TXW005 | 32 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.