Highway construction · Iowa
Iowa Bridge & Culvert, LC - IA
Washington, IA · ~85 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Iowa Bridge & Culvert, LC - IA runs at 304% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Highway construction workplace, earning a grade F.
Iowa Bridge & Culvert, LC - IA: 8.5 TCR = 304% of Highway construction BLS 2.8 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Iowa Bridge & Culvert, LC - IA safety composite
Iowa Bridge & Culvert, LC - IA scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 13% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 3%), 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).
11/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 3% 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
−3.0
2018→2024
Iowa Bridge & Culvert, LC - IA injury rate improved
Iowa Bridge & Culvert, LC - IA's TCR fell 3.0 from 8.7 in 2018 to 5.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 12.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=8.7 · 2019=7.3 · 2021=11.1 · 2022=12.0 · 2023=6.2 · 2024=5.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237310 · Washington, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.5 · 304% of ind
- DART 5.7 DART
- RANK #87/111
- PHOTO Public Works Departm…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 41 inj
- SIZE ~85 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Public Works Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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Iowa Bridge & Culvert, LC - IA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Iowa Bridge & Culvert, LC - IA
8.5 TCR
- Public Works D
Public Works Department
8.5 TCR
- Besch and Smit
Besch and Smith Civil Group, Inc.
8.5 TCR
- King County Lo
King County Local Services
8.5 TCR
- American Bridg
American Bridge Company - 472310
8.5 TCR
What this shows Iowa Bridge & Culvert, LC - IA averages 8.5 TCR (304% of the Highway construction BLS benchmark).
Iowa Bridge & Culvert, LC - IA TCR series: 2018=8.7 · 2019=7.3 · 2021=11.1 · 2022=12 · 2023=6.2 · 2024=5.7 · BLS 2.8
Where Iowa Bridge & Culvert, LC - IA falls in its industry
4,078 Highway construction establishmentsSafer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #87 safest of 111 Highway construction employers in Iowa.
Iowa Bridge & Culvert, LC - IA has more employees than the Highway construction median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.0 | 9.6 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237310 · IA · Washington
4,078 Highway construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 27 employers in Washington, 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 | Public Works Department | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Besch and Smith Civil Group, Inc. | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | King County Local Services | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | American Bridge Company - 472310 | 8.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc. -- Toledo SPSC | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4141_7899 | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Enterprise Products (Northern MAPL) | 85 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Washington County Hospital and Clinics | 324 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1475 | 160 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1475 | 153 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Halcyon House | 141 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Labatt Corpus | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - West Orange | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stericycle - Eagan,MN | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fontana | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Embassy Suites by Hilton San Rafael, CA | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Isolatek-Stanhope | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Greek Theatre | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Landscaping Services, Inc. | 85 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.