Machine tools, metal cutting, manufacturing · Iowa

Iowa Engineered Processes Corporation

Independence, IA · ~33 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
4.1
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Iowa Engineered Processes Corporation runs at 124% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Machine tools, metal cutting, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

Iowa Engineered Processes Corporation: 4.1 TCR = 124% of Machine tools, metal cutting, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Iowa Engineered Processes Corporation safety composite

Iowa Engineered Processes Corporation scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 41%), 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).

C

55/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 4.09 per 100 workers

Safer than 41% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 75% 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

−0.8

2021→2024

Iowa Engineered Processes Corporation injury rate improved

Iowa Engineered Processes Corporation's TCR fell 0.8 from 5.7 in 2021 to 4.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 5.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2021=5.7 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=5.7 · 2024=4.9

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333517 · Independence, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 4.1 · 124% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK P41
  • PHOTO TEAM Industries
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 6 inj
  • SIZE ~33 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: TEAM Industries (0.0 TCR gap)

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Iowa Engineered Processes Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Iowa Engineered Processes Corporation averages 4.1 TCR (124% of the Machine tools, metal cutting, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Iowa Engineered Processes Corporation TCR series: 2021=5.7 · 2022=0 · 2023=5.7 · 2024=4.9 · BLS 3.3

Where Iowa Engineered Processes Corporation falls in its industry

391 Machine tools, metal cutting, establishments

Safer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers
Iowa Engineered Processes Corporation (33 employees, TCR 4.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 3.4 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Iowa Engineered Processes Corporation
Iowa Engineered Processes Corporation (33 employees, TCR 4.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 3.4

Iowa Engineered Processes Corporation has fewer employees than the Machine tools, metal cutting, manufactur median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 4.9 0.0 2 0 0
2023 5.7 5.7 2 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 5.7 5.7 2 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333517 · IA · Independence

391 Machine tools, metal cutting, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 26 employers in Independence, 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 TEAM Industries 4.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Amity Mold Company 4.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR KKSP Precision Machining East China 4.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Lomar Machine & Tool Co. 4.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE Beck's Marshalltown 33 FTE
STATE-SIZE Select Genetics IA Hatchery & Logistics 33 FTE
STATE-SIZE East-Central Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative 33 FTE
STATE-SIZE Keokuk Contractors LLC 33 FTE
CITY-NEAR Indepedence Store 524 FTE
CITY-NEAR Geater Machining and Manufacturing, CO 315 FTE
CITY-NEAR People's Memorial Hospital of Buchanan County Health Center 260 FTE
CITY-NEAR INDEPENDENCE PLANT 244 FTE
NAT-TCR Santie's Wholesale Oil Co 4.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Tecta America, Illinois Roofing LLC 4.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Ferris Hills Clark Meadows 4.1 TCR
NAT-TCR NSWC Corona 4.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE Gladstone Community Center 33 FTE
NAT-SIZE LANSING BUILDING PRODUCTS NORTHEAST LLC - Manchester NH 33 FTE
NAT-SIZE National Management Resources Alma College 33 FTE
NAT-SIZE Contracts 33 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. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.