Beef produced in slaughtering plants · Iowa
Iowa Premium
Tama, IA · ~792 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Iowa Premium runs at 214% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Beef produced in slaughtering plants workplace, earning a grade F.
Iowa Premium: 7.1 TCR = 214% of Beef produced in slaughtering plants BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Iowa Premium safety composite
Iowa Premium scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 63% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 7%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 7.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 63% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 7% 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
−15.3
2016→2024
Iowa Premium injury rate improved
Iowa Premium's TCR fell 15.3 from 18.7 in 2016 to 3.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 18.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=18.7 · 2017=11.0 · 2018=7.5 · 2019=6.6 · 2020=3.8 · 2021=6.2 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=3.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311611 · Tama, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 7.1 · 214% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #17/26
- PHOTO New Angus, LLC dba D…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 509 inj
- SIZE ~792 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: New Angus, LLC dba DemKota Ranch Beef (0.0 TCR gap)
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Iowa Premium in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Cooked - Fort
Cooked - Fort Worth TX 5 Star
7.2 TCR
- This site
Iowa Premium
7.1 TCR
- New Angus, LLC
New Angus, LLC dba DemKota Ranch Beef
7.1 TCR
- Strauss Brands
Strauss Brands Inc
7 TCR
- Midwest Resear
Midwest Research Swine, LLC
6.9 TCR
What this shows Iowa Premium averages 7.1 TCR (214% of the Beef produced in slaughtering plants BLS benchmark).
Iowa Premium TCR series: 2016=18.7 · 2017=11 · 2018=7.5 · 2019=6.6 · 2020=3.8 · 2021=6.2 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=3.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Iowa Premium falls in its industry
212 Beef produced in slaughtering establishmentsSafer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 26 Beef produced in slaughtering employers in Iowa.
Iowa Premium has more employees than the Beef produced in slaughtering plants median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.3. 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 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 24 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 30 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 47 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 30 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 48 | 16 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 98 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 18.7 | 15.2 | 153 | 15 | 1 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311611 · IA · Tama
212 Beef produced in slaughtering plants employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 7 employers in Tama, 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 | New Angus, LLC dba DemKota Ranch Beef | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Strauss Brands Inc | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cooked - Fort Worth TX 5 Star | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Midwest Research Swine, LLC | 6.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | General Mills Cedar Rapids Iowa | 792 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center | 790 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ottumwa Works | 789 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co | 786 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tama Paperboard | 89 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 7515_18290 | 47 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tama County Highway Department | 40 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | QSI Tama | 33 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sargent Manufacturing | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brown Builders, Inc. | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Carriage Club Providence | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Industrial Welding Supply Inc. | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation - West Orange | 792 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | South Gate, CA - 5650 Southern | 792 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Management Office | 792 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | 792 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.