Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction · Iowa

Iowa Regional Utilities Association

Newton, IA · ~61 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
6.1
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Iowa Regional Utilities Association runs at 216% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction workplace, earning a grade F.

Iowa Regional Utilities Association: 6.1 TCR = 216% of Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Iowa Regional Utilities Association safety composite

Iowa Regional Utilities Association scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).

F

29/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 6.06 per 100 workers

Safer than 19% of industry peers

DART rate
F 3.36 per 100 workers

Safer than 23% 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

−5.8

2016→2024

Iowa Regional Utilities Association injury rate improved

Iowa Regional Utilities Association's TCR fell 5.8 from 10.9 in 2016 to 5.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 11.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.55× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=10.9 · 2017=3.1 · 2018=4.4 · 2019=11.7 · 2020=7.5 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=3.0 · 2024=5.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 237110 · Newton, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 6.1 · 216% of ind

  • DART 3.4 DART
  • RANK #17/32
  • PHOTO Weiss Construction C…
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 31 inj
  • SIZE ~61 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Weiss Construction Co., LLC (0.0 TCR gap)

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Iowa Regional Utilities Association in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Iowa Regional Utilities Association averages 6.1 TCR (216% of the Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), construction BLS benchmark).

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

Iowa Regional Utilities Association TCR series: 2016=10.9 · 2017=3.1 · 2018=4.4 · 2019=11.7 · 2020=7.5 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=3 · 2024=5 · BLS 2.8

Where Iowa Regional Utilities Association falls in its industry

1,614 Utility line (i.e., sewer, wat establishments

Safer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 32 Utility line (i.e., sewer, wat employers in Iowa.

Iowa Regional Utilities Association (61 employees, TCR 6.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 3.0 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 0100200300400500 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Iowa Regional Utilities Association
Iowa Regional Utilities Association (61 employees, TCR 6.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 54 employees and a TCR of 3.0

Iowa Regional Utilities Association has more employees than the Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), const 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 5.0 3.4 3 0 0
2022 3.0 3.0 2 0 0
2021 2.9 0.0 2 0 0
2020 7.5 0.0 5 0 0
2019 11.7 6.7 7 0 0
2018 4.4 1.5 3 0 0
2017 3.1 0.0 2 0 0
2016 10.9 4.7 7 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

237110 · IA · Newton

1,614 Utility line (i.e., sewer, water), 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 Weiss Construction Co., LLC 6.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR CFER 6.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Insight Pipe Contracting LP 6.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR SCUP 6.0 TCR
STATE-SIZE Slater P&S 61 FTE
STATE-SIZE Humboldt Headquarters 61 FTE
STATE-SIZE Council Bluffs Service Center 61 FTE
STATE-SIZE Sande Construction 61 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 The Fresh Market 138 6.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Dr. Bronner's Vista Plant 6.1 TCR
NAT-TCR CIDRA 6.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Crafted Plastics, Inc. 6.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE The Fresh Market 139 61 FTE
NAT-SIZE Tosca - Newnan 61 FTE
NAT-SIZE The Springs Living 61 FTE
NAT-SIZE Givaudan Flavors Corporation 61 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, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.