Coolers or ice chests, plastics (except foam), manufacturing · Iowa
Iowa Rotocast Plastics, Inc
Decorah, IA · ~180 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Iowa Rotocast Plastics, Inc runs at 191% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Coolers or ice chests, plastics (except foam), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Iowa Rotocast Plastics, Inc: 6.3 TCR = 191% of Coolers or ice chests, plastics (except foam), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Iowa Rotocast Plastics, Inc safety composite
Iowa Rotocast Plastics, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 13%), 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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Iowa Rotocast Plastics, Inc: 6.2 → 6.9 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 11.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.93× in 2024
Iowa Rotocast Plastics, Inc's TCR rose 0.8 from 6.2 in 2016 to 6.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 11.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.93× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Decorah, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.3 · 191% of ind
- DART 5.9 DART
- RANK #30/63
- PHOTO Elkhart Plastics
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 85 inj
- SIZE ~180 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Elkhart Plastics (0.0 TCR gap)
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Iowa Rotocast Plastics, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Iowa Rotocast Plastics, Inc
6.3 TCR
- Elkhart Plasti
Elkhart Plastics
6.3 TCR
- Tara Manufactu
Tara Manufacturing Company Inc
6.3 TCR
- Reeves Extrude
Reeves Extruded Products Inc.
6.3 TCR
- Sii - Chowchil
Sii - Chowchilla
6.3 TCR
What this shows Iowa Rotocast Plastics, Inc averages 6.3 TCR (191% of the Coolers or ice chests, plastics (except foam), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Iowa Rotocast Plastics, Inc TCR series: 2016=6.2 · 2017=11 · 2018=3.7 · 2019=7.2 · 2020=4.9 · 2021=4.8 · 2022=8.7 · 2023=3.4 · 2024=6.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Iowa Rotocast Plastics, Inc falls in its industry
2,838 Coolers or ice chests, plastic establishmentsSafer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #30 safest of 63 Coolers or ice chests, plastic employers in Iowa.
Iowa Rotocast Plastics, Inc has more employees than the Coolers or ice chests, plastics (except median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.2 | 3.9 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.0 | 5.9 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · IA · Decorah
2,838 Coolers or ice chests, plastics (except foam), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 38 employers in Decorah, 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 | Elkhart Plastics | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tara Manufacturing Company Inc | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Reeves Extruded Products Inc. | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sii - Chowchilla | 6.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Muscatine Power & Water A/O Center | 180 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kreg Enterprises, Inc. | 180 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gary W Clem, Inc. dba ALMACO | 180 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Woodharbor Molding & Millwork | 180 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Luther College | 1,279 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decorah Human Services | 575 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decorah Store | 575 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WinnMed | 557 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tampa TAM | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Home juice Corp Melrose Park | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1130 Lkq Birmingham | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chief Buildings Rensselaer | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Fisk Electric Company - Dallas, TX | 180 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Husky Rack and Wire | 180 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tooling Dynamics LLC | 180 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Corner Market #6077 | 180 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.