Ductile iron castings, unfinished, manufacturing · Iowa
John Deere Waterloo Foundry
Waterloo, IA · ~546 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
John Deere Waterloo Foundry runs at 201% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Ductile iron castings, unfinished, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
John Deere Waterloo Foundry: 6.6 TCR = 201% of Ductile iron castings, unfinished, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
John Deere Waterloo Foundry safety composite
John Deere Waterloo Foundry scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% 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
−0.9
2019→2024
John Deere Waterloo Foundry injury rate improved
John Deere Waterloo Foundry's TCR fell 0.9 from 7.1 in 2019 to 6.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 7.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=7.1 · 2024=6.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331511 · Waterloo, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 6.6 · 201% of ind
- DART 2.7 DART
- RANK #6/14
- PHOTO Neenah Enterprises I…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 59 inj
- SIZE ~546 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Neenah Enterprises Inc. (Neenah Foundry) (0.0 TCR gap)
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John Deere Waterloo Foundry in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
John Deere Waterloo Foundry
6.6 TCR
- Neenah Enterpr
Neenah Enterprises Inc. (Neenah Foundry)
6.6 TCR
- Besser Boone
Besser Boone
6.6 TCR
- Aarrowcast, In
Aarrowcast, Inc.
6.6 TCR
- Ferroloy Inc
Ferroloy Inc
6.6 TCR
What this shows John Deere Waterloo Foundry averages 6.6 TCR (201% of the Ductile iron castings, unfinished, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
John Deere Waterloo Foundry TCR series: 2019=7.1 · 2024=6.2 · BLS 3.3
Where John Deere Waterloo Foundry falls in its industry
272 Ductile iron castings, unfinis establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.2.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 14 Ductile iron castings, unfinis employers in Iowa.
John Deere Waterloo Foundry has more employees than the Ductile iron castings, unfinished, manuf median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.2. 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 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.1 | 3.8 | 32 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331511 · IA · Waterloo
272 Ductile iron castings, unfinished, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 172 employers in Waterloo, 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 | Neenah Enterprises Inc. (Neenah Foundry) | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Besser Boone | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Aarrowcast, Inc. | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ferroloy Inc | 6.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Cargill Eddyville | 549 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ottumwa Bacon Swift Pork Company | 543 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DAVENPORT (IADAV) | 552 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fort Dodge Terminal | 539 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Black Hawk County Extension | 4,790 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waterloo Pork Plant | 2,801 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UnityPoint | 2,295 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JD Waterloo Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations | 1,605 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | WIC Oklahoma City Hattie Branch | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Heritage Glass LLC | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arbor Ridge Operator, LLC | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | McMann | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Aec Slc W | 546 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Anheuser-Busch Jacksonville Brewery | 546 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brownstown Complex | 546 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | POTTER STRUCTURES, Ltd. | 546 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.