Farm tractors and attachments manufacturing · Iowa
John Deere Waterloo Works Drive Train Operations
Waterloo, IA · ~1,430 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
John Deere Waterloo Works Drive Train Operations runs at 134% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Farm tractors and attachments manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
John Deere Waterloo Works Drive Train Operations: 4.4 TCR = 134% of Farm tractors and attachments manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
John Deere Waterloo Works Drive Train Operations safety composite
John Deere Waterloo Works Drive Train Operations scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 60% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−0.7
2019→2024
John Deere Waterloo Works Drive Train Operations injury rate improved
John Deere Waterloo Works Drive Train Operations's TCR fell 0.7 from 5.0 in 2019 to 4.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 5.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.75× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=5.0 · 2020=4.0 · 2022=4.0 · 2023=4.9 · 2024=4.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333111 · Waterloo, IA ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade D · TCR 4.4 · 134% of ind
- DART 3.3 DART
- RANK #26/65
- PHOTO JD Waterloo Tractor …
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 280 inj
- SIZE ~1,430 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: JD Waterloo Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations (0.0 TCR gap)
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John Deere Waterloo Works Drive Train Operations in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- AGCO : Precisi
AGCO : Precision Planting - Morton
4.5 TCR
- This site
John Deere Waterloo Works Drive Train Operations
4.4 TCR
- JD Waterloo Tr
JD Waterloo Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations
4.4 TCR
- K.W. Crosby, I
K.W. Crosby, Inc.
4.4 TCR
- GSI : Flora
GSI : Flora
4.4 TCR
What this shows John Deere Waterloo Works Drive Train Operations averages 4.4 TCR (134% of the Farm tractors and attachments manufacturing BLS benchmark).
John Deere Waterloo Works Drive Train Operations TCR series: 2019=5 · 2020=4 · 2022=4 · 2023=4.9 · 2024=4.3 · BLS 3.3
Where John Deere Waterloo Works Drive Train Operations falls in its industry
433 Farm tractors and attachments establishmentsSafer than 60% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #26 safest of 65 Farm tractors and attachments employers in Iowa.
John Deere Waterloo Works Drive Train Operations has more employees than the Farm tractors and attachments manufactur median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. 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 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 54 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 74 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 61 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 41 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 50 | 11 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333111 · IA · Waterloo
433 Farm tractors and attachments 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 | JD Waterloo Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | K.W. Crosby, Inc. | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GSI : Flora | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AGCO : Precision Planting - Morton | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | JD Waterloo Tractor & Cab Assembly Operations | 1,437 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mary Greeley Medical Center- Main Hospital | 1,415 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Covenant Medical Center | 1,404 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | John Deere Davenport Works | 1,394 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 | John Deere Waterloo Product Engineering Center | 1,492 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 004-Nike Air Manufacturing Missouri | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Medley FL FXFE-MDL | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Farm | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stone Source, Inc. | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sky Ridge Medical Center | 1,430 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sussex Wi | 1,430 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HRNI Holdings, LLC | 1,430 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Redmond, WA | 1,430 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.