Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel) · Iowa
John Deere Waterloo Works Foundry
Waterloo, IA · ~529 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
John Deere Waterloo Works Foundry runs at 167% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel) workplace, earning a grade D.
John Deere Waterloo Works Foundry: 5.5 TCR = 167% of Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel) BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
John Deere Waterloo Works Foundry safety composite
John Deere Waterloo Works Foundry scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 61% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 40%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 5.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% 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%).
Rising injury rate
John Deere Waterloo Works Foundry: 2.7 → 7.5 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 7.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.77× in 2022
John Deere Waterloo Works Foundry's TCR rose 4.8 from 2.7 in 2016 to 7.5 in 2022. In 2022, DART was 0.77× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331511 · Waterloo, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 167% of ind
- DART 4.2 DART
- RANK #3/14
- PHOTO U.S. Foundry & Manuf…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 82 inj
- SIZE ~529 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: U.S. Foundry & Manufacturing Corporatation (0.0 TCR gap)
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John Deere Waterloo Works Foundry in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
John Deere Waterloo Works Foundry
5.5 TCR
- U.S. Foundry &
U.S. Foundry & Manufacturing Corporatation
5.5 TCR
- EJ - Ardmore F
EJ - Ardmore Foundry
5.5 TCR
- Xenia Foundry
Xenia Foundry
5.5 TCR
- Tyler Pipe Com
Tyler Pipe Company-Texas
5.5 TCR
What this shows John Deere Waterloo Works Foundry averages 5.5 TCR (167% of the Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel) BLS benchmark).
John Deere Waterloo Works Foundry TCR series: 2016=2.7 · 2017=6.4 · 2022=7.5 · BLS 3.3
Where John Deere Waterloo Works Foundry falls in its industry
272 Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile establishmentsSafer than 61% 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 #3 safest of 14 Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile employers in Iowa.
John Deere Waterloo Works Foundry has more employees than the Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, ma 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7.5 | 4.2 | 37 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 31 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331511 · IA · Waterloo
272 Foundries, iron (i.e., ductile, gray, malleable, semisteel) 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 | U.S. Foundry & Manufacturing Corporatation | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EJ - Ardmore Foundry | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Xenia Foundry | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tyler Pipe Company-Texas | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DES MOINES NDC_1360742 | 529 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CNUC | 529 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CNH Industrial - Burlington | 528 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mercy Medical Center - West Lake | 530 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 | 451 - Conyers | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cub Foods Of Elk River - 5516 | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Main Location - Main | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mountain View Co-op Conrad Retail | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | FL335 Foley Cellulose | 529 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mewbourne Oil Company | 529 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hostess Brands Chicago | 529 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trinity Tank Car Plant 19 | 529 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.