Testing equipment (e.g., abrasion, shearing strength, tensile strength, torsion) manufacturing · Iowa
John Deere Waterloo Works Product Engineering Center
Cedar Falls, IA · ~1,508 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
John Deere Waterloo Works Product Engineering Center runs at 10% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Testing equipment (e.g., abrasion, shearing strength, tensile strength, torsion) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
John Deere Waterloo Works Product Engineering Center: 0.3 TCR = 10% of Testing equipment (e.g., abrasion, shearing strength, tensile strength, torsion) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
John Deere Waterloo Works Product Engineering Center safety composite
John Deere Waterloo Works Product Engineering Center scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 92% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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).
64/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 92% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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%).
John Deere Waterloo Works Product Engineering Center held a steady TCR band
John Deere Waterloo Works Product Engineering Center's TCR held near 0.3 from 0.2 in 2016 to 0.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 0.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.2 · 2017=0.5 · 2018=0.2 · 2019=0.4 · 2022=0.4 · 2023=0.3 · 2024=0.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 334519 · Cedar Falls, IA AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade A · TCR 0.3 · 10% of ind
- DART 0.2 DART
- RANK P92
- PHOTO Main Facility
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~1,508 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Main Facility (0.0 TCR gap)
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John Deere Waterloo Works Product Engineering Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site 0.3
John Deere Waterloo Works Product Engineering Center
0.3 TCR
- Main Facility 0.3
Main Facility
0.3 TCR
- BETHEL CT 0.3
BETHEL CT
0.3 TCR
- A&D Technology 0.3
A&D Technology Inc
0.3 TCR
- TN82 INSTRUMEN 0.3
TN82 INSTRUMENT MFG
0.3 TCR
What this shows John Deere Waterloo Works Product Engineering Center averages 0.3 TCR (10% of the Testing equipment (e.g., abrasion, shearing strength, tensile strength, torsion) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
John Deere Waterloo Works Product Engineering Center TCR series: 2016=0.2 · 2017=0.5 · 2018=0.2 · 2019=0.4 · 2022=0.4 · 2023=0.3 · 2024=0.5 · BLS 3.3
Where John Deere Waterloo Works Product Engineering Center falls in its industry
128 Testing equipment (e.g., abras establishmentsSafer than 92% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.2.
John Deere Waterloo Works Product Engineering Center has more employees than the Testing equipment (e.g., abrasion, shear median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.2. 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 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
334519 · IA · Cedar Falls
128 Testing equipment (e.g., abrasion, shearing strength, tensile strength, torsion) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 88 employers in Cedar Falls, 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 | Main Facility | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BETHEL CT | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | A&D Technology Inc | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TN82 INSTRUMENT MFG | 0.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | South Ice Cream Plant | 1,523 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | John Deere Waterloo Product Engineering Center | 1,492 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Council Bluffs Case Rdy Plant | 1,486 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Smithfield Denison | 1,555 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0590 - Cedar Falls IA DC | 1,215 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0590 - Cedar Falls DC | 936 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Western Home Services | 752 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Western Home Communities | 721 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Performance Contractors, Inc. - ExxonMobil Refinery-Baton Rouge | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alivia Care Inc. | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Performance Contractors, Inc. - Chevron-Pascagoula | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Erected Steel Products of Alabama, Inc. | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wegmans Market St MKTS | 1,508 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | California Pacific Medical Center (274-CC-PAC) | 1,508 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SOLV Energy, LLC | 1,507 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dal-Flight Ops | 1,509 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.