Farm tractors and attachments manufacturing · Iowa
John Deere Waterloo Works Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations
Waterloo, IA · ~1,331 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
John Deere Waterloo Works Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations runs at 88% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Farm tractors and attachments manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
John Deere Waterloo Works Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations: 2.9 TCR = 88% of Farm tractors and attachments manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
John Deere Waterloo Works Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations safety composite
John Deere Waterloo Works Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 48%), 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).
60/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% 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%).
Rising injury rate
John Deere Waterloo Works Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations: 2.6 → 3.2 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 3.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.85× in 2017
John Deere Waterloo Works Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations's TCR rose 0.6 from 2.6 in 2016 to 3.2 in 2017. In 2017, DART was 0.85× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333111 · Waterloo, IA AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade C · TCR 2.9 · 88% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #16/65
- PHOTO GSI : Omaha
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 67 inj
- SIZE ~1,331 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: GSI : Omaha (0.0 TCR gap)
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John Deere Waterloo Works Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- AGCO : Savanna
AGCO : Savannah
3 TCR
- This site
John Deere Waterloo Works Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations
2.9 TCR
- GSI : Omaha
GSI : Omaha
2.9 TCR
- PBZ LLC Plant
PBZ LLC Plant #1
2.9 TCR
- KZ Valve, LLC
KZ Valve, LLC
2.8 TCR
What this shows John Deere Waterloo Works Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations averages 2.9 TCR (88% of the Farm tractors and attachments manufacturing BLS benchmark).
John Deere Waterloo Works Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations TCR series: 2016=2.6 · 2017=3.2 · BLS 3.3
Where John Deere Waterloo Works Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations falls in its industry
433 Farm tractors and attachments establishmentsSafer than 77% 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 #16 safest of 65 Farm tractors and attachments employers in Iowa.
John Deere Waterloo Works Tractor and Cab Assembly 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 31 | 12 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 36 | 0 | 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 | GSI : Omaha | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PBZ LLC Plant #1 | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KZ Valve, LLC | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AGCO : Savannah | 3.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - MLI1 | 1,353 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WDMCS | 1,363 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque-MHS-IA/NE | 1,296 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MercyOne Dubuque | 1,285 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 | NAPP Reading Mill | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Visalia Global Business Services - Gbs (Cavia) | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Holland - SG | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | VF Jeanswear Luray DC | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kings Dominion | 1,331 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Goshen Health Hospital | 1,331 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CRM Sylmar CA | 1,331 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : TEB6 | 1,330 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.