HIGHWAY STREET AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION · Iowa
Johnston Plant
Johnston, IA · ~26 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Johnston Plant runs at 390% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical HIGHWAY STREET AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION workplace, earning a grade F.
Johnston Plant: 10.9 TCR = 390% of HIGHWAY STREET AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION BLS 2.8 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Johnston Plant safety composite
Johnston Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 8%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
Johnston Plant: 4.5 → 5.9 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 19.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.54× in 2024
Johnston Plant's TCR rose 1.4 from 4.5 in 2016 to 5.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 19.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237310 · Johnston, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.9 · 390% of ind
- DART 5.9 DART
- RANK #95/111
- PHOTO D4 El Paso Yard
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~26 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: D4 El Paso Yard (0.0 TCR gap)
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Johnston Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Johnston Plant
10.9 TCR
- D4 El Paso Yar
D4 El Paso Yard
10.9 TCR
- D1 Joliet Yard
D1 Joliet Yard
10.9 TCR
- D8 Nashville Y
D8 Nashville Yard
10.9 TCR
- Conway Constru
Conway Construction Company
10.9 TCR
What this shows Johnston Plant averages 10.9 TCR (390% of the HIGHWAY STREET AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION BLS benchmark).
Johnston Plant TCR series: 2016=4.5 · 2019=19.8 · 2020=15.1 · 2021=14.9 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=5.9 · BLS 2.8
Where Johnston Plant falls in its industry
4,078 HIGHWAY STREET AND BRIDGE CONS establishmentsSafer than 8% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #95 safest of 111 HIGHWAY STREET AND BRIDGE CONS employers in Iowa.
Johnston Plant has fewer employees than the HIGHWAY STREET AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15.1 | 10.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237310 · IA · Johnston
4,078 HIGHWAY STREET AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 76 employers in Johnston, 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 | D4 El Paso Yard | 10.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | D1 Joliet Yard | 10.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | D8 Nashville Yard | 10.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Conway Construction Company | 10.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Eastwood Sow Unit | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4806-Urbandale, IA | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DBQ Downtown Office | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southern Iowa Electric Cooperative | 26 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | John Deere Financial Johnston | 1,069 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CSC | 639 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ChildServe Center | 621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DuPont Pioneer Johnston Campus - JH60 Franklin | 486 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Courtyard Springwoods Village | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cardi's Furniture Swansea | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel and Spa on Del Monte Golf Course | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Town of Waterford Fire Services | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | M Brett Painting Company, Inc. | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 3 Springs Water, LLC | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | A.B. Excavating Inc. | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Linkletter & Sons Inc. | 26 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.