Cable laying (e.g., cable television, electricity, marine, telephone), including underground · Iowa
KLK Construction
Pella, IA · ~28 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
KLK Construction runs at 198% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Cable laying (e.g., cable television, electricity, marine, telephone), including underground workplace, earning a grade D.
KLK Construction: 5.5 TCR = 198% of Cable laying (e.g., cable television, electricity, marine, telephone), including underground BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
KLK Construction safety composite
KLK Construction scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 11%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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%).
TCR Δ
−3.4
2016→2024
KLK Construction injury rate improved
KLK Construction's TCR fell 3.4 from 9.1 in 2016 to 5.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 10.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.05× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.1 · 2017=9.4 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=5.2 · 2022=10.1 · 2023=10.1 · 2024=5.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237130 · Pella, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 198% of ind
- DART 5.8 DART
- RANK #12/19
- PHOTO Henkels & McCoy, Inc…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Henkels & McCoy, Inc. - Lone Tree, CO (0.0 TCR gap)
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KLK Construction in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Legacy Power L
Legacy Power Line
5.6 TCR
- Tilson Technol
Tilson Technology Management, Inc., Bow, NH
5.6 TCR
- This site
KLK Construction
5.5 TCR
- Henkels & McCo
Henkels & McCoy, Inc. - Lone Tree, CO
5.5 TCR
- VC025 - VCI -
VC025 - VCI - Upland
5.5 TCR
What this shows KLK Construction averages 5.5 TCR (198% of the Cable laying (e.g., cable television, electricity, marine, telephone), including underground BLS benchmark).
KLK Construction TCR series: 2016=9.1 · 2017=9.4 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=5.2 · 2022=10.1 · 2023=10.1 · 2024=5.8 · BLS 2.8
Where KLK Construction falls in its industry
1,605 Cable laying (e.g., cable tele establishmentsSafer than 17% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 19 Cable laying (e.g., cable tele employers in Iowa.
KLK Construction has fewer employees than the Cable laying (e.g., cable television, el median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.1 | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.4 | 6.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.1 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237130 · IA · Pella
1,605 Cable laying (e.g., cable television, electricity, marine, telephone), including underground employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 24 employers in Pella, 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 | Henkels & McCoy, Inc. - Lone Tree, CO | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | VC025 - VCI - Upland | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Legacy Power Line | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tilson Technology Management, Inc., Bow, NH | 5.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | IOWA ADMIN | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pocahontas Warehouse | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WCT Crystal Lake | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BHE - Council Bluff W Broadway (IA001) | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Vermeer Corporation - Pella | 3,187 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pella Corporation | 2,555 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PELLA CORPORATION - PELLA OPERATIONS | 2,553 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pella Regional Health Center | 828 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Scenic Hills at the Monastery | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Zander Colloids | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Reddy Ice - Dallas (311) | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lake Tobias Wildlife Park | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Color Dynamics, Inc. | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sarah Frye Home | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TYR | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LB Water - Corporate | 28 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.