Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing · Iowa
Ledford Engineering CO., Inc.
Cedar Rapids, IA · ~35 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ledford Engineering CO., Inc. runs at 161% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Ledford Engineering CO., Inc.: 5.3 TCR = 161% of Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ledford Engineering CO., Inc. safety composite
Ledford Engineering CO., Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 74% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 24%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% 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
Ledford Engineering CO., Inc.: 5.6 → 7.8 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 7.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2019
Ledford Engineering CO., Inc.'s TCR rose 2.3 from 5.6 in 2016 to 7.8 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2017 at 7.9 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333514 · Cedar Rapids, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 161% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #6/8
- PHOTO Metal Products Inc
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~35 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Metal Products Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ledford Engineering CO., Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- CARR LANE MANU
CARR LANE MANUFACTURING CO
5.4 TCR
- This site
Ledford Engineering CO., Inc.
5.3 TCR
- Metal Products
Metal Products Inc
5.3 TCR
- MEYCO MACHINE
MEYCO MACHINE AND TOOL, INC
5.3 TCR
- Carlson Tool &
Carlson Tool & Manufacturing Corp
5.3 TCR
What this shows Ledford Engineering CO., Inc. averages 5.3 TCR (161% of the Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Ledford Engineering CO., Inc. TCR series: 2016=5.6 · 2017=7.9 · 2018=0 · 2019=7.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Ledford Engineering CO., Inc. falls in its industry
387 Cutting dies, metalworking, ma establishmentsSafer than 24% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 8 Cutting dies, metalworking, ma employers in Iowa.
Ledford Engineering CO., Inc. has fewer employees than the Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturin median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333514 · IA · Cedar Rapids
387 Cutting dies, metalworking, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 466 employers in Cedar Rapids, 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 | Metal Products Inc | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MEYCO MACHINE AND TOOL, INC | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Carlson Tool & Manufacturing Corp | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CARR LANE MANUFACTURING CO | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | IA17-SEL-OSCEOLA HATCHERY' | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corteva Agriscience - Algona Research - ALG2 | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JFSNA at ADM Cedar Rapids | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | On Track Construction, LLC | 35 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rockwell Collins (Cedar Rapids IA 400 NE) | 6,179 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rockwell Collins - Cedar Rapids C Ave | 6,172 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CRST EXPEDITED INC | 3,475 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Luke's Methodist Hospital | 2,949 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Winholt-PA | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lake Placid | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : SDF1 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amzl : Ddt1 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wilkes-Barre Distribution Center (WDC) | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 3377 Keystone | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | XDS Holdings | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Green Line Polymers--Pandora | 35 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.