Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage · Iowa
Louisa County Freezer
Columbus Junction, IA · ~73 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 4.4
- Avg TCR
- 5.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Louisa County Freezer runs at 76% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage workplace, earning a grade B.
Louisa County Freezer: 4.4 TCR = 76% of Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage BLS 5.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Louisa County Freezer safety composite
Louisa County Freezer scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 42%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 70% 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%).
TCR Δ
−9.0
2017→2024
Louisa County Freezer injury rate improved
Louisa County Freezer's TCR fell 9.0 from 10.1 in 2017 to 1.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 12.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=10.1 · 2018=1.3 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=1.4 · 2022=12.0 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=1.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 493120 · Columbus Junction, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 4.4 · 76% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #19/35
- PHOTO RLS Logistics - Cold…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~73 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: RLS Logistics - Cold Storage (0.0 TCR gap)
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Louisa County Freezer in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Pon Food Corpo
Pon Food Corporation
4.5 TCR
- McClellan Park
McClellan Park
4.5 TCR
- This site
Louisa County Freezer
4.4 TCR
- RLS Logistics
RLS Logistics - Cold Storage
4.4 TCR
- Americold Logi
Americold Logistics, LLC: City of Industry
4.4 TCR
What this shows Louisa County Freezer averages 4.4 TCR (76% of the Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage BLS benchmark).
Louisa County Freezer TCR series: 2017=10.1 · 2018=1.3 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=1.4 · 2022=12 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=1.1 · BLS 5.8
Where Louisa County Freezer falls in its industry
1,039 Refrigerated Warehousing and S establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 35 Refrigerated Warehousing and S employers in Iowa.
Louisa County Freezer has more employees than the Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.1 | 8.6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
493120 · IA · Columbus Junction
1,039 Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 6 employers in Columbus Junction, 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 | RLS Logistics - Cold Storage | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Americold Logistics, LLC: City of Industry | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pon Food Corporation | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | McClellan Park | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lone Tree | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corporate Headquarters | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Field Services (Public Services, Parks & Signs/Signals | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Caruth Construction Inc. | 73 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Louisa County Plant | 1,248 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PSSI / TYSON FOODS INC. - COLUMBUS JUNCTION | 88 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PSSI - 0057 Tyson Foods Inc. - Columbus Junction | 73 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Colonial Manor | 59 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Central Valley Training Center Visalia | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hartford District Office | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Calumet City - Police | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Houston 165 | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | E&H Tubing, Inc. | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MediLodge of Cheboygan | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MediLodge of Traverse City | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Police Department | 73 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.