Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, manufacturing · Iowa
Meridian Mfg
Storm Lake, IA · ~120 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Meridian Mfg runs at 230% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Meridian Mfg: 7.6 TCR = 230% of Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Meridian Mfg safety composite
Meridian Mfg scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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
Meridian Mfg: 0.1 → 10.5 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 12.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1× in 2020
Meridian Mfg's TCR rose 10.4 from 0.1 in 2016 to 10.5 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2019 at 12.5 TCR. In 2020, DART was 1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333111 · Storm Lake, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 7.6 · 230% of ind
- DART 7.6 DART
- RANK #49/65
- PHOTO Noffsinger Manufactu…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 43 inj
- SIZE ~120 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Noffsinger Manufacturing - North (0.0 TCR gap)
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Meridian Mfg in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Terra Drive Sy
Terra Drive Systems
7.7 TCR
- This site
Meridian Mfg
7.6 TCR
- Noffsinger Man
Noffsinger Manufacturing - North
7.6 TCR
- Hatfield Manuf
Hatfield Manufacturing Inc.
7.6 TCR
- Oliver Manufac
Oliver Manufacturing Company, Inc.
7.5 TCR
What this shows Meridian Mfg averages 7.6 TCR (230% of the Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Meridian Mfg TCR series: 2016=0.1 · 2018=7.3 · 2019=12.5 · 2020=10.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Meridian Mfg falls in its industry
433 Harvesting machinery and equip establishmentsSafer than 27% 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 #49 safest of 65 Harvesting machinery and equip employers in Iowa.
Meridian Mfg has more employees than the Harvesting machinery and equipment, agri median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10.5 | 7.6 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12.5 | 6.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.3 | 3.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333111 · IA · Storm Lake
433 Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 31 employers in Storm Lake, 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 | Noffsinger Manufacturing - North | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hatfield Manufacturing Inc. | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Terra Drive Systems | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Oliver Manufacturing Company, Inc. | 7.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Summit Farms, LLC | 120 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1886-Huxley, IA (Monsanto Co.) | 120 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Engineered Plastic Components INC | 120 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TPI Composites LLC IA2 | 120 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Storm Lake Plant | 2,247 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Storm Lake Turkey Plant | 649 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Buena Vista Regional Medical Center | 386 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1526 | 273 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Nichols - Santa Rosa Branch | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gary Manufacturing Inc | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wyndham Clearwater Beach | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0637 - Gypsum Co Whse | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | LP Pigeon Forge LLC | 120 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hy-Pro Corporation | 120 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Twinbrook Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center | 120 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Andover Dr. | 120 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.