Addition, alteration and renovation for-sale builders, commercial and institutional building · Iowa
Merit Construction Company
Cedar Rapids, IA · ~26 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Merit Construction Company runs at 87% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Addition, alteration and renovation for-sale builders, commercial and institutional building workplace, earning a grade C.
Merit Construction Company: 2.5 TCR = 87% of Addition, alteration and renovation for-sale builders, commercial and institutional building BLS 2.9 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Merit Construction Company safety composite
Merit Construction Company scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 73% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 46%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% 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
−2.8
2016→2024
Merit Construction Company injury rate improved
Merit Construction Company's TCR fell 2.8 from 2.8 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 8.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.8 · 2017=8.2 · 2018=3.0 · 2019=4.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=4.7 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 236220 · Cedar Rapids, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 2.5 · 87% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #33/75
- PHOTO 1041 - BELFOR Akron OH
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~26 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 1041 - BELFOR Akron OH (0.0 TCR gap)
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Merit Construction Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Merit Construction Company
2.5 TCR
- 1041 - BELFOR
1041 - BELFOR Akron OH
2.5 TCR
- Stucture Tone,
Stucture Tone, LLC
2.5 TCR
- Brackett Build
Brackett Builders, Inc.
2.5 TCR
- Austin Jones C
Austin Jones Corp.
2.5 TCR
What this shows Merit Construction Company averages 2.5 TCR (87% of the Addition, alteration and renovation for-sale builders, commercial and institutional building BLS benchmark).
Merit Construction Company TCR series: 2016=2.8 · 2017=8.2 · 2018=3 · 2019=4 · 2020=0 · 2021=4.7 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.9
Where Merit Construction Company falls in its industry
4,692 Addition, alteration and renov establishmentsSafer than 46% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #33 safest of 75 Addition, alteration and renov employers in Iowa.
Merit Construction Company has fewer employees than the Addition, alteration and renovation for- median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
236220 · IA · Cedar Rapids
4,692 Addition, alteration and renovation for-sale builders, commercial and institutional building 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 | 1041 - BELFOR Akron OH | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Stucture Tone, LLC | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Brackett Builders, Inc. | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Austin Jones Corp. | 2.5 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 | 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 | Woody Bogler Trucking Company | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jarrett Builders, Inc. | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Field Sales West | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Media Real Estate - Media location | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Russell Drive | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | QLF, Inc. | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Crown Lift Trucks Bloomington | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UMC Rancho QC/PC | 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.