Concrete paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) · Iowa
Metro Pavers, Inc.
Iowa City, IA · ~36 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Metro Pavers, Inc. runs at 240% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Concrete paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) workplace, earning a grade F.
Metro Pavers, Inc.: 6.7 TCR = 240% of Concrete paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) BLS 2.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Metro Pavers, Inc. safety composite
Metro Pavers, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−7.5
2021→2024
Metro Pavers, Inc. injury rate improved
Metro Pavers, Inc.'s TCR fell 7.5 from 13.1 in 2021 to 5.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 13.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=13.1 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=5.1 · 2024=5.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237310 · Iowa City, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.7 · 240% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #73/111
- PHOTO Wright Paving Contra…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~36 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Wright Paving Contractors, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Metro Pavers, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Metro Pavers, Inc.
6.7 TCR
- Wright Paving
Wright Paving Contractors, Inc.
6.7 TCR
- Schellinger Co
Schellinger Construction Co., Inc.
6.7 TCR
- D4 Macomb Yard
D4 Macomb Yard
6.7 TCR
- ACME Barricade
ACME Barricades Milton
6.7 TCR
What this shows Metro Pavers, Inc. averages 6.7 TCR (240% of the Concrete paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) BLS benchmark).
Metro Pavers, Inc. TCR series: 2021=13.1 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=5.1 · 2024=5.5 · BLS 2.8
Where Metro Pavers, Inc. falls in its industry
4,078 Concrete paving (i.e., highway establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #73 safest of 111 Concrete paving (i.e., highway employers in Iowa.
Metro Pavers, Inc. has fewer employees than the Concrete paving (i.e., highway, road, st median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13.1 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237310 · IA · Iowa City
4,078 Concrete paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 131 employers in Iowa City, 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 | Wright Paving Contractors, Inc. | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Schellinger Construction Co., Inc. | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | D4 Macomb Yard | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ACME Barricades Milton | 6.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | ALGONA MARKET SWINE MANAGEMENT | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Butler County Rural Electric Cooperative | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Algona Municipal Utilities | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Waterloo Water Works | 36 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1918-19187610 | 29,553 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Iowa City North Dodge (ICND) | 940 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 8010516-P and G Iowa City | 772 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Iowa City | 721 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Dfa Distributing North - Rensselaer Ny | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Waner Construction Company, Inc. | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | nexAir Orlando | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rodney B Smith Plumbing Heating & Cooling Inc | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | BWE Headquarters | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Branch 4264 - Rockville | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Branch 4717 - West Palm Beach | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 4035 - CQ McCoy Road | 36 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.