Mechanical contractors · Iowa

Modern Piping Inc.

Cedar Rapids, IA · ~381 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
1.4
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Modern Piping Inc. runs at 51% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Mechanical contractors workplace, earning a grade B.

Modern Piping Inc.: 1.4 TCR = 51% of Mechanical contractors BLS 2.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Modern Piping Inc. safety composite

Modern Piping Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

C

64/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.42 per 100 workers

Safer than 79% of industry peers

DART rate
C 0.77 per 100 workers

Safer than 56% 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

−2.3

2017→2020

Modern Piping Inc. injury rate improved

Modern Piping Inc.'s TCR fell 2.3 from 3.1 in 2017 to 0.8 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2017 at 3.1 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=3.1 · 2018=1.0 · 2019=0.8 · 2020=0.8

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238220 · Cedar Rapids, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade B · TCR 1.4 · 51% of ind

  • DART 0.8 DART
  • RANK #15/94
  • PHOTO The Smith & Oby Serv…
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 21 inj
  • SIZE ~381 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: The Smith & Oby Service Company (0.0 TCR gap)

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Modern Piping Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Modern Piping Inc. averages 1.4 TCR (51% of the Mechanical contractors BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Modern Piping Inc. TCR series: 2017=3.1 · 2018=1 · 2019=0.8 · 2020=0.8 · BLS 2.8

Where Modern Piping Inc. falls in its industry

5,793 Mechanical contractors establishments

Safer than 79% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 94 Mechanical contractors employers in Iowa.

Modern Piping Inc. (381 employees, TCR 1.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Modern Piping Inc.
Modern Piping Inc. (381 employees, TCR 1.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 60 employees and a TCR of 3.3

Modern Piping Inc. has more employees than the Mechanical contractors median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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
2020 0.8 0.8 3 0 0
2019 0.8 0.3 3 0 0
2018 1.0 0.5 4 0 0
2017 3.1 1.7 11 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238220 · IA · Cedar Rapids

5,793 Mechanical contractors 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 The Smith & Oby Service Company 1.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Sheet Metal & HVAC 1.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Donnelly Mechanical Corp. 1.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Ivey Mechanical Company 1.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE Pella Corporation Sioux Center 381 FTE
STATE-SIZE 1723 381 FTE
STATE-SIZE Hearth & Home Technologies MTP 379 FTE
STATE-SIZE IS - MFG US - Burlington, IA 383 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 Franklin Feed and Supply Company 1.4 TCR
NAT-TCR International Airport Luis Munoz Marin 1.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Summerhouse Condominiums 1.4 TCR
NAT-TCR 69 E. Madison (Rudy's Bar) 1.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC Region 661 381 FTE
NAT-SIZE Atlanta - MB 381 FTE
NAT-SIZE Van Nuys Regional Office 381 FTE
NAT-SIZE ISD 742 St Cloud District Admin 381 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.