Fabricated plate work manufacturing · Iowa
Modern Welding Company of Iowa, Inc.
Burlington, IA · ~35 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Modern Welding Company of Iowa, Inc. runs at 165% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fabricated plate work manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Modern Welding Company of Iowa, Inc.: 5.5 TCR = 165% of Fabricated plate work manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Modern Welding Company of Iowa, Inc. safety composite
Modern Welding Company of Iowa, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 36%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% 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
2016→2024
Modern Welding Company of Iowa, Inc. injury rate improved
Modern Welding Company of Iowa, Inc.'s TCR fell 9.0 from 12.6 in 2016 to 3.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 12.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=12.6 · 2017=4.9 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=8.5 · 2020=3.0 · 2021=3.2 · 2022=6.4 · 2023=7.0 · 2024=3.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332313 · Burlington, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 165% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/9
- PHOTO Hol-Mac Corporation P1
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~35 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hol-Mac Corporation P1 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Modern Welding Company of Iowa, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Modern Welding Company of Iowa, Inc.
5.5 TCR
- Hol-Mac Corpor
Hol-Mac Corporation P1
5.5 TCR
- TDR Systems, I
TDR Systems, Inc.
5.5 TCR
- Ottenweller Co
Ottenweller Company, Inc. MA
5.5 TCR
- Precision Buil
Precision Build Solutions, LLC (Port)
5.4 TCR
What this shows Modern Welding Company of Iowa, Inc. averages 5.5 TCR (165% of the Fabricated plate work manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Modern Welding Company of Iowa, Inc. TCR series: 2016=12.6 · 2017=4.9 · 2018=0 · 2019=8.5 · 2020=3 · 2021=3.2 · 2022=6.4 · 2023=7 · 2024=3.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Modern Welding Company of Iowa, Inc. falls in its industry
449 Fabricated plate work manufact establishmentsSafer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 9 Fabricated plate work manufact employers in Iowa.
Modern Welding Company of Iowa, Inc. has fewer employees than the Fabricated plate work manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12.6 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332313 · IA · Burlington
449 Fabricated plate work manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 68 employers in Burlington, 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 | Hol-Mac Corporation P1 | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TDR Systems, Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ottenweller Company, Inc. MA | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Precision Build Solutions, LLC (Port) | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | IA17-SEL-OSCEOLA HATCHERY' | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corteva Agriscience - Algona Research - ALG2 | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JFSNA at ADM Cedar Rapids | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | On Track Construction, LLC | 35 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Shearer's Foods - BUR | 727 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Shearer's Foods Burlington | 719 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Federal-Mogul Ignition Company Burlington Iowa Plant | 576 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CNH_Burlington | 576 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | CMP - Alfred Service Center | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | La-Z-Boy South Ohio Distribution Center | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wurzbach LLC | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | G&T Industries, Inc. of MI | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Stanion Wholesale Electric Co., Inc.-Pratt, KS | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hill Mfg | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vermont Foundry Company | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CO900 | 35 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.