Steel manufacturing · Iowa
Monarch Materials Group, Inc.
Adel, IA · ~43 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Monarch Materials Group, Inc. runs at 224% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Steel manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Monarch Materials Group, Inc.: 7.4 TCR = 224% of Steel manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Monarch Materials Group, Inc. safety composite
Monarch Materials Group, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 15%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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
−3.8
2016→2024
Monarch Materials Group, Inc. injury rate improved
Monarch Materials Group, Inc.'s TCR fell 3.8 from 9.0 in 2016 to 5.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 18.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.0 · 2018=8.8 · 2019=8.6 · 2020=2.0 · 2021=4.6 · 2022=18.3 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=5.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331110 · Adel, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.4 · 224% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #9/10
- PHOTO Crucible
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 25 inj
- SIZE ~43 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Crucible (0.0 TCR gap)
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Monarch Materials Group, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Xcel Steel Pic
Xcel Steel Pickling
7.6 TCR
- Eaton Metal Pr
Eaton Metal Products
7.5 TCR
- This site
Monarch Materials Group, Inc.
7.4 TCR
- Crucible
Crucible
7.4 TCR
- Great Lakes Ma
Great Lakes Manufacturing
7.4 TCR
What this shows Monarch Materials Group, Inc. averages 7.4 TCR (224% of the Steel manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Monarch Materials Group, Inc. TCR series: 2016=9 · 2018=8.8 · 2019=8.6 · 2020=2 · 2021=4.6 · 2022=18.3 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=5.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Monarch Materials Group, Inc. falls in its industry
416 Steel manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 15% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 10 Steel manufacturing employers in Iowa.
Monarch Materials Group, Inc. has fewer employees than the Steel manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 18.3 | 7.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.8 | 4.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331110 · IA · Adel
416 Steel manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 12 employers in Adel, 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 | Crucible | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Great Lakes Manufacturing | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eaton Metal Products | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Xcel Steel Pickling | 7.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Centrum Valley Farms North | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Burlington | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Koester Construction Company Incorporated | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Commercial Contracting Services | 43 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dallas County, Iowa | 290 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dallas County | 114 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FAREWAY STORES, INC. 124 ADEL | 108 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dallas County Service Center | 105 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hydro Resources - Rocky Mountain, Inc. | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lafayette Steel & Aluminum of Lafayette a Division of the Oscar Winski Company | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Phoenix Distribution Center | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hanalei Bay Resort | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Maryland Overpak Corporation | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CIT Trucks - Peru | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 20 Parker | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Atlanta- Dry Bulk Transport | 43 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.