Joint compounds, gypsum based, manufacturing · Iowa
NGC - Fort Dodge Plant
Fort Dodge, IA · ~65 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
NGC - Fort Dodge Plant runs at 67% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Joint compounds, gypsum based, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
NGC - Fort Dodge Plant: 2.2 TCR = 67% of Joint compounds, gypsum based, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
NGC - Fort Dodge Plant safety composite
NGC - Fort Dodge Plant scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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%).
NGC - Fort Dodge Plant held a steady TCR band
NGC - Fort Dodge Plant's TCR held near 0.2 from 1.2 in 2016 to 1.4 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2017 at 4.8 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.2 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=1.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327420 · Fort Dodge, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.2 · 67% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/7
- PHOTO IN150 Wheatfield Gyp…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~65 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: IN150 Wheatfield Gypsum (0.0 TCR gap)
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NGC - Fort Dodge Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- US Gypsum Shoa
US Gypsum Shoals
2.3 TCR
- This site
NGC - Fort Dodge Plant
2.2 TCR
- IN150 Wheatfie
IN150 Wheatfield Gypsum
2.2 TCR
- Gold Bond Buil
Gold Bond Building Products - Apollo Beach
2.2 TCR
- NGC - Savannah
NGC - Savannah Plant
2.1 TCR
What this shows NGC - Fort Dodge Plant averages 2.2 TCR (67% of the Joint compounds, gypsum based, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
NGC - Fort Dodge Plant TCR series: 2016=1.2 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=1.4 · BLS 3.3
Where NGC - Fort Dodge Plant falls in its industry
123 Joint compounds, gypsum based, establishmentsSafer than 51% 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 #3 safest of 7 Joint compounds, gypsum based, employers in Iowa.
NGC - Fort Dodge Plant has fewer employees than the Joint compounds, gypsum based, manufactu median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327420 · IA · Fort Dodge
123 Joint compounds, gypsum based, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 75 employers in Fort Dodge, 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 | IN150 Wheatfield Gypsum | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gold Bond Building Products - Apollo Beach | 2.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | US Gypsum Shoals | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NGC - Savannah Plant | 2.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | PDA Duane Arnold | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dubuque Operating Center | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Forrest and Associate Inc | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cedar Rapids, IA/Quad Cities HVAC | 65 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center | 790 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Unity Point Trinity Regional Medical Center | 648 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fort Dodge Terminal | 539 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fort Dodge Correctional Facility | 452 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | MMP - 887 Congress St | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Discover Goodwill of Southern and Western Colorado- Leap | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cortez Location | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SugarHouse HSP Gaming LP | 2.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Insource Performance Solutions at Hanes Brands Inc. Cleveland | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Keller Landing | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Crosstex - AZ | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hunter Panels - Terrell | 65 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.