Erecting structural steel · Iowa

Northwest Steel Erection Inc.

Name: Northwest Steel Erection Inc. Workplace Safety Data
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Grimes, IA · ~142 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 1.8
Avg TCR: 2.8
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Northwest Steel Erection Inc. runs at 63% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Erecting structural steel workplace, earning a grade B.

Northwest Steel Erection Inc.: 1.8 TCR = 63% of Erecting structural steel BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Northwest Steel Erection Inc. safety composite

Northwest Steel Erection Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 47%), 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): B 1.75 per 100 workers

Safer than 80% of industry peers
DART rate: D 1.92 per 100 workers

Safer than 47% 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%).

Northwest Steel Erection Inc. held a steady TCR band

Northwest Steel Erection Inc.'s TCR held near 0.3 from 1.6 in 2019 to 1.9 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 1.1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=1.6 · 2021=1.9

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238120 · Grimes, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade B · TCR 1.8 · 63% of ind

DART 1.9 DART
RANK #4/13
PHOTO Rens Welding & Fabri…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 5 inj
SIZE ~142 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Rens Welding & Fabricating, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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Quinco Contrac

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Barnett Steel

1.8
TOOL TIME PORT

1.8
Rens Welding &

1.7

What this shows Northwest Steel Erection Inc. averages 1.8 TCR (63% of the Erecting structural steel BLS benchmark).

Northwest Steel Erection Inc. TCR series: 2019=1.6 · 2021=1.9 · BLS 2.8

Where Northwest Steel Erection Inc. falls in its industry

705 Erecting structural steel establishments

Safer than 80% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 13 Erecting structural steel employers in Iowa.

Northwest Steel Erection Inc. (142 employees, TCR 1.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 58 employees and a TCR of 3.9

Northwest Steel Erection Inc. has more employees than the Erecting structural steel median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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
2021	1.9	1.9	3	0	0
2019	1.6	1.6	2	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238120 · IA · Grimes

705 Erecting structural steel employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 65 employers in Grimes, IA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Rens Welding & Fabricating, Inc.	TAUNTON, MA	1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Quinco Contracting	SELLERSVILLE, PA	1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Barnett Steel Erection Inc.	THOMASVILLE, NC	1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	TOOL TIME PORTABLE BUILDINGS AND STORAGE SHEDS, INC.	PANAMA CITY, FL	1.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Seither & Cherry Company	KEOKUK	142 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Ajinomoto Animal Nutrition North America, Inc.	EDDYVILLE	142 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Webster City Custom Meats, Inc.	WEBSTER CITY	142 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Vantec LLC	WEBSTER CITY	142 FTE
CITY-NEAR	National Carwash Solutions	Grimes	698 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Des Moines Office	Grimes	421 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Grimes - Main Store	Grimes	359 FTE
CITY-NEAR	WM 5748	Grimes	315 FTE
NAT-TCR	Eagle Pass Distribution Center	Eagle Pass, TX	1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Mancelona	Mancelona, MI	1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Albany Branch	Albany, NY	1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	43151c - Indianapolis Dc	Indianapolis, IN	1.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE	MSP-SPF	St. Paul, MN	142 FTE
NAT-SIZE	ICL - Carondelet Plant	St Louis, MO	142 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Poway Office	Poway, CA	142 FTE
NAT-SIZE	San Diego South 47250	National City, CA	142 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: 2021, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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