Metals Service Centers · Iowa
O'Neal Steel LLC_Waterloo
Waterloo, IA · ~24 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
O'Neal Steel LLC_Waterloo runs at 263% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Metals Service Centers workplace, earning a grade F.
O'Neal Steel LLC_Waterloo: 5.8 TCR = 263% of Metals Service Centers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
O'Neal Steel LLC_Waterloo safety composite
O'Neal Steel LLC_Waterloo scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 28%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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
−3.6
2020→2024
O'Neal Steel LLC_Waterloo injury rate improved
O'Neal Steel LLC_Waterloo's TCR fell 3.6 from 7.6 in 2020 to 4.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 7.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.69× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=7.6 · 2024=4.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · Waterloo, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.8 · 263% of ind
- DART 4.0 DART
- RANK #13/18
- PHOTO Yarde Metals Greensb…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~24 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Yarde Metals Greensboro NC (0.0 TCR gap)
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O'Neal Steel LLC_Waterloo in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
O'Neal Steel LLC_Waterloo
5.8 TCR
- Yarde Metals G
Yarde Metals Greensboro NC
5.8 TCR
- Everett Steel
Everett Steel
5.8 TCR
- Mid West Mater
Mid West Materials, Inc.
5.8 TCR
- JMS Russel Met
JMS Russel Metals Corp - Paducah
5.8 TCR
What this shows O'Neal Steel LLC_Waterloo averages 5.8 TCR (263% of the Metals Service Centers BLS benchmark).
O'Neal Steel LLC_Waterloo TCR series: 2020=7.6 · 2024=4 · BLS 2.2
Where O'Neal Steel LLC_Waterloo falls in its industry
1,299 Metals Service Centers establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 18 Metals Service Centers employers in Iowa.
O'Neal Steel LLC_Waterloo has fewer employees than the Metals Service Centers median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · IA · Waterloo
1,299 Metals Service Centers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 172 employers in Waterloo, 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 | Yarde Metals Greensboro NC | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Everett Steel | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mid West Materials, Inc. | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JMS Russel Metals Corp - Paducah | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Afton Warehouse | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northwood Sow Unit | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Belmond | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Clarion, IA | 24 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Black Hawk County Extension | 4,790 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waterloo Pork Plant | 2,801 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UnityPoint | 2,295 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JD Waterloo Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations | 1,605 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Big Sky ID, Corp. | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Norbert E. Mitchell Co., Inc. | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Green Construction, Inc. | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CSI | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Steel Services, Inc. Roanoke | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HPP Materials | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Delta Rigging and Tools, Inc - Lafayette | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CentraCare Clinic Big Lake | 24 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.