Electrical, electrical wiring, and low voltage electrical work · Iowa

Paulson Electric Co. of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA · ~35 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

C
Average Safety Record
2.6
Avg TCR
2.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Paulson Electric Co. of Dubuque runs at 94% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Electrical, electrical wiring, and low voltage electrical work workplace, earning a grade C.

Paulson Electric Co. of Dubuque: 2.6 TCR = 94% of Electrical, electrical wiring, and low voltage electrical work BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Paulson Electric Co. of Dubuque safety composite

Paulson Electric Co. of Dubuque scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 78% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).

C

59/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 2.64 per 100 workers

Safer than 47% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 78% 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

−2.6

2016→2024

Paulson Electric Co. of Dubuque injury rate improved

Paulson Electric Co. of Dubuque's TCR fell 2.6 from 2.6 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 7.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=2.6 · 2018=3.2 · 2019=7.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=5.1 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 238210 · Dubuque, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 2.6 · 94% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #28/61
  • PHOTO EMM Electric, Inc.
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 7 inj
  • SIZE ~35 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: EMM Electric, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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Paulson Electric Co. of Dubuque in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Paulson Electric Co. of Dubuque averages 2.6 TCR (94% of the Electrical, electrical wiring, and low voltage electrical work BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Paulson Electric Co. of Dubuque TCR series: 2016=2.6 · 2018=3.2 · 2019=7 · 2020=0 · 2021=5.1 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.8

Where Paulson Electric Co. of Dubuque falls in its industry

4,550 Electrical, electrical wiring, establishments

Safer than 47% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 61 Electrical, electrical wiring, employers in Iowa.

Paulson Electric Co. of Dubuque (35 employees, TCR 2.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 63 employees and a TCR of 2.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 05001,0001,500 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Paulson Electric Co. of Dubuque
Paulson Electric Co. of Dubuque (35 employees, TCR 2.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 63 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Paulson Electric Co. of Dubuque has fewer employees than the Electrical, electrical wiring, and low v median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 3.2 0.0 1 0 0
2021 5.1 2.5 2 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 7.0 0.0 2 0 0
2018 3.2 0.0 1 0 0
2016 2.6 0.0 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

238210 · IA · Dubuque

4,550 Electrical, electrical wiring, and low voltage electrical work employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 217 employers in Dubuque, 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 EMM Electric, Inc. 2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Haskins Electric Arizona 2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Bierlein-Trombley Electric 2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Sound Inc. 2.6 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 John Deere Dubuque Works 2,518 FTE
CITY-NEAR Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque-MHS-IA/NE 1,296 FTE
CITY-NEAR MercyOne Dubuque 1,285 FTE
CITY-NEAR Hirschbach Motor Lines, Inc 1,110 FTE
NAT-TCR Michael L. Shular D/B/A Holiday Inn Gulfport/Airport 2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Farwell 2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR AdventHealth Durand 2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR XFG 2.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE Port Arthur Tx of 35 FTE
NAT-SIZE Martin Roofing Co., Inc 35 FTE
NAT-SIZE Gadsden GAD 35 FTE
NAT-SIZE Owensboro OWN 35 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: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.