Plumbing and heating contractors · Iowa
Plumb Tech Inc.
Waterloo, IA · ~32 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Plumb Tech Inc. runs at 278% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Plumbing and heating contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
Plumb Tech Inc.: 7.8 TCR = 278% of Plumbing and heating contractors BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Plumb Tech Inc. safety composite
Plumb Tech Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 18%), 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 7.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% 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
−11.5
2016→2024
Plumb Tech Inc. injury rate improved
Plumb Tech Inc.'s TCR fell 11.5 from 15.2 in 2016 to 3.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 19.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.47× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=15.2 · 2017=6.1 · 2018=3.1 · 2020=7.0 · 2022=19.4 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=3.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · Waterloo, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.8 · 278% of ind
- DART 3.6 DART
- RANK #77/94
- PHOTO MAJOR MECHANICAL LLC
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~32 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: MAJOR MECHANICAL LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Plumb Tech Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Plumb Tech Inc.
7.8 TCR
- MAJOR MECHANIC
MAJOR MECHANICAL LLC
7.8 TCR
- HSA Mechanical
HSA Mechanical Services LLC
7.8 TCR
- Fluid Mechanic
Fluid Mechanical, LLC
7.8 TCR
- THOMAS COMPANY
THOMAS COMPANY INC
7.8 TCR
What this shows Plumb Tech Inc. averages 7.8 TCR (278% of the Plumbing and heating contractors BLS benchmark).
Plumb Tech Inc. TCR series: 2016=15.2 · 2017=6.1 · 2018=3.1 · 2020=7 · 2022=19.4 · 2023=0 · 2024=3.6 · BLS 2.8
Where Plumb Tech Inc. falls in its industry
5,793 Plumbing and heating contracto establishmentsSafer than 18% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #77 safest of 94 Plumbing and heating contracto employers in Iowa.
Plumb Tech Inc. has fewer employees than the Plumbing and heating contractors median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 19.4 | 9.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 15.2 | 6.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · IA · Waterloo
5,793 Plumbing and heating contractors 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 | MAJOR MECHANICAL LLC | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HSA Mechanical Services LLC | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fluid Mechanical, LLC | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | THOMAS COMPANY INC | 7.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GSC Agribusiness | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nursery Department- Fuss Office | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Centrum Valley North | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Washington | 32 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 | Sunset Rail Inc | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Johnny Rocket's #225 Luxor | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Detailed Machining Inc. | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hearthstone Health Campus | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sugar Creek Foods International Inc. | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SpringHill Suites Pittsburgh Latrobe | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Charleston Steel | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vjx Ny | 32 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.