Speed changers (i.e., power transmission equipment) manufacturing · Iowa
Power Engineering & Mfg Ltd
Waterloo, IA · ~62 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Power Engineering & Mfg Ltd runs at 372% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Speed changers (i.e., power transmission equipment) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Power Engineering & Mfg Ltd: 12.3 TCR = 372% of Speed changers (i.e., power transmission equipment) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Power Engineering & Mfg Ltd safety composite
Power Engineering & Mfg Ltd scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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%).
TCR Δ
−4.1
2018→2024
Power Engineering & Mfg Ltd injury rate improved
Power Engineering & Mfg Ltd's TCR fell 4.1 from 11.7 in 2018 to 7.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 26.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=11.7 · 2019=26.4 · 2020=13.9 · 2021=11.4 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=7.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333612 · Waterloo, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 12.3 · 372% of ind
- DART 4.5 DART
- RANK P3
- PHOTO Akron Gear & Enginee…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 40 inj
- SIZE ~62 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Akron Gear & Engineering, Inc. (1.1 TCR gap)
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Power Engineering & Mfg Ltd in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Power Engineering & Mfg Ltd
12.3 TCR
- Akron Gear & E
Akron Gear & Engineering, Inc.
11.2 TCR
- TEAM Industrie
TEAM Industries Audubon
11 TCR
- Great Lakes In
Great Lakes Industry, Inc.
10.4 TCR
- Gear Motions
Gear Motions
10.2 TCR
What this shows Power Engineering & Mfg Ltd averages 12.3 TCR (372% of the Speed changers (i.e., power transmission equipment) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Power Engineering & Mfg Ltd TCR series: 2018=11.7 · 2019=26.4 · 2020=13.9 · 2021=11.4 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=7.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Power Engineering & Mfg Ltd falls in its industry
106 Speed changers (i.e., power tr establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Power Engineering & Mfg Ltd has fewer employees than the Speed changers (i.e., power transmission median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 7.6 | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.4 | 8.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.9 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 26.4 | 22.6 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.7 | 8.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333612 · IA · Waterloo
106 Speed changers (i.e., power transmission equipment) manufacturing 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 | Akron Gear & Engineering, Inc. | 11.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TEAM Industries Audubon | 11.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Great Lakes Industry, Inc. | 10.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gear Motions | 10.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DuPont Pioneer Dallas Center DCR9 | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Duane Arnold Energy Center | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Davenport Branch | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rogers Concrete Construction, Inc. | 62 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 | Perry Green Valley Nursing Home, LLC | 12.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fair Oaks Health Care Center | 12.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ilhgk - Hodgkins | 12.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | OEM Tube Assemblies - Chipley | 12.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | JDR Enterprises | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Desert Veterans, LLC | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hector High School | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Centerline Drilling, Inc. | 62 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.