Metals service centers · Iowa
PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Metals
Carter Lake, IA · ~131 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Metals runs at 187% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Metals service centers workplace, earning a grade D.
PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Metals: 4.1 TCR = 187% of Metals service centers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Metals safety composite
PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Metals scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
41/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.98 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%).
PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Metals held a steady TCR band
PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Metals's TCR held near 0.1 from 6.1 in 2018 to 6.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 6.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.97× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=6.1 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=2.4 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=3.7 · 2024=6.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · Carter Lake, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.1 · 187% of ind
- DART 4.0 DART
- RANK #9/18
- PHOTO Phoenix Metals Compa…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 33 inj
- SIZE ~131 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Phoenix Metals Company Location #71 (0.0 TCR gap)
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PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Metals in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Metals
4.1 TCR
- Phoenix Metals
Phoenix Metals Company Location #71
4.1 TCR
- Ryerson - RMP
Ryerson - RMP Atlanta
4.1 TCR
- Ryerson Dallas
Ryerson Dallas
4.1 TCR
- Valley Iron In
Valley Iron Inc.- Oroville
4.1 TCR
What this shows PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Metals averages 4.1 TCR (187% of the Metals service centers BLS benchmark).
PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Metals TCR series: 2018=6.1 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=2.4 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=3.7 · 2024=6 · BLS 2.2
Where PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Metals falls in its industry
1,299 Metals service centers establishmentsSafer than 45% 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 #9 safest of 18 Metals service centers employers in Iowa.
PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Metals has more 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 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · IA · Carter Lake
1,299 Metals service centers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 8 employers in Carter Lake, 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 | Phoenix Metals Company Location #71 | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ryerson - RMP Atlanta | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ryerson Dallas | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Valley Iron Inc.- Oroville | 4.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Portzen | 131 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Group C | 131 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Yokohama TWS | 131 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Trinity Rail Maintenance Services #4036 | 131 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lone Mountain Truck Leasing, LLC | 160 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Structures | 102 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Patriot Custom Metals | 47 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SouthernCarlson - Carter Lake | 45 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The YGS Group | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Legacy Building Solutions, Inc. | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Westland Floral Company Carpinteria, Inc. | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Devon Forest Elementary | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | R. J. Zavoral & Sons, Inc. | 131 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Accurate Acoustical, Inc. | 131 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RVI-Cuthbert | 131 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Park Avenue Catering | 131 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.