Fabricated structural metal manufacturing · Iowa
PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Structures
Carter Lake, IA · ~102 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Structures runs at 184% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fabricated structural metal manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Structures: 6.1 TCR = 184% of Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Structures safety composite
PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Structures scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 24%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.11 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%).
PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Structures held a steady TCR band
PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Structures's TCR held near 0.2 from 5.3 in 2018 to 5.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 12.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=5.3 · 2019=3.8 · 2020=6.4 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=12.6 · 2024=5.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Carter Lake, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.1 · 184% of ind
- DART 4.1 DART
- RANK #13/24
- PHOTO Trinity Central Main…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 36 inj
- SIZE ~102 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Trinity Central Maintenance,LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Structures in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Structures
6.1 TCR
- G PROULX BUILD
G PROULX BUILDING PRODUCTS LLC
6.1 TCR
- Canam Steel Co
Canam Steel Corporation Washington,MO Facility
6.1 TCR
- Trinity Centra
Trinity Central Maintenance,LLC
6 TCR
- Crystal Steel
Crystal Steel Fabricators- Federalsburg
6 TCR
What this shows PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Structures averages 6.1 TCR (184% of the Fabricated structural metal manufacturing BLS benchmark).
PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Structures TCR series: 2018=5.3 · 2019=3.8 · 2020=6.4 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=12.6 · 2024=5.1 · BLS 3.3
Where PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Structures falls in its industry
1,491 Fabricated structural metal ma establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 24 Fabricated structural metal ma employers in Iowa.
PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Structures has more employees than the Fabricated structural metal manufacturin median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.6 | 7.4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · IA · Carter Lake
1,491 Fabricated structural metal manufacturing 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 | Trinity Central Maintenance,LLC | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Crystal Steel Fabricators- Federalsburg | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | G PROULX BUILDING PRODUCTS LLC | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Canam Steel Corporation Washington,MO Facility | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | The Weitz Company - Shared Services Group | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Buresh Building Systems | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Henningsen Const., Inc. | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Absolute Concrete Construction | 102 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lone Mountain Truck Leasing, LLC | 160 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PVS (Paxton Vierling Steel) Metals | 131 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Patriot Custom Metals | 47 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SouthernCarlson - Carter Lake | 45 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Palm Beach Metal, Inc. | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trader Joe's 0431 Houston | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Conway SC Yard | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oil Equipment Co., Inc. | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | C513 New Bern | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Potato King Transportation, Inc. | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0552 Oceanside | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0737 Birmingham | 102 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.