Bale throwers manufacturing · Iowa
Quality Manufacturing Corporation
Urbandale, IA · ~612 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Quality Manufacturing Corporation runs at 77% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Bale throwers manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Quality Manufacturing Corporation: 2.5 TCR = 77% of Bale throwers manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Quality Manufacturing Corporation safety composite
Quality Manufacturing Corporation scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
68/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% 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
−1.6
2016→2024
Quality Manufacturing Corporation injury rate improved
Quality Manufacturing Corporation's TCR fell 1.6 from 3.2 in 2016 to 1.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 4.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.2 · 2017=3.3 · 2018=4.0 · 2019=1.4 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=1.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333111 · Urbandale, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.5 · 77% of ind
- DART 0.7 DART
- RANK #10/65
- PHOTO HWJ Designs for Agri…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 135 inj
- SIZE ~612 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: HWJ Designs for Agribusiness, Inc. (0.1 TCR gap)
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Quality Manufacturing Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Durand-Wayland
Durand-Wayland, Inc.
2.6 TCR
- DeLaval Manufa
DeLaval Manufacturing
2.6 TCR
- This site
Quality Manufacturing Corporation
2.5 TCR
- HWJ Designs fo
HWJ Designs for Agribusiness, Inc.
2.5 TCR
- Moses Gin, Inc
Moses Gin, Inc
2.4 TCR
What this shows Quality Manufacturing Corporation averages 2.5 TCR (77% of the Bale throwers manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Quality Manufacturing Corporation TCR series: 2016=3.2 · 2017=3.3 · 2018=4 · 2019=1.4 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=1.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Quality Manufacturing Corporation falls in its industry
433 Bale throwers manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 81% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 65 Bale throwers manufacturing employers in Iowa.
Quality Manufacturing Corporation has more employees than the Bale throwers manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. 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 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333111 · IA · Urbandale
433 Bale throwers manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 104 employers in Urbandale, 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 | HWJ Designs for Agribusiness, Inc. | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Durand-Wayland, Inc. | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DeLaval Manufacturing | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Moses Gin, Inc | 2.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 182413-DES MOINES NDC | 611 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KraftHeinz Mason City Iowa | 615 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility | 608 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Baker Group | 617 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ISG Urbandale | 786 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mosaic Urbandale/Nevada | 363 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | URBANDALE IA | 352 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Urbandale - Main Store | 351 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Plant 36 | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Daltile Gettysburg | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Automated Graphics Systems | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Spurlock Generating Station | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | SSAB Mobile | 612 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Snowshoe Mountain Inc. | 612 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ventura County Behavioral Health | 612 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cargill Protein | 612 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.