Painting metals and metal products for the trade · Iowa
Ranews AIC Waterloo
Waterloo, IA · ~22 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ranews AIC Waterloo runs at 162% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Painting metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade D.
Ranews AIC Waterloo: 5.4 TCR = 162% of Painting metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ranews AIC Waterloo safety composite
Ranews AIC Waterloo scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% 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
−0.9
2023→2024
Ranews AIC Waterloo injury rate improved
Ranews AIC Waterloo's TCR fell 0.9 from 5.8 in 2023 to 4.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 5.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.91× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=5.8 · 2024=4.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332812 · Waterloo, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 162% of ind
- DART 4.9 DART
- RANK #5/11
- PHOTO R & R Powder Coating…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: R & R Powder Coating, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ranews AIC Waterloo in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ranews AIC Waterloo
5.4 TCR
- R & R Powder C
R & R Powder Coating, Inc.
5.4 TCR
- Max Coating, I
Max Coating, Inc. Atlanta
5.4 TCR
- Metal Coaters
Metal Coaters of Georgia
5.4 TCR
- Metal Prep Mem
Metal Prep Memphis
5.3 TCR
What this shows Ranews AIC Waterloo averages 5.4 TCR (162% of the Painting metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Ranews AIC Waterloo TCR series: 2023=5.8 · 2024=4.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Ranews AIC Waterloo falls in its industry
646 Painting metals and metal prod establishmentsSafer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 11 Painting metals and metal prod employers in Iowa.
Ranews AIC Waterloo has fewer employees than the Painting metals and metal products for t median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332812 · IA · Waterloo
646 Painting metals and metal products for the trade 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 | R & R Powder Coating, Inc. | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Max Coating, Inc. Atlanta | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metal Coaters of Georgia | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metal Prep Memphis | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GDM Seeds, Inc - Ankeny, IA | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | United Farmers Cooperative (Mt. Ayr) | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kevin D. Moellers | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sheldon | 22 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 | Sonesta Redondo Beach Marina | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Redfield Energy, LLC | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Citizens Care and Rehabilitation Center | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Devens Recycling Center, LLC | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Versatile Wood Products | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carrier Commercial Services (Richmond) | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carrier Commercial Services (Seattle) | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chico Bin | 22 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.