Reels, plastics, manufacturing · Iowa
Reel Core Inc.
Waukon, IA · ~81 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Reel Core Inc. runs at 288% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Reels, plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Reel Core Inc.: 9.5 TCR = 288% of Reels, plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Reel Core Inc. safety composite
Reel Core Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 9%), 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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% 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
−1.5
2016→2024
Reel Core Inc. injury rate improved
Reel Core Inc.'s TCR fell 1.5 from 8.0 in 2016 to 6.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 16.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.46× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.0 · 2018=16.3 · 2019=9.2 · 2020=6.8 · 2021=10.8 · 2022=6.6 · 2023=11.9 · 2024=6.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Waukon, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.5 · 288% of ind
- DART 4.3 DART
- RANK #43/63
- PHOTO Norton Packaging Inc…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 59 inj
- SIZE ~81 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Norton Packaging Inc. Los Angeles (0.0 TCR gap)
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Reel Core Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Reel Core Inc.
9.5 TCR
- Norton Packagi
Norton Packaging Inc. Los Angeles
9.5 TCR
- Champion Windo
Champion Window Manufacturing & Supply Company, LLC
9.5 TCR
- All Molded Pla
All Molded Plastics Co., Inc.
9.5 TCR
- Regency Plasti
Regency Plastics - Ubly, Inc. dba Sierra Plastics, Inc.
9.5 TCR
What this shows Reel Core Inc. averages 9.5 TCR (288% of the Reels, plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Reel Core Inc. TCR series: 2016=8 · 2018=16.3 · 2019=9.2 · 2020=6.8 · 2021=10.8 · 2022=6.6 · 2023=11.9 · 2024=6.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Reel Core Inc. falls in its industry
2,838 Reels, plastics, manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #43 safest of 63 Reels, plastics, manufacturing employers in Iowa.
Reel Core Inc. has fewer employees than the Reels, plastics, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.9 | 4.8 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.8 | 8.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.2 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16.3 | 9.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.0 | 4.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · IA · Waukon
2,838 Reels, plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 19 employers in Waukon, 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 | Norton Packaging Inc. Los Angeles | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Champion Window Manufacturing & Supply Company, LLC | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | All Molded Plastics Co., Inc. | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Regency Plastics - Ubly, Inc. dba Sierra Plastics, Inc. | 9.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Corteva Durant 1 | 81 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ITC Midwest - Cedar Rapids | 81 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ottumwa Generating Station | 81 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Public Works Maintenance / Streets | 81 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Veterans Memorial Hospital | 235 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northgate Care Center | 93 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FAREWAY STORES, INC. 062 WAUKON | 66 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aveka Nutra Processing | 44 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | PDF Print Communications, Inc. | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Qualex Manchining LLC | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Huber Action Freight | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pick, Pack & Haul, Inc | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hickory | 81 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Buffalo, Ny Branch | 81 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Combs Interior Specialties, Inc. | 81 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Marshall Terminal | 81 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.