Refractory brick contractors · Iowa
Refractory & Insulation Supply, Inc.
Eldridge, IA · ~54 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Refractory & Insulation Supply, Inc. runs at 153% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Refractory brick contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
Refractory & Insulation Supply, Inc.: 4.3 TCR = 153% of Refractory brick contractors BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Refractory & Insulation Supply, Inc. safety composite
Refractory & Insulation Supply, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 45%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% 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
−2.5
2019→2020
Refractory & Insulation Supply, Inc. injury rate improved
Refractory & Insulation Supply, Inc.'s TCR fell 2.5 from 5.5 in 2019 to 3.0 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2019 at 5.5 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=5.5 · 2020=3.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238140 · Eldridge, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 153% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #7/8
- PHOTO Scarecrow Lath & Pla…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~54 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Scarecrow Lath & Plaster (0.0 TCR gap)
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Refractory & Insulation Supply, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Refractory & Insulation Supply, Inc.
4.3 TCR
- Scarecrow Lath
Scarecrow Lath & Plaster
4.3 TCR
- Al Slattery Ma
Al Slattery Masonry, Inc.
4.3 TCR
- Don's Masonry,
Don's Masonry, Inc.
4.3 TCR
- Reliable Build
Reliable Building Systems, Inc.
4.3 TCR
What this shows Refractory & Insulation Supply, Inc. averages 4.3 TCR (153% of the Refractory brick contractors BLS benchmark).
Refractory & Insulation Supply, Inc. TCR series: 2019=5.5 · 2020=3 · BLS 2.8
Where Refractory & Insulation Supply, Inc. falls in its industry
703 Refractory brick contractors establishmentsSafer than 45% 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 #7 safest of 8 Refractory brick contractors employers in Iowa.
Refractory & Insulation Supply, Inc. has more employees than the Refractory brick contractors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238140 · IA · Eldridge
703 Refractory brick contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 23 employers in Eldridge, 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 | Scarecrow Lath & Plaster | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Al Slattery Masonry, Inc. | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Don's Masonry, Inc. | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Reliable Building Systems, Inc. | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Daybreak Foods Inc. - Graettinger | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fort Dodge Service Center | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Prairie Creek Plant | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bettendorf Service Center | 54 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LMT Defense | 195 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Uniparts Olsen, Inc. | 148 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Logistic Service, LLC | 109 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amhof Trucking, Inc. | 89 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kandiyohi County Courthouse | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Waukesha Metro Transit | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | B089 Stonebriar Centre | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plymouth | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | HG008 | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Troy Laminating and Coating Inc. | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Construction | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hunter Panels - Tooele | 54 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.