Gelatin (except dessert preparations) manufacturing · Iowa
Rousselot - Dubuque
Dubuque, IA · ~87 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Rousselot - Dubuque runs at 236% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Gelatin (except dessert preparations) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Rousselot - Dubuque: 7.8 TCR = 236% of Gelatin (except dessert preparations) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Rousselot - Dubuque safety composite
Rousselot - Dubuque scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.04 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%).
TCR Δ
−6.0
2016→2024
Rousselot - Dubuque injury rate improved
Rousselot - Dubuque's TCR fell 6.0 from 9.1 in 2016 to 3.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 15.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.1 · 2017=7.3 · 2018=15.5 · 2019=3.5 · 2020=6.8 · 2021=9.4 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=12.2 · 2024=3.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325998 · Dubuque, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.8 · 236% of ind
- DART 3.0 DART
- RANK #5/5
- PHOTO Waynesville Bulk Plant
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 59 inj
- SIZE ~87 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Waynesville Bulk Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Rousselot - Dubuque in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Arden Hills Pe
Arden Hills Pellet Facility
8 TCR
- This site
Rousselot - Dubuque
7.8 TCR
- Waynesville Bu
Waynesville Bulk Plant
7.8 TCR
- Qualichem, Inc
Qualichem, Inc.- Plant 1
7.7 TCR
- American Spray
American Spraytech LLC
7.7 TCR
What this shows Rousselot - Dubuque averages 7.8 TCR (236% of the Gelatin (except dessert preparations) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Rousselot - Dubuque TCR series: 2016=9.1 · 2017=7.3 · 2018=15.5 · 2019=3.5 · 2020=6.8 · 2021=9.4 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=12.2 · 2024=3 · BLS 3.3
Where Rousselot - Dubuque falls in its industry
485 Gelatin (except dessert prepar establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 5 Gelatin (except dessert prepar employers in Iowa.
Rousselot - Dubuque has more employees than the Gelatin (except dessert preparations) ma median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.2 | 11.1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.4 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15.5 | 8.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.1 | 5.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325998 · IA · Dubuque
485 Gelatin (except dessert preparations) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 217 employers in Dubuque, 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 | Waynesville Bulk Plant | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Qualichem, Inc.- Plant 1 | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | American Spraytech LLC | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Arden Hills Pellet Facility | 8.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Croell Concrete Paving Crews East | 87 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Munson Electric | 87 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Estherville Foods Inc | 87 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mason City Branch | 87 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | John Deere Dubuque Works | 2,518 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque-MHS-IA/NE | 1,296 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MercyOne Dubuque | 1,285 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hirschbach Motor Lines, Inc | 1,110 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lexington Plant | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | San Diego County Regional Airport Authority | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fortune Metal, Inc. of RI | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | kings orchards, llc | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | NuMED Inc. | 87 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | White City | 87 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Shell and Liquid Egg Production | 87 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wellbridge of Clarkston | 87 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.