Metals service centers · Iowa

Ryerson- Eldridge

Eldridge, IA · ~49 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
3.2
Avg TCR
2.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Ryerson- Eldridge runs at 147% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Metals service centers workplace, earning a grade D.

Ryerson- Eldridge: 3.2 TCR = 147% of Metals service centers BLS 2.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Ryerson- Eldridge safety composite

Ryerson- Eldridge scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 57% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 44%), 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).

D

51/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 3.24 per 100 workers

Safer than 57% of industry peers

DART rate
D 2.5 per 100 workers

Safer than 44% 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

−4.4

2016→2023

Ryerson- Eldridge injury rate improved

Ryerson- Eldridge's TCR fell 4.4 from 6.9 in 2016 to 2.5 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2016 at 6.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.77× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=6.9 · 2017=1.9 · 2018=1.7 · 2023=2.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423510 · Eldridge, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 3.2 · 147% of ind

  • DART 2.5 DART
  • RANK #8/18
  • PHOTO Earl M. Jorgensen Co.
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 7 inj
  • SIZE ~49 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Earl M. Jorgensen Co. (0.0 TCR gap)

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Ryerson- Eldridge in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Ryerson- Eldridge averages 3.2 TCR (147% of the Metals service centers BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Ryerson- Eldridge TCR series: 2016=6.9 · 2017=1.9 · 2018=1.7 · 2023=2.5 · BLS 2.2

Where Ryerson- Eldridge falls in its industry

1,299 Metals service centers establishments

Safer than 57% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 18 Metals service centers employers in Iowa.

Ryerson- Eldridge (49 employees, TCR 3.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 45 employees and a TCR of 3.7 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 050100150200250 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Ryerson- Eldridge
Ryerson- Eldridge (49 employees, TCR 3.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 45 employees and a TCR of 3.7

Ryerson- Eldridge has more employees than the Metals service centers median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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
2023 2.5 2.5 1 0 0
2018 1.7 0.0 1 0 0
2017 1.9 0.0 1 0 0
2016 6.9 5.2 4 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423510 · IA · Eldridge

1,299 Metals service centers 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 Earl M. Jorgensen Co. 3.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Earle M. Jorgensen Company 3.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR TKSS - Richburg 3.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Metals USA Newark 3.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE DAS Marshalltown, IA 49 FTE
STATE-SIZE United Farmers Cooperative (Afton) 49 FTE
STATE-SIZE Centrum Valley Farms West 49 FTE
STATE-SIZE CIPCO - Cedar Rapids 49 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 Plainview, NY 3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Innovative Coating Solutions, Inc. 3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR National Bulk Equipment, Inc. 3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Memphis Commercial - 26 3.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE HEADQUARTERS : Aviation Management 49 FTE
NAT-SIZE Bronx, NY 49 FTE
NAT-SIZE Cache Creek Foods, LLC 49 FTE
NAT-SIZE Motion Systems : Plymouth 49 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.