Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing · Iowa

Schafer Systems Inc.

Adair, IA · ~32 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
4.6
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Schafer Systems Inc. runs at 138% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

Schafer Systems Inc.: 4.6 TCR = 138% of Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Schafer Systems Inc. safety composite

Schafer Systems Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 35%), 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).

C

57/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 4.57 per 100 workers

Safer than 35% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 86% 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

−9.1

2016→2017

Schafer Systems Inc. injury rate improved

Schafer Systems Inc.'s TCR fell 9.1 from 9.1 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2017. Peak filing year was 2016 at 9.1 TCR. In 2017, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=9.1 · 2017=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 326199 · Adair, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 4.6 · 138% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #19/63
  • PHOTO D&R Fabrication DBA:…
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 4 inj
  • SIZE ~32 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: D&R Fabrication DBA: Belding Tank Technologies (0.0 TCR gap)

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Schafer Systems Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Schafer Systems Inc. averages 4.6 TCR (138% of the Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

Schafer Systems Inc. TCR series: 2016=9.1 · 2017=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Schafer Systems Inc. falls in its industry

2,838 Utility containers (e.g., bask establishments

Safer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 63 Utility containers (e.g., bask employers in Iowa.

Schafer Systems Inc. (32 employees, TCR 4.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 101 employees and a TCR of 3.5 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 0100200300400 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Schafer Systems Inc.
Schafer Systems Inc. (32 employees, TCR 4.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 101 employees and a TCR of 3.5

Schafer Systems Inc. has fewer employees than the Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, 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
2017 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2016 9.1 4.6 4 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

326199 · IA · Adair

2,838 Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 8 employers in Adair, 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 D&R Fabrication DBA: Belding Tank Technologies 4.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Williamsburg Division 4.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR The Vinyl Works, Inc. 4.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Lear Corporation - M&N El Paso 4.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE GSC Agribusiness 32 FTE
STATE-SIZE Nursery Department- Fuss Office 32 FTE
STATE-SIZE Centrum Valley North 32 FTE
STATE-SIZE Washington 32 FTE
CITY-NEAR Caliber Concrete LLC 53 FTE
CITY-NEAR Agri Drain Corporation 45 FTE
CITY-NEAR Adair Manufacturing Plant 44 FTE
CITY-NEAR Schafer Systems (2018) Inc. 43 FTE
NAT-TCR 0014 - El Cajon, Ca 4.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Nazareth - BMW 4.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Giant Eagle #3188 4.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Residence - Nashville 4.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE Contour Construction 32 FTE
NAT-SIZE Spring hill Farm Dairy Inc 32 FTE
NAT-SIZE Rai Mx Ord 32 FTE
NAT-SIZE 0052 - Everett, Wa 32 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: 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.