Bricks, clay refractory, manufacturing · Iowa
Sergeant Bluff Plant
Sergeant Bluff, IA · ~61 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sergeant Bluff Plant runs at 115% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Bricks, clay refractory, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Sergeant Bluff Plant: 3.8 TCR = 115% of Bricks, clay refractory, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sergeant Bluff Plant safety composite
Sergeant Bluff Plant scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 46%), 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).
60/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% 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
−7.0
2019→2024
Sergeant Bluff Plant injury rate improved
Sergeant Bluff Plant's TCR fell 7.0 from 8.9 in 2019 to 1.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 8.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=8.9 · 2020=6.7 · 2021=3.7 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=1.7 · 2024=1.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327120 · Sergeant Bluff, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.8 · 115% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/5
- PHOTO Vesuvius USA Tyler
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~61 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Vesuvius USA Tyler (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sergeant Bluff Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Sergeant Bluff Plant
3.8 TCR
- Vesuvius USA T
Vesuvius USA Tyler
3.8 TCR
- Adel Plant
Adel Plant
3.8 TCR
- Minteq Interna
Minteq International, Slippery Rock, PA
3.8 TCR
- Texas Clay Pla
Texas Clay Plants
3.8 TCR
What this shows Sergeant Bluff Plant averages 3.8 TCR (115% of the Bricks, clay refractory, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Sergeant Bluff Plant TCR series: 2019=8.9 · 2020=6.7 · 2021=3.7 · 2022=0 · 2023=1.7 · 2024=1.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Sergeant Bluff Plant falls in its industry
307 Bricks, clay refractory, manuf establishmentsSafer than 46% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 5 Bricks, clay refractory, manuf employers in Iowa.
Sergeant Bluff Plant has more employees than the Bricks, clay refractory, manufacturing median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327120 · IA · Sergeant Bluff
307 Bricks, clay refractory, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 17 employers in Sergeant Bluff, 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 | Vesuvius USA Tyler | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Adel Plant | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Minteq International, Slippery Rock, PA | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Texas Clay Plants | 3.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Slater P&S | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Humboldt Headquarters | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Council Bluffs Service Center | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sande Construction | 61 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Port Neal | 277 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GELITA USA Sioux City | 276 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sioux City Neal North | 91 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FAREWAY STORES, INC. 014 SERGEANT BLUFF | 87 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cook Paving & Construction Co., Inc. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Zion Park District | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 0695 | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 1107 | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bel Air Subaru | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Goodmark Nurseries LLC | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Village of Hodgkins | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Arbors at Fairlawn | 61 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.