Jails (except private operation of) · Iowa
Sheriff's Department
Mason City, IA · ~73 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sheriff's Department runs at 134% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Jails (except private operation of) workplace, earning a grade D.
Sheriff's Department: 4.3 TCR = 134% of Jails (except private operation of) BLS 3.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sheriff's Department safety composite
Sheriff's Department scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 69% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 54%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 69% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 54% 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
−306.9
2016→2024
Sheriff's Department injury rate improved
Sheriff's Department's TCR fell 306.9 from 309.9 in 2016 to 3.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 309.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=309.9 · 2017=6.1 · 2018=3.1 · 2019=3.0 · 2020=3.1 · 2021=3.1 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=9.6 · 2024=3.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922140 · Mason City, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 134% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #9/23
- PHOTO Lunenburg Correction…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~73 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lunenburg Correctional Center (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sheriff's Department in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Sheriff's Department
4.3 TCR
- Lunenburg Corr
Lunenburg Correctional Center
4.3 TCR
- Iowa State Pen
Iowa State Penitentiary
4.3 TCR
- Dept. of Corre
Dept. of Corrections (31)
4.3 TCR
- Minnesota Corr
Minnesota Correctional Facility-Willow River
4.3 TCR
What this shows Sheriff's Department averages 4.3 TCR (134% of the Jails (except private operation of) BLS benchmark).
Sheriff's Department TCR series: 2016=309.9 · 2017=6.1 · 2018=3.1 · 2019=3 · 2020=3.1 · 2021=3.1 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=9.6 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 3.2
Where Sheriff's Department falls in its industry
482 Jails (except private operatio establishmentsSafer than 62% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.8.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 23 Jails (except private operatio employers in Iowa.
Sheriff's Department has fewer employees than the Jails (except private operation of) median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.8. 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 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.6 | 3.2 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 309.9 | 103.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922140 · IA · Mason City
482 Jails (except private operation of) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 126 employers in Mason City, 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 | Lunenburg Correctional Center | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Iowa State Penitentiary | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dept. of Corrections (31) | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Minnesota Correctional Facility-Willow River | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lone Tree | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corporate Headquarters | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Field Services (Public Services, Parks & Signs/Signals | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Caruth Construction Inc. | 73 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Medical Center East Campus | 1,592 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Medical Center-Mason City-MHS-IA/NE | 1,590 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center | 1,556 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CURRIES | 683 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Vistech Manufacturing Solutions, LLC - Jasper | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Littlefield Feedyard | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | American Stair Corporation | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fountaingrove Lodge | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Commonwealth Health Corporation--All Other | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Lafayette | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AdvantEdge Drywall | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Palmer Center | 73 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.