Metal cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing · Iowa
Silgan Containers Burlington
Burlington, IA · ~147 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Silgan Containers Burlington runs at 39% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Metal cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Silgan Containers Burlington: 1.3 TCR = 39% of Metal cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Silgan Containers Burlington safety composite
Silgan Containers Burlington scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
65/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Silgan Containers Burlington: 0.7 → 1.4 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 2.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.54× in 2024
Silgan Containers Burlington's TCR rose 0.7 from 0.7 in 2017 to 1.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 2.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332431 · Burlington, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 39% of ind
- DART 0.7 DART
- RANK #2/5
- PHOTO Ball Tinplate 024 Ch…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~147 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ball Tinplate 024 Chestnut Hill (0.0 TCR gap)
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Silgan Containers Burlington in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Silgan Containers Burlington
1.3 TCR
- Ball Tinplate
Ball Tinplate 024 Chestnut Hill
1.3 TCR
- Crown Cork & S
Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. - Dayton Plant
1.3 TCR
- Ball Beverage
Ball Beverage Pkg 192 Monticello
1.3 TCR
- Crown Cork & S
Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. - Winchester Plant
1.3 TCR
What this shows Silgan Containers Burlington averages 1.3 TCR (39% of the Metal cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Silgan Containers Burlington TCR series: 2017=0.7 · 2018=0.7 · 2019=0.6 · 2020=2.5 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=2 · 2023=0.6 · 2024=1.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Silgan Containers Burlington falls in its industry
217 Metal cans, light gauge metal, establishmentsSafer than 82% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 5 Metal cans, light gauge metal, employers in Iowa.
Silgan Containers Burlington has more employees than the Metal cans, light gauge metal, manufactu median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.4. 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 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332431 · IA · Burlington
217 Metal cans, light gauge metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 68 employers in Burlington, 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 | Ball Tinplate 024 Chestnut Hill | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. - Dayton Plant | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ball Beverage Pkg 192 Monticello | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. - Winchester Plant | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Russell Construction | 147 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michels Power- IA | 147 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LS - DYERSVILLE-TRUSS | 147 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Plant 05 - DM | 147 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Shearer's Foods - BUR | 727 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Shearer's Foods Burlington | 719 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Federal-Mogul Ignition Company Burlington Iowa Plant | 576 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CNH_Burlington | 576 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Potato King, Inc. | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Marvin Windows and Doors - Grafton | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | JLG - Orrville | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lakehead Constructors, Inc. | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | MCPS-Moses Cone Physician Svc Inc | 147 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Glen Island Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation | 147 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mc Kau | 147 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0692 Brentwood | 147 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.