Refrigerated warehousing · Iowa
South Ice Cream Freezer
Le Mars, IA · ~397 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 4.1
- Avg TCR
- 5.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
South Ice Cream Freezer runs at 70% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Refrigerated warehousing workplace, earning a grade B.
South Ice Cream Freezer: 4.1 TCR = 70% of Refrigerated warehousing BLS 5.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
South Ice Cream Freezer safety composite
South Ice Cream Freezer scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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%).
South Ice Cream Freezer held a steady TCR band
South Ice Cream Freezer's TCR held near 0.2 from 4.2 in 2016 to 4.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 6.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.86× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.2 · 2017=4.9 · 2018=4.0 · 2019=6.0 · 2020=4.3 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=2.0 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=4.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 493120 · Le Mars, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 4.1 · 70% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #18/35
- PHOTO Indianapolis PLC
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 117 inj
- SIZE ~397 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Indianapolis PLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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South Ice Cream Freezer in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
South Ice Cream Freezer
4.1 TCR
- Indianapolis P
Indianapolis PLC
4 TCR
- Turlock North
Turlock North
4 TCR
- USCS- Bethlehe
USCS- Bethlehem, PA (Miller Circle)
4 TCR
- 91 - WAREHOUSE
91 - WAREHOUSE 1
4 TCR
What this shows South Ice Cream Freezer averages 4.1 TCR (70% of the Refrigerated warehousing BLS benchmark).
South Ice Cream Freezer TCR series: 2016=4.2 · 2017=4.9 · 2018=4 · 2019=6 · 2020=4.3 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=2 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=4.1 · BLS 5.8
Where South Ice Cream Freezer falls in its industry
1,039 Refrigerated warehousing establishmentsSafer than 48% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 35 Refrigerated warehousing employers in Iowa.
South Ice Cream Freezer has more employees than the Refrigerated warehousing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 19 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
493120 · IA · Le Mars
1,039 Refrigerated warehousing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 43 employers in Le Mars, 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 | Indianapolis PLC | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Turlock North | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | USCS- Bethlehem, PA (Miller Circle) | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 91 - WAREHOUSE 1 | 4.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 2827 | 397 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | City Hall | 397 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KATECHO, INC. | 396 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 5115 | 398 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | South Ice Cream Plant | 1,523 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate Center | 454 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate Center- Headquarter Employees | 413 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North Ice Cream Plant | 366 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Stainless Steel Limited | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Fresh Market 192 | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pupil Personnel Services | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Holmes Redimix, Inc. | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Brooklyn Academy of Music, Inc. | 397 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sidney Regional Medical Center | 397 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Symbotic Headquarters | 397 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ghilotti Construction Company, Inc | 397 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.