Pneumatic tube conveyors manufacturing · Iowa
Universal Industries
Cedar Falls, IA · ~68 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Universal Industries runs at 365% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Pneumatic tube conveyors manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Universal Industries: 12.0 TCR = 365% of Pneumatic tube conveyors manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Universal Industries safety composite
Universal Industries scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 4%), 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Universal Industries: 9.8 → 13.9 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 23.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.58× in 2023
Universal Industries's TCR rose 4.1 from 9.8 in 2016 to 13.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 23.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.58× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333922 · Cedar Falls, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 12.0 · 365% of ind
- DART 7.0 DART
- RANK #10/10
- PHOTO Mid-West Mfg., Inc. …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 57 inj
- SIZE ~68 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mid-West Mfg., Inc. - a div. of Mid-West Innovators, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Universal Industries in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Air-Draulic En
Air-Draulic Engineering Co., Inc.
12.2 TCR
- Mid-West Mfg.,
Mid-West Mfg., Inc. - a div. of Mid-West Innovators, Inc.
12.1 TCR
- This site
Universal Industries
12 TCR
- R&R Design and
R&R Design and MFG LLC
11.8 TCR
- Tramco Inc
Tramco Inc
11.6 TCR
What this shows Universal Industries averages 12.0 TCR (365% of the Pneumatic tube conveyors manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Universal Industries TCR series: 2016=9.8 · 2017=14 · 2018=12.2 · 2019=11.4 · 2020=7 · 2021=23.5 · 2022=4.5 · 2023=13.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Universal Industries falls in its industry
361 Pneumatic tube conveyors manuf establishmentsSafer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 10 Pneumatic tube conveyors manuf employers in Iowa.
Universal Industries has fewer employees than the Pneumatic tube conveyors manufacturing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13.9 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 23.5 | 12.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.4 | 9.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.2 | 9.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14.0 | 9.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.8 | 6.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333922 · IA · Cedar Falls
361 Pneumatic tube conveyors manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 88 employers in Cedar Falls, 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 | Mid-West Mfg., Inc. - a div. of Mid-West Innovators, Inc. | 12.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Air-Draulic Engineering Co., Inc. | 12.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | R&R Design and MFG LLC | 11.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tramco Inc | 11.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kirkman Farms, LLP | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rathbun Regional Water Association | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lakeside Contractors LLC | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Midwestern Mechanical - IA | 68 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | John Deere Waterloo Works Product Engineering Center | 1,508 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0590 - Cedar Falls IA DC | 1,215 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0590 - Cedar Falls DC | 936 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Western Home Services | 752 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Spee Dee Delivery Service, Inc - Bismarck | 12.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Fowler | 12.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hansen's IGA Stanley | 12.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MCR Albuquerque Tenant LLC | 12.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Village of Milford | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 104302 - Rgv (04) | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Monticello Flooring & Lumber Co | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 302/304 | 68 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.