Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, manufacturing · Iowa
Unverferth Manufacturing, Shell Rock Iowa Location
Shell Rock, IA · ~310 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Unverferth Manufacturing, Shell Rock Iowa Location runs at 150% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Unverferth Manufacturing, Shell Rock Iowa Location: 5.0 TCR = 150% of Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Unverferth Manufacturing, Shell Rock Iowa Location safety composite
Unverferth Manufacturing, Shell Rock Iowa Location scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 34%), 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 4.95 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% 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
Unverferth Manufacturing, Shell Rock Iowa Location: 4.3 → 6.5 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 6.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.73× in 2024
Unverferth Manufacturing, Shell Rock Iowa Location's TCR rose 2.2 from 4.3 in 2016 to 6.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.73× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333111 · Shell Rock, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.0 · 150% of ind
- DART 3.6 DART
- RANK #29/65
- PHOTO John Deere A and I P…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 112 inj
- SIZE ~310 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: John Deere A and I Products (0.0 TCR gap)
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Unverferth Manufacturing, Shell Rock Iowa Location in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Unverferth Manufacturing, Shell Rock Iowa Location
5 TCR
- John Deere A a
John Deere A and I Products
5 TCR
- W&A Manufactur
W&A Manufacturing
5 TCR
- JD Waterloo Tr
JD Waterloo Tractor & Cab Assembly Operations
5 TCR
- Schuette Manit
Schuette Manitowoc
4.9 TCR
What this shows Unverferth Manufacturing, Shell Rock Iowa Location averages 5.0 TCR (150% of the Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Unverferth Manufacturing, Shell Rock Iowa Location TCR series: 2016=4.3 · 2018=5.5 · 2019=4.7 · 2020=3.9 · 2022=5 · 2023=4.9 · 2024=6.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Unverferth Manufacturing, Shell Rock Iowa Location falls in its industry
433 Harvesting machinery and equip establishmentsSafer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #29 safest of 65 Harvesting machinery and equip employers in Iowa.
Unverferth Manufacturing, Shell Rock Iowa Location has more employees than the Harvesting machinery and equipment, agri median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. 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 | 6.5 | 3.6 | 33 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 19 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333111 · IA · Shell Rock
433 Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 11 employers in Shell Rock, 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 | John Deere A and I Products | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | W&A Manufacturing | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JD Waterloo Tractor & Cab Assembly Operations | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Schuette Manitowoc | 4.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Infastech, Decorah MFG (IND, EF) | 310 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hagie Manufacturing | 310 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Altoona | 310 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ryan & Associates | 311 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Trinity Rail Maintenance Services #4036 | 131 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Shell Rock Healthcare | 63 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Shell Rock Senior Living | 55 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | POET Biorefining - Shell Rock, LLC | 54 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 575 Ensminger Road | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Columbia Basin Onion, LLC | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | M & A Electric Power Cooperative | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Fresh Market 082 | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Magnetic Inspection Laboratory, Inc. | 310 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wilwood Engineering | 310 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HMNBM04 | 310 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Etowah | 310 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.