Wall Board and Mine · Iowa
US Gypsum Sperry
Mediapolis, IA · ~211 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
US Gypsum Sperry runs at 40% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Wall Board and Mine workplace, earning a grade A.
US Gypsum Sperry: 1.3 TCR = 40% of Wall Board and Mine BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
US Gypsum Sperry safety composite
US Gypsum Sperry scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 80% 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).
64/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% 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%).
US Gypsum Sperry held a steady TCR band
US Gypsum Sperry's TCR held near 0.1 from 1.4 in 2017 to 1.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 2.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.66× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=1.4 · 2018=1.0 · 2019=1.4 · 2020=2.4 · 2021=0.5 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=0.9 · 2024=1.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327420 · Mediapolis, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 40% of ind
- DART 0.9 DART
- RANK #1/7
- PHOTO Tucker Plant
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~211 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Tucker Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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US Gypsum Sperry in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
US Gypsum Sperry
1.3 TCR
- Tucker Plant
Tucker Plant
1.3 TCR
- American Gypsu
American Gypsum
1.3 TCR
- American Gypsu
American Gypsum Company LLC - Duke Plant
1.3 TCR
- US Gypsum Norf
US Gypsum Norfolk
1.3 TCR
What this shows US Gypsum Sperry averages 1.3 TCR (40% of the Wall Board and Mine BLS benchmark).
US Gypsum Sperry TCR series: 2017=1.4 · 2018=1 · 2019=1.4 · 2020=2.4 · 2021=0.5 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=0.9 · 2024=1.3 · BLS 3.3
Where US Gypsum Sperry falls in its industry
123 Wall Board and Mine establishmentsSafer than 80% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 7 Wall Board and Mine employers in Iowa.
US Gypsum Sperry has more employees than the Wall Board and Mine median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327420 · IA · Mediapolis
123 Wall Board and Mine employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 8 employers in Mediapolis, 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 | Tucker Plant | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | American Gypsum | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | American Gypsum Company LLC - Duke Plant | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | US Gypsum Norfolk | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Des Moines Water Works | 211 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0408 - Windows-Customer Care | 211 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Discovery Living, Inc. | 211 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CJ Bio America | 212 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Afinitas- Mediapolis, Iowa Location | 193 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HawkeyePedershaab Concrete Technologies, Inc. | 181 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Azria Health Prairie Ridge | 56 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Myers Construction | 26 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Meriden Mfg Inc | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Detroit | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The HMC Group Marketing, INC | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Bethlehem Terminal | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | OKC - Star Center Tube | 211 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IAH1316 | 211 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amcan Beverages | 211 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Advanced Filtration Systems Inc | 211 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.