Loading and unloading services at rail terminals · Iowa

US Intermodal, Inc., Council Bluffs, IA

Council Bluffs, IA · ~21 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

C
Average Safety Record
4.0
Avg TCR
4.5
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

US Intermodal, Inc., Council Bluffs, IA runs at 89% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Loading and unloading services at rail terminals workplace, earning a grade C.

US Intermodal, Inc., Council Bluffs, IA: 4.0 TCR = 89% of Loading and unloading services at rail terminals BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

US Intermodal, Inc., Council Bluffs, IA safety composite

US Intermodal, Inc., Council Bluffs, IA scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 32%), 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).

D

53/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 4.01 per 100 workers

Safer than 32% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 79% 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%).

TCR Δ

−5.2

2016→2024

US Intermodal, Inc., Council Bluffs, IA injury rate improved

US Intermodal, Inc., Council Bluffs, IA's TCR fell 5.2 from 5.2 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 8.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=5.2 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=8.9 · 2019=4.5 · 2020=5.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2023=8.4 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 488210 · Council Bluffs, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 4.0 · 89% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #2/7
  • PHOTO UTC Railcar Repair S…
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 7 inj
  • SIZE ~21 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: UTC Railcar Repair Services - Sayre, PA (0.0 TCR gap)

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US Intermodal, Inc., Council Bluffs, IA in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows US Intermodal, Inc., Council Bluffs, IA averages 4.0 TCR (89% of the Loading and unloading services at rail terminals BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

US Intermodal, Inc., Council Bluffs, IA TCR series: 2016=5.2 · 2017=0 · 2018=8.9 · 2019=4.5 · 2020=5 · 2021=0 · 2023=8.4 · 2024=0 · BLS 4.5

Where US Intermodal, Inc., Council Bluffs, IA falls in its industry

409 Loading and unloading services establishments

Safer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 7 Loading and unloading services employers in Iowa.

US Intermodal, Inc., Council Bluffs, IA (21 employees, TCR 4.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 51 employees and a TCR of 2.8 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0200400600800 02468 Average employees Total Case Rate US Intermodal, Inc., Council Bluffs, IA
US Intermodal, Inc., Council Bluffs, IA (21 employees, TCR 4.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 51 employees and a TCR of 2.8

US Intermodal, Inc., Council Bluffs, IA has fewer employees than the Loading and unloading services at rail t median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 8.4 8.4 2 0 0
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 5.0 5.0 1 0 0
2019 4.5 4.5 1 0 0
2018 8.9 8.9 2 0 0
2017 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2016 5.2 5.2 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

488210 · IA · Council Bluffs

409 Loading and unloading services at rail terminals employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 165 employers in Council Bluffs, 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 UTC Railcar Repair Services - Sayre, PA 4.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Illinois 4.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Transco Railcar Repair, Inc. - Miles City, MT 4.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Cathcart Rail LLC 4.0 TCR
STATE-SIZE Audubon Vet Clinic 21 FTE
STATE-SIZE Handlos South 21 FTE
STATE-SIZE VALO BioMedia NA, LLC. Adel Farm 21 FTE
STATE-SIZE K & B Ag Supply 21 FTE
CITY-NEAR Council Bluffs Case Rdy Plant 1,486 FTE
CITY-NEAR 61830022 JENNIE EDMUNDSON MEMORIAL HOSP 903 FTE
CITY-NEAR 6183-61830022 804 FTE
CITY-NEAR Council Bluffs IA 742 FTE
NAT-TCR ID Technology-GA 4.0 TCR
NAT-TCR The Fresh Market 113 4.0 TCR
NAT-TCR 1200 South Ave 4.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Ruby Memorial Hospital 4.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE H & R Agripower - Morganfield 21 FTE
NAT-SIZE Potters Industries Cleveland 21 FTE
NAT-SIZE 21st Century Sow Farm 21 FTE
NAT-SIZE Indiana Sow Farm 3 21 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.