Precision turned product manufacturing · Iowa
Valley Machining Company
Rock Valley, IA · ~84 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 14.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Valley Machining Company runs at 427% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Precision turned product manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Valley Machining Company: 14.1 TCR = 427% of Precision turned product manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Valley Machining Company safety composite
Valley Machining Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 2%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 14.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% 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%).
TCR Δ
−4.1
2016→2024
Valley Machining Company injury rate improved
Valley Machining Company's TCR fell 4.1 from 12.6 in 2016 to 8.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 21.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.12× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=12.6 · 2017=7.7 · 2018=15.9 · 2019=21.7 · 2020=9.7 · 2021=15.9 · 2022=13.3 · 2023=21.8 · 2024=8.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332721 · Rock Valley, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 14.1 · 427% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #5/5
- PHOTO RF Mau Co
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 86 inj
- SIZE ~84 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: RF Mau Co (0.3 TCR gap)
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Valley Machining Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Prion Manufact
Prion Manufacturing
14.5 TCR
- RF Mau Co
RF Mau Co
14.4 TCR
- This site
Valley Machining Company
14.1 TCR
- WISCON PRODUCT
WISCON PRODUCTS INC
13.7 TCR
- American Turne
American Turned Products
13.7 TCR
What this shows Valley Machining Company averages 14.1 TCR (427% of the Precision turned product manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Valley Machining Company TCR series: 2016=12.6 · 2017=7.7 · 2018=15.9 · 2019=21.7 · 2020=9.7 · 2021=15.9 · 2022=13.3 · 2023=21.8 · 2024=8.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Valley Machining Company falls in its industry
464 Precision turned product manuf establishmentsSafer than 2% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 5 Precision turned product manuf employers in Iowa.
Valley Machining Company has more employees than the Precision turned product manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 | 8.4 | 1.7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 21.8 | 1.6 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13.3 | 5.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15.9 | 3.4 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.7 | 1.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 21.7 | 6.9 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15.9 | 2.1 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.7 | 1.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12.6 | 4.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332721 · IA · Rock Valley
464 Precision turned product manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 15 employers in Rock Valley, 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 | RF Mau Co | 14.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Prion Manufacturing | 14.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WISCON PRODUCTS INC | 13.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | American Turned Products | 13.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Stueve Construction LLC (All Locations) | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J.W. Koehler Electric, Inc. | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IP Waterloo NAC | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ProPulse A Schieffer Co | 84 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | A&I Products - Rock Valley WHSE | 226 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | John Deere A and I Products | 210 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | John Deere A&I Products | 204 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | A&I US | 197 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Manufactured Housing Enterprises, Inc. | 14.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FABco LLC Grand Prairie | 14.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Luke Landscape Company | 14.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Canon Lodge Care Center | 14.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Houston Location | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Parkridge West Hospital | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0155 Medford | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0303 Greenwood Village | 84 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.