Auto salvage yards (i.e., retailing used auto parts) · Iowa
Vander Haag's Inc. - Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs, IA · ~32 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Vander Haag's Inc. - Council Bluffs runs at 185% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Auto salvage yards (i.e., retailing used auto parts) workplace, earning a grade D.
Vander Haag's Inc. - Council Bluffs: 6.3 TCR = 185% of Auto salvage yards (i.e., retailing used auto parts) BLS 3.4 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Vander Haag's Inc. - Council Bluffs safety composite
Vander Haag's Inc. - Council Bluffs scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 30%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Vander Haag's Inc. - Council Bluffs: 0.0 → 5.6 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 9.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.45× in 2024
Vander Haag's Inc. - Council Bluffs's TCR rose 5.6 from 0.0 in 2016 to 5.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 9.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.45× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 441310 · Council Bluffs, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.3 · 185% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #10/17
- PHOTO NAPA Auto Parts Chico
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~32 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: NAPA Auto Parts Chico (0.0 TCR gap)
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Vander Haag's Inc. - Council Bluffs in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Vander Haag's Inc. - Council Bluffs
6.3 TCR
- NAPA Auto Part
NAPA Auto Parts Chico
6.3 TCR
- 100540-RIC-Ric
100540-RIC-Richmond Dist Ce
6.3 TCR
- PBY NJ Bridgew
PBY NJ Bridgewater
6.3 TCR
- PBY CA Vallejo
PBY CA Vallejo
6.3 TCR
What this shows Vander Haag's Inc. - Council Bluffs averages 6.3 TCR (185% of the Auto salvage yards (i.e., retailing used auto parts) BLS benchmark).
Vander Haag's Inc. - Council Bluffs TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=9.8 · 2018=6.7 · 2019=3.4 · 2020=9.4 · 2021=8.9 · 2022=9.9 · 2023=3 · 2024=5.6 · BLS 3.4
Where Vander Haag's Inc. - Council Bluffs falls in its industry
1,258 Auto salvage yards (i.e., reta establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 17 Auto salvage yards (i.e., reta employers in Iowa.
Vander Haag's Inc. - Council Bluffs has more employees than the Auto salvage yards (i.e., retailing used median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.9 | 4.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
441310 · IA · Council Bluffs
1,258 Auto salvage yards (i.e., retailing used auto parts) 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 | NAPA Auto Parts Chico | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 100540-RIC-Richmond Dist Ce | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PBY NJ Bridgewater | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PBY CA Vallejo | 6.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GSC Agribusiness | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nursery Department- Fuss Office | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Centrum Valley North | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Washington | 32 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 | D & R 1 | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brady Plumbing Inc | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ahead Human Resources | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | UPMC East | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Custer and Woolworth Plant | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 148 Pine Ridge | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | At Home Stores #147 | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Herbert F. Darling, Inc. | 32 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.