Auto salvage yards (i.e., retailing used auto parts) · Iowa
Vander Haag's Inc. - Spencer
Spencer, IA · ~79 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Vander Haag's Inc. - Spencer runs at 164% 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. - Spencer: 5.6 TCR = 164% of Auto salvage yards (i.e., retailing used auto parts) BLS 3.4 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Vander Haag's Inc. - Spencer safety composite
Vander Haag's Inc. - Spencer scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 38%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% 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
−4.5
2016→2024
Vander Haag's Inc. - Spencer injury rate improved
Vander Haag's Inc. - Spencer's TCR fell 4.5 from 10.5 in 2016 to 6.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 10.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=10.5 · 2017=6.9 · 2018=4.3 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=5.4 · 2021=2.6 · 2022=5.6 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=6.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 441310 · Spencer, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.6 · 164% of ind
- DART 3.0 DART
- RANK #8/17
- PHOTO Vaden Distribution C…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 39 inj
- SIZE ~79 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Vaden Distribution Center (0.0 TCR gap)
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Vander Haag's Inc. - Spencer in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Vander Haag's Inc. - Spencer
5.6 TCR
- Vaden Distribu
Vaden Distribution Center
5.6 TCR
- 000256-RICHMON
000256-RICHMOND VA
5.6 TCR
- Store 6520 - M
Store 6520 - Marietta
5.6 TCR
- 622
622
5.6 TCR
What this shows Vander Haag's Inc. - Spencer averages 5.6 TCR (164% of the Auto salvage yards (i.e., retailing used auto parts) BLS benchmark).
Vander Haag's Inc. - Spencer TCR series: 2016=10.5 · 2017=6.9 · 2018=4.3 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=5.4 · 2021=2.6 · 2022=5.6 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=6 · BLS 3.4
Where Vander Haag's Inc. - Spencer falls in its industry
1,258 Auto salvage yards (i.e., reta establishmentsSafer than 38% 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 #8 safest of 17 Auto salvage yards (i.e., reta employers in Iowa.
Vander Haag's Inc. - Spencer 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 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.5 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
441310 · IA · Spencer
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 · 44 employers in Spencer, 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 | Vaden Distribution Center | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 000256-RICHMOND VA | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Store 6520 - Marietta | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 622 | 5.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Stuart Egg Farm | 79 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Beal Derkenne Construction LLC | 79 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | US Erectors Inc. | 79 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ABC Electrical Services LLC | 79 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Arnold Motor Supply | 764 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Spencer Hospital | 516 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Spencer Municipal Hospital | 515 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2714 | 221 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Modern Poured Walls, INC | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AmeriGas - Arlington, TX | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MTG - Republic | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Crown Lift Trucks Orlando | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | BRADFORD | 79 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kalkaska Screw Products Inc. | 79 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | East Village Place | 79 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Van Dyken Mechanical | 79 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.