Grading, cleaning, and sorting machinery (i.e., food manufacturing-type) manufacturing · Iowa
Vanmark Equipment - Creston
Creston, IA · ~29 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Vanmark Equipment - Creston runs at 88% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Grading, cleaning, and sorting machinery (i.e., food manufacturing-type) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Vanmark Equipment - Creston: 2.9 TCR = 88% of Grading, cleaning, and sorting machinery (i.e., food manufacturing-type) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Vanmark Equipment - Creston safety composite
Vanmark Equipment - Creston scores strongest on dart rate (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).
61/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% 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%).
Vanmark Equipment - Creston held a steady TCR band
Vanmark Equipment - Creston's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 6.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2018=3.1 · 2019=3.1 · 2020=6.9 · 2021=3.4 · 2022=6.7 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333241 · Creston, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 2.9 · 88% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/15
- PHOTO Wenger Manufacturing…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~29 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Wenger Manufacturing, Inc. - 714 Main St. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Vanmark Equipment - Creston in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Vanmark Equipment - Creston
2.9 TCR
- Wenger Manufac
Wenger Manufacturing, Inc. - 714 Main St.
2.9 TCR
- MEMBRANE PROCE
MEMBRANE PROCESS & CONTROLS, INC
2.9 TCR
- Greenline
Greenline
2.9 TCR
- Heat and Contr
Heat and Control Headquarters
2.9 TCR
What this shows Vanmark Equipment - Creston averages 2.9 TCR (88% of the Grading, cleaning, and sorting machinery (i.e., food manufacturing-type) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Vanmark Equipment - Creston TCR series: 2016=0 · 2018=3.1 · 2019=3.1 · 2020=6.9 · 2021=3.4 · 2022=6.7 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Vanmark Equipment - Creston falls in its industry
215 Grading, cleaning, and sorting establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 15 Grading, cleaning, and sorting employers in Iowa.
Vanmark Equipment - Creston has fewer employees than the Grading, cleaning, and sorting machinery median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333241 · IA · Creston
215 Grading, cleaning, and sorting machinery (i.e., food manufacturing-type) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 35 employers in Creston, 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 | Wenger Manufacturing, Inc. - 714 Main St. | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MEMBRANE PROCESS & CONTROLS, INC | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Greenline | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Heat and Control Headquarters | 2.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | FDML Forest City 0016 | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dogwood Sow Unit | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southwood Sow Unit | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Montgomery Valley Farms | 29 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Townline | 532 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Greater Regional Health | 521 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Greater Regional Medical Center | 433 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Foundry | 353 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | K.W. McAvoy & Son, Inc dba | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Royal Manufacturing - Buda Facility | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 450-Omaha | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Organ Procurement Organization Houston | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Genesee Lumber Company, Inc. | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fairview Mills Anderson | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dallas Location | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Qrp - Stl | 29 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.