Sandblasting, building exterior · Iowa
W-S Industrial Services, Inc
Council Bluffs, IA · ~175 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
W-S Industrial Services, Inc runs at 25% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Sandblasting, building exterior workplace, earning a grade A.
W-S Industrial Services, Inc: 0.7 TCR = 25% of Sandblasting, building exterior BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
W-S Industrial Services, Inc safety composite
W-S Industrial Services, Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
70/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% 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
−0.6
2016→2024
W-S Industrial Services, Inc injury rate improved
W-S Industrial Services, Inc's TCR fell 0.6 from 1.1 in 2016 to 0.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 1.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.1 · 2017=0.7 · 2019=1.4 · 2020=0.4 · 2021=1.0 · 2022=0.4 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238990 · Council Bluffs, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.7 · 25% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/25
- PHOTO Industrial Piping & …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~175 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Industrial Piping & Welding LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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W-S Industrial Services, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
W-S Industrial Services, Inc
0.7 TCR
- Industrial Pip
Industrial Piping & Welding LLC
0.7 TCR
- Rabine Paving
Rabine Paving
0.7 TCR
- CRANEWORKS, IN
CRANEWORKS, INC - CORPORATE
0.7 TCR
- Industrial Spe
Industrial Specialists, LLC - Dickinson Branch
0.7 TCR
What this shows W-S Industrial Services, Inc averages 0.7 TCR (25% of the Sandblasting, building exterior BLS benchmark).
W-S Industrial Services, Inc TCR series: 2016=1.1 · 2017=0.7 · 2019=1.4 · 2020=0.4 · 2021=1 · 2022=0.4 · 2023=0 · 2024=0.5 · BLS 2.8
Where W-S Industrial Services, Inc falls in its industry
1,634 Sandblasting, building exterio establishmentsSafer than 79% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 25 Sandblasting, building exterio employers in Iowa.
W-S Industrial Services, Inc has more employees than the Sandblasting, building exterior median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238990 · IA · Council Bluffs
1,634 Sandblasting, building exterior 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 | Industrial Piping & Welding LLC | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rabine Paving | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CRANEWORKS, INC - CORPORATE | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Industrial Specialists, LLC - Dickinson Branch | 0.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Twin City Drive | 175 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northwest Steel Erection | 175 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Loparex, Iowa City | 175 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Helena Industries LLC - Des Moines | 175 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 | Oklahoma City 10422 | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Capital Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC. | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Holland Enterprises, LLC | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bruker Biospin Corporation | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Winsert, LLC. | 175 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MEC Construction LLC | 175 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Star EMS | 175 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Pictsweet Company | 175 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.