Bakery products, dry (e.g., biscuits, cookies, crackers), manufacturing · Iowa
Wafer
Le Mars, IA · ~126 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Wafer runs at 241% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Bakery products, dry (e.g., biscuits, cookies, crackers), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Wafer: 8.0 TCR = 241% of Bakery products, dry (e.g., biscuits, cookies, crackers), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Wafer safety composite
Wafer scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 8%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.95 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% 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%).
Wafer held a steady TCR band
Wafer's TCR held near 0.3 from 7.1 in 2016 to 7.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 11.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.84× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.1 · 2017=6.2 · 2018=5.4 · 2019=7.8 · 2020=8.6 · 2021=6.7 · 2022=10.8 · 2023=11.5 · 2024=7.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311821 · Le Mars, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.0 · 241% of ind
- DART 6.7 DART
- RANK #3/4
- PHOTO Tailbangers, Inc.
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 95 inj
- SIZE ~126 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Tailbangers, Inc. (0.2 TCR gap)
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Wafer in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- The Hain Celes
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.- York
8.2 TCR
- This site
Wafer
8 TCR
- Tailbangers, I
Tailbangers, Inc.
7.7 TCR
- Spaans Cookie
Spaans Cookie Company
7.6 TCR
- Rovira Biscuit
Rovira Biscuit Corp.
7.4 TCR
What this shows Wafer averages 8.0 TCR (241% of the Bakery products, dry (e.g., biscuits, cookies, crackers), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Wafer TCR series: 2016=7.1 · 2017=6.2 · 2018=5.4 · 2019=7.8 · 2020=8.6 · 2021=6.7 · 2022=10.8 · 2023=11.5 · 2024=7.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Wafer falls in its industry
166 Bakery products, dry (e.g., bi establishmentsSafer than 12% 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 #3 safest of 4 Bakery products, dry (e.g., bi employers in Iowa.
Wafer has fewer employees than the Bakery products, dry (e.g., biscuits, co median and a higher 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 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311821 · IA · Le Mars
166 Bakery products, dry (e.g., biscuits, cookies, crackers), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 43 employers in Le Mars, 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 | Tailbangers, Inc. | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.- York | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Spaans Cookie Company | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rovira Biscuit Corp. | 7.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Northwest Iowa Pork | 126 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | A to Z Drying, Inc. | 126 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | River Hills Village | 126 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NRV | 126 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | South Ice Cream Plant | 1,523 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate Center | 454 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate Center- Headquarter Employees | 413 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | South Ice Cream Freezer | 397 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Aubrey Electric Inc | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | IHG Army Hotels - Joint Base San Antonio (Holiday Inn Express/Candlewood Suites/Army Lodging) | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Atlantic Tire - Store 24 | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Northern Virginia Surgery Center | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Jefferson City Health and Rehabilitation Center | 126 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CT180 | 126 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Country Meadows Nursing Center of Bethlehem | 126 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Richmond Plant | 126 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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