Sewage Treatment Facilities · Iowa
Wastewater Treatment Plant
Sioux City, IA · ~27 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.1
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Wastewater Treatment Plant runs at 922% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Sewage Treatment Facilities workplace, earning a grade F.
Wastewater Treatment Plant: 11.1 TCR = 922% of Sewage Treatment Facilities BLS 1.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Wastewater Treatment Plant safety composite
Wastewater Treatment Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 11%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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
Wastewater Treatment Plant: 0.1 → 11.3 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 20.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.68× in 2024
Wastewater Treatment Plant's TCR rose 11.2 from 0.1 in 2016 to 11.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 20.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221320 · Sioux City, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.1 · 922% of ind
- DART 7.5 DART
- RANK #4/5
- PHOTO West Wastewater Plant
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~27 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: West Wastewater Plant (0.1 TCR gap)
Read with this employer → · Industry book → · Iowa employers → · Look up another →
Wastewater Treatment Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Wastewater Treatment Plant
11.1 TCR
- West Wastewate
West Wastewater Plant
11.1 TCR
- Public Works
Public Works
11 TCR
- CENTRAL DAVIS
CENTRAL DAVIS SEWER DISTRICT
10.9 TCR
- Honouliuli Was
Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant
10.9 TCR
What this shows Wastewater Treatment Plant averages 11.1 TCR (922% of the Sewage Treatment Facilities BLS benchmark).
Wastewater Treatment Plant TCR series: 2016=0.1 · 2017=13.4 · 2018=20.9 · 2019=11.1 · 2020=4 · 2021=17.7 · 2022=17.2 · 2023=4 · 2024=11.3 · BLS 1.2
Where Wastewater Treatment Plant falls in its industry
400 Sewage Treatment Facilities establishmentsSafer than 11% 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 #4 safest of 5 Sewage Treatment Facilities employers in Iowa.
Wastewater Treatment Plant has fewer employees than the Sewage Treatment Facilities 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 | 11.3 | 7.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17.2 | 12.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17.7 | 13.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13.4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221320 · IA · Sioux City
400 Sewage Treatment Facilities employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 259 employers in Sioux City, 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 | West Wastewater Plant | 11.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Public Works | 11.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CENTRAL DAVIS SEWER DISTRICT | 10.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant | 10.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2520-Storm Lake, IA (Monsanto Co.) | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Quality Construction Services, Inc. | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Weitz Company - Mission Critical - Microsoft DSM 14 | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | OEL Construction Services Inc. | 27 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Seaboard Triumph Foods | 2,375 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SeaboardTriumph Foods | 1,896 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Luke's Regional Medical Center | 1,201 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp | 691 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | MN United | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sail Energy LLC dba Murray Heutz Oil and Propane | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Portland Streetcar | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Perham Egg LLC | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Vandalia Avenue | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | COD040 | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TNK002 | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lincoln Rural Fire Protection District | 27 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.