Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers · Iowa
Waterloo Ia
Waterloo, IA · ~727 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Waterloo Ia runs at 56% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers workplace, earning a grade B.
Waterloo Ia: 1.2 TCR = 56% of Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Waterloo Ia safety composite
Waterloo Ia scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 96% 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).
80/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 1.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 96% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% 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
−0.8
2016→2024
Waterloo Ia injury rate improved
Waterloo Ia's TCR fell 0.8 from 1.8 in 2016 to 1.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 1.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.15× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.8 · 2017=1.4 · 2018=1.9 · 2019=1.3 · 2020=0.4 · 2021=0.7 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=1.3 · 2024=1.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424490 · Waterloo, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.2 · 56% of ind
- DART 0.2 DART
- RANK #1/18
- PHOTO Admiral Beverage Cor…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 84 inj
- SIZE ~727 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Admiral Beverage Corporation- El Paso (0.0 TCR gap)
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Waterloo Ia in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Admiral Bevera
Admiral Beverage Corporation- El Paso
1.3 TCR
- OH - Dayton -
OH - Dayton - 3131 Transportation Rd - SALES
1.3 TCR
- KILLEEN TX
KILLEEN TX
1.3 TCR
- Valdosta
Valdosta
1.3 TCR
- This site
Waterloo Ia
1.2 TCR
What this shows Waterloo Ia averages 1.2 TCR (56% of the Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Waterloo Ia TCR series: 2016=1.8 · 2017=1.4 · 2018=1.9 · 2019=1.3 · 2020=0.4 · 2021=0.7 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=1.3 · 2024=1 · BLS 2.2
Where Waterloo Ia falls in its industry
1,278 Other Grocery and Related Prod establishmentsSafer than 96% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.0.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 18 Other Grocery and Related Prod employers in Iowa.
Waterloo Ia has more employees than the Other Grocery and Related Products Merch median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.0. 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 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424490 · IA · Waterloo
1,278 Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 172 employers in Waterloo, 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 | Admiral Beverage Corporation- El Paso | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OH - Dayton - 3131 Transportation Rd - SALES | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KILLEEN TX | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Valdosta | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Shearer's Foods - BUR | 727 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rockwell Collins - Coralville | 725 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ameristar Casino and Hotel Council Bluffs | 725 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Core-Mark Iowa | 732 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Black Hawk County Extension | 4,790 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waterloo Pork Plant | 2,801 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UnityPoint | 2,295 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JD Waterloo Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations | 1,605 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Project Outreach | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SCHOTT Home Tech North America | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | High Hotles Ltd - Hampton Inn Lancaster | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brady Worldwide Incorporated - Good Hope Facility | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | SubCom Cable Systems, LLC | 727 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UPMC Carlisle | 727 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mettler Toledo Rainin, LLC | 727 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sub-Zero Goodyear | 727 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.