Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage · Iowa
Waterloo Pork DC
Waterloo, IA · ~158 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 5.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Waterloo Pork DC runs at 65% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage workplace, earning a grade B.
Waterloo Pork DC: 3.8 TCR = 65% of Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage BLS 5.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Waterloo Pork DC safety composite
Waterloo Pork DC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Waterloo Pork DC: 2.9 → 3.2 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 5.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.51× in 2024
Waterloo Pork DC's TCR rose 0.4 from 2.9 in 2022 to 3.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 5.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 493120 · Waterloo, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 3.8 · 65% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #14/35
- PHOTO ABW 2750
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~158 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ABW 2750 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Waterloo Pork DC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Waterloo Pork DC
3.8 TCR
- ABW 2750
ABW 2750
3.8 TCR
- USCS- Tulare,
USCS- Tulare, CA (North)
3.8 TCR
- McAllen - PRW
McAllen - PRW
3.8 TCR
- USCS- Covingto
USCS- Covington, TN
3.8 TCR
What this shows Waterloo Pork DC averages 3.8 TCR (65% of the Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage BLS benchmark).
Waterloo Pork DC TCR series: 2022=2.9 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=3.2 · BLS 5.8
Where Waterloo Pork DC falls in its industry
1,039 Refrigerated Warehousing and S establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 35 Refrigerated Warehousing and S employers in Iowa.
Waterloo Pork DC has more employees than the Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
493120 · IA · Waterloo
1,039 Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage 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 | ABW 2750 | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | USCS- Tulare, CA (North) | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | McAllen - PRW | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | USCS- Covington, TN | 3.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lincoln Electric Automation Bettendorf | 158 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2807-0552 | 158 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Unit # 1612 | 158 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1621 | 158 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 | The Centers | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | D&G Sheetmetal | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cometeer | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Virginia Riggers Inc. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Providence | 158 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Preco, LLC. Somerset | 158 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vitatoe Industries | 158 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ohio | 158 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.