Animal except Poultry Slaughtering · Iowa
Waterloo Pork Plant
Waterloo, IA · ~2,801 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Waterloo Pork Plant runs at 365% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Animal except Poultry Slaughtering workplace, earning a grade F.
Waterloo Pork Plant: 12.0 TCR = 365% of Animal except Poultry Slaughtering BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Waterloo Pork Plant safety composite
Waterloo Pork Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 14%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- C 0
Safer than 55% 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
−6.9
2017→2024
Waterloo Pork Plant injury rate improved
Waterloo Pork Plant's TCR fell 6.9 from 13.0 in 2017 to 6.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 21.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=13.0 · 2018=7.9 · 2019=5.0 · 2020=13.0 · 2021=20.6 · 2022=21.4 · 2023=9.2 · 2024=6.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311611 · Waterloo, IA ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade F · TCR 12.0 · 365% of ind
- DART 3.6 DART
- RANK #23/26
- PHOTO Keokuk Hills Beef Co…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 717 inj
- SIZE ~2,801 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Keokuk Hills Beef Company LLC (0.1 TCR gap)
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Waterloo Pork Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Marcho Farms,
Marcho Farms, Inc.
12.2 TCR
- Keokuk Hills B
Keokuk Hills Beef Company LLC
12.1 TCR
- This site
Waterloo Pork Plant
12 TCR
- Pioneer Meats,
Pioneer Meats, Inc.
11.9 TCR
- Central Valley
Central Valley Meat Company
11.8 TCR
What this shows Waterloo Pork Plant averages 12.0 TCR (365% of the Animal except Poultry Slaughtering BLS benchmark).
Waterloo Pork Plant TCR series: 2017=13 · 2018=7.9 · 2019=5 · 2020=13 · 2021=20.6 · 2022=21.4 · 2023=9.2 · 2024=6.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Waterloo Pork Plant falls in its industry
212 Animal except Poultry Slaughte establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 26 Animal except Poultry Slaughte employers in Iowa.
Waterloo Pork Plant has more employees than the Animal except Poultry Slaughtering median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.3. 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 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 102 | 68 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.2 | 6.6 | 108 | 135 | 0 |
| 2022 | 21.4 | 18.6 | 79 | 463 | 0 |
| 2021 | 20.6 | 19.2 | 88 | 490 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.0 | 11.8 | 62 | 293 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 79 | 62 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 89 | 125 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13.0 | 11.5 | 110 | 230 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311611 · IA · Waterloo
212 Animal except Poultry Slaughtering 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 | Keokuk Hills Beef Company LLC | 12.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pioneer Meats, Inc. | 11.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Marcho Farms, Inc. | 12.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Central Valley Meat Company | 11.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Whirlpool | 2,940 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | St. Luke's Methodist Hospital | 2,949 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Des Moines Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE | 2,985 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UnityPoint Health-St Luke's Hospital | 2,610 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Black Hawk County Extension | 4,790 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UnityPoint | 2,295 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JD Waterloo Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations | 1,605 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | John Deere Waterloo Product Engineering Center | 1,492 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Robinson Fans Florida | 12.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 1262 | 12.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CAS019 | 12.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Farmweld | 12.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | MasTec MNS Wireless | 2,801 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Support Services Campus | 2,800 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amgen USA (Sales - Flex workers) | 2,803 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UPMC Mercy | 2,803 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.