Water treatment and distribution · Iowa
Waterloo Water Works
Waterloo, IA · ~36 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.6
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Waterloo Water Works runs at 550% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water treatment and distribution workplace, earning a grade F.
Waterloo Water Works: 6.6 TCR = 550% of Water treatment and distribution BLS 1.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Waterloo Water Works safety composite
Waterloo Water Works scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 28%), 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)
- F 6.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% 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
−6.6
2016→2024
Waterloo Water Works injury rate improved
Waterloo Water Works's TCR fell 6.6 from 12.1 in 2016 to 5.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 12.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=12.1 · 2017=9.0 · 2018=9.3 · 2019=6.4 · 2020=2.9 · 2021=8.9 · 2022=2.7 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=5.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221310 · Waterloo, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.6 · 550% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #12/18
- PHOTO Water pollution cont…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~36 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Water pollution control authority (0.0 TCR gap)
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Waterloo Water Works in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Waterloo Water Works
6.6 TCR
- Water pollutio
Water pollution control authority
6.6 TCR
- Holley Navarre
Holley Navarre Water System
6.6 TCR
- Public Utility
Public Utility District #1 of Kitsap County
6.6 TCR
- Fresno Irrigat
Fresno Irrigation District
6.5 TCR
What this shows Waterloo Water Works averages 6.6 TCR (550% of the Water treatment and distribution BLS benchmark).
Waterloo Water Works TCR series: 2016=12.1 · 2017=9 · 2018=9.3 · 2019=6.4 · 2020=2.9 · 2021=8.9 · 2022=2.7 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=5.5 · BLS 1.2
Where Waterloo Water Works falls in its industry
727 Water treatment and distributi establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 18 Water treatment and distributi employers in Iowa.
Waterloo Water Works has fewer employees than the Water treatment and distribution median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.3 | 6.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12.1 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221310 · IA · Waterloo
727 Water treatment and distribution 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 | Water pollution control authority | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Holley Navarre Water System | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Public Utility District #1 of Kitsap County | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fresno Irrigation District | 6.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | ALGONA MARKET SWINE MANAGEMENT | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Butler County Rural Electric Cooperative | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Algona Municipal Utilities | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Magee Construction Company | 36 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 | West Michigan Glass Block Inc. | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Yavapai Mechanical | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3240 Keystone | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Freightliner Northwest, Pacific WA | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Tenaska Kiamichi Generating Station | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gypsum Wholesalers, Inc. | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Water Quality Science Building | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jennmar Corporation of Virginia inc. Specialty Products | 36 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.