Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction · Iowa
West Union Trenching Inc.
West Union, IA · ~66 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
West Union Trenching Inc. runs at 400% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction workplace, earning a grade F.
West Union Trenching Inc.: 11.2 TCR = 400% of Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
West Union Trenching Inc. safety composite
West Union Trenching Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 4%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
West Union Trenching Inc.: 7.4 → 12.5 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 13.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.19× in 2024
West Union Trenching Inc.'s TCR rose 5.1 from 7.4 in 2019 to 12.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 13.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.19× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237130 · West Union, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.2 · 400% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #19/19
- PHOTO NA-US-CA-San Diego-8…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~66 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: NA-US-CA-San Diego-8225 Mercury Court (0.1 TCR gap)
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West Union Trenching Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- NA-US-CA-Burba
NA-US-CA-Burbank-Kenwood St
11.3 TCR
- NA-US-CA-Marti
NA-US-CA-Martinez-C. Arthur Road
11.3 TCR
- This site
West Union Trenching Inc.
11.2 TCR
- NA-US-CA-San D
NA-US-CA-San Diego-8225 Mercury Court
11.2 TCR
- Holtger Bros.,
Holtger Bros., Inc.
11.1 TCR
What this shows West Union Trenching Inc. averages 11.2 TCR (400% of the Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction BLS benchmark).
West Union Trenching Inc. TCR series: 2019=7.4 · 2023=13.6 · 2024=12.5 · BLS 2.8
Where West Union Trenching Inc. falls in its industry
1,605 Utility line (i.e., communicat establishmentsSafer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 19 Utility line (i.e., communicat employers in Iowa.
West Union Trenching Inc. has fewer employees than the Utility line (i.e., communication, elect median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 | 12.5 | 2.1 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13.6 | 2.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237130 · IA · West Union
1,605 Utility line (i.e., communication, electric power), construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 7 employers in West Union, 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 | NA-US-CA-San Diego-8225 Mercury Court | 11.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Holtger Bros., Inc. | 11.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NA-US-CA-Burbank-Kenwood St | 11.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NA-US-CA-Martinez-C. Arthur Road | 11.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Iowa American Water | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J & K Contracting LLC | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Menefee Drywall Co. Inc. | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Marshalltown Generating Station - BIS | 66 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics | 216 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hillandale Farms LLC | 63 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fayette County Sheriff's Office | 43 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fayette County Secondary Roads | 41 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 270 Monona | 11.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Main Office | 11.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kerens Care Center | 11.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Massapequa Park | 11.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Andalusia | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fulton Theatre Company | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Consolidated Engineering Company | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lakeland Supply Inc | 66 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.