Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, straw), manufacturing · Iowa
Westendorf Mfg Co Inc
Onawa, IA · ~55 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Westendorf Mfg Co Inc runs at 288% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, straw), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Westendorf Mfg Co Inc: 9.5 TCR = 288% of Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, straw), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Westendorf Mfg Co Inc safety composite
Westendorf Mfg Co Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 3%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 12.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% 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
Westendorf Mfg Co Inc: 9.0 → 12.8 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 19.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1.34× in 2024
Westendorf Mfg Co Inc's TCR rose 3.7 from 9.0 in 2016 to 12.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 19.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.34× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333111 · Onawa, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.5 · 288% of ind
- DART 12.8 DART
- RANK #55/65
- PHOTO Big River Vineyards,…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 46 inj
- SIZE ~55 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Big River Vineyards, LLC (0.1 TCR gap)
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Westendorf Mfg Co Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- B.I.I.
B.I.I.
9.7 TCR
- Pasco WA (Valm
Pasco WA (Valmont NW)
9.7 TCR
- Big River Vine
Big River Vineyards, LLC
9.6 TCR
- This site
Westendorf Mfg Co Inc
9.5 TCR
- Salford BBI In
Salford BBI Inc
9.3 TCR
What this shows Westendorf Mfg Co Inc averages 9.5 TCR (288% of the Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, straw), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Westendorf Mfg Co Inc TCR series: 2016=9 · 2017=3.9 · 2018=8.3 · 2019=12.2 · 2020=6.2 · 2021=9 · 2022=4.8 · 2023=19.4 · 2024=12.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Westendorf Mfg Co Inc falls in its industry
433 Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotto establishmentsSafer than 17% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #55 safest of 65 Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotto employers in Iowa.
Westendorf Mfg Co Inc has fewer employees than the Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, st median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. 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 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 19.4 | 13.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.2 | 4.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12.2 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.0 | 3.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333111 · IA · Onawa
433 Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, straw), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 10 employers in Onawa, 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 | Big River Vineyards, LLC | 9.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Salford BBI Inc | 9.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | B.I.I. | 9.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pasco WA (Valmont NW) | 9.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Oakridge | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DuPont Pioneer - Algona Research - ALG2 | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | City of Altoona- Streets | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Quality Traffic Control, Inc. | 55 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Burgess Health Center | 295 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elmwood Care Centre | 51 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Trivium Life Services (Onawa) | 48 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Crossroads of Western Iowa Onawa | 39 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Birmingham North - 06 | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Neville Chemical Company | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Lansing | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Branch 401 | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Fritz/Yalesville Elementary School | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Branch 29 - Corporate | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PAM Trading Corporation | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Elderlee, Inc. | 55 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.