Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) · Iowa
Western Engineering Co., Inc - Company Wide
Harlan, IA · ~125 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Western Engineering Co., Inc - Company Wide runs at 72% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) workplace, earning a grade B.
Western Engineering Co., Inc - Company Wide: 2.0 TCR = 72% of Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Western Engineering Co., Inc - Company Wide safety composite
Western Engineering Co., Inc - Company Wide scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 53%), 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).
68/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 65% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−2.7
2020→2021
Western Engineering Co., Inc - Company Wide injury rate improved
Western Engineering Co., Inc - Company Wide's TCR fell 2.7 from 3.4 in 2020 to 0.7 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2020 at 3.4 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=3.4 · 2021=0.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237310 · Harlan, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.0 · 72% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #19/111
- PHOTO Midlantic Marking Inc
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~125 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Midlantic Marking Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Western Engineering Co., Inc - Company Wide in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Western Engineering Co., Inc - Company Wide
2 TCR
- Midlantic Mark
Midlantic Marking Inc
2 TCR
- Tutor Perini -
Tutor Perini - Division 20 Portal Widening Project
2 TCR
- Public Works
Public Works
2 TCR
- Watson Constru
Watson Construction Company,LLC
2 TCR
What this shows Western Engineering Co., Inc - Company Wide averages 2.0 TCR (72% of the Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) BLS benchmark).
Western Engineering Co., Inc - Company Wide TCR series: 2020=3.4 · 2021=0.7 · BLS 2.8
Where Western Engineering Co., Inc - Company Wide falls in its industry
4,078 Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, establishmentsSafer than 65% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 111 Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, employers in Iowa.
Western Engineering Co., Inc - Company Wide has more employees than the Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, str median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237310 · IA · Harlan
4,078 Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 25 employers in Harlan, 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 | Midlantic Marking Inc | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tutor Perini - Division 20 Portal Widening Project | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Public Works | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Watson Construction Company,LLC | 2.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Carl A. Nelson & Company | 125 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | US Gyspum Fort Dodge | 125 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KPI Concepts- Plant #1 | 125 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4192-00051282-050015 | 125 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Myrtue Medical Center | 317 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Monogram Prepared Meats LLC | 272 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Western Engineering Company. Inc | 151 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elm Crest Senior Living | 119 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Las Vegas Fulfillment Center | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 49341ah - Yakima Bin | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 42251c - Grand Rapids | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4818-FORL | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Alexandria NE LLC | 125 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chicago 63rd Street NS | 125 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Suny-Student Union | 125 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Joppa Power Station | 125 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.