Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) · Iowa
Western Engineering Company. Inc
Harlan, IA · ~151 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Western Engineering Company. Inc runs at 133% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) workplace, earning a grade D.
Western Engineering Company. Inc: 3.7 TCR = 133% of Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) BLS 2.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Western Engineering Company. Inc safety composite
Western Engineering Company. Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 41% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 3% 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
Western Engineering Company. Inc: 2.5 → 3.2 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 5.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.85× in 2024
Western Engineering Company. Inc's TCR rose 0.7 from 2.5 in 2016 to 3.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 5.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.85× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237310 · Harlan, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 3.7 · 133% of ind
- DART 3.2 DART
- RANK #39/111
- PHOTO Southwest Concrete &…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~151 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Southwest Concrete & Paving, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Western Engineering Company. Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Western Engineering Company. Inc
3.7 TCR
- Southwest Conc
Southwest Concrete & Paving, Inc.
3.7 TCR
- Brosamer & Wal
Brosamer & Wall, Inc.
3.7 TCR
- HALLEY ENGINEE
HALLEY ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS, INC.
3.7 TCR
- Southeast Road
Southeast Roadbuilders Construction
3.7 TCR
What this shows Western Engineering Company. Inc averages 3.7 TCR (133% of the Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) BLS benchmark).
Western Engineering Company. Inc TCR series: 2016=2.5 · 2018=5.5 · 2024=3.2 · BLS 2.8
Where Western Engineering Company. Inc falls in its industry
4,078 Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, establishmentsSafer than 41% 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 #39 safest of 111 Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, employers in Iowa.
Western Engineering Company. Inc has more employees than the Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, str median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 1 | 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 | Southwest Concrete & Paving, Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Brosamer & Wall, Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HALLEY ENGINEERING CONTRACTORS, INC. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southeast Roadbuilders Construction | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Davenport Central Campus - DVCC | 151 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Price Electric | 151 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Platinum Crush LLC | 151 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Treehouse Foods | 151 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Myrtue Medical Center | 317 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Monogram Prepared Meats LLC | 272 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Western Engineering Co., Inc - Company Wide | 125 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elm Crest Senior Living | 119 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hancock & Moore Plant 3 | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southwest Concrete & Paving, Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Spring Cove Container | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2912 Madison Ms | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Miller Bonded Inc | 151 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rock Creek of Ottawa | 151 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hubbell Industrial Controls | 151 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FSIoffice - Charlotte | 151 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.