Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) · Iowa
Western Engineering-Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs, IA · ~109 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Western Engineering-Council Bluffs runs at 96% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) workplace, earning a grade C.
Western Engineering-Council Bluffs: 2.7 TCR = 96% of Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) BLS 2.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Western Engineering-Council Bluffs safety composite
Western Engineering-Council Bluffs scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 47%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% 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
−1.1
2016→2023
Western Engineering-Council Bluffs injury rate improved
Western Engineering-Council Bluffs's TCR fell 1.1 from 2.5 in 2016 to 1.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 5.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.49× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.5 · 2018=3.4 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=2.5 · 2021=0.8 · 2022=5.3 · 2023=1.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237310 · Council Bluffs, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 2.7 · 96% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #28/111
- PHOTO Penn Line Service, I…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~109 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Penn Line Service, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Western Engineering-Council Bluffs in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Western Engineering-Council Bluffs
2.7 TCR
- Penn Line Serv
Penn Line Service, Inc.
2.7 TCR
- Dunnet Bay Mai
Dunnet Bay Main
2.7 TCR
- Southland Cons
Southland Construction, Inc.
2.7 TCR
- McCarthy Impro
McCarthy Improvement Company
2.7 TCR
What this shows Western Engineering-Council Bluffs averages 2.7 TCR (96% of the Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, road, street, public sidewalk) BLS benchmark).
Western Engineering-Council Bluffs TCR series: 2016=2.5 · 2018=3.4 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=2.5 · 2021=0.8 · 2022=5.3 · 2023=1.3 · BLS 2.8
Where Western Engineering-Council Bluffs falls in its industry
4,078 Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, establishmentsSafer than 54% 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 #28 safest of 111 Asphalt paving (i.e., highway, employers in Iowa.
Western Engineering-Council Bluffs 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237310 · IA · Council Bluffs
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 · 165 employers in Council Bluffs, 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 | Penn Line Service, Inc. | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dunnet Bay Main | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southland Construction, Inc. | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | McCarthy Improvement Company | 2.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2515-Grinnell, IA | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michael Foods | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Absolute Group - Concrete Division | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Valent Biosciences Osage | 109 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Council Bluffs Case Rdy Plant | 1,486 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 61830022 JENNIE EDMUNDSON MEMORIAL HOSP | 903 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6183-61830022 | 804 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Council Bluffs IA | 742 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Improved Piping Products, Inc. | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | makowski's real sausage company | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kearney County Health Services | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | New Jersey | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Tennis Sanitation, L.L.C. | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | custom glass solutions, Fostoria | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Barney Hospitality | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Form West | 109 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.