Bale throwers manufacturing · Iowa

Westfield Distributing of ND, Inc.

Name: Westfield Distributing of ND, Inc. Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Boone, IA · ~31 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 4.5
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Westfield Distributing of ND, Inc. runs at 137% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Bale throwers manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

Westfield Distributing of ND, Inc.: 4.5 TCR = 137% of Bale throwers manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Westfield Distributing of ND, Inc. safety composite

Westfield Distributing of ND, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 35%), 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).

49/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 4.52 per 100 workers

Safer than 59% of industry peers
DART rate: D 3.54 per 100 workers

Safer than 35% 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%).

TCR Δ

−2.0

2020→2021

Westfield Distributing of ND, Inc. injury rate improved

Westfield Distributing of ND, Inc.'s TCR fell 2.0 from 5.5 in 2020 to 3.5 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2020 at 5.5 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.78× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2020=5.5 · 2021=3.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333111 · Boone, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 137% of ind

DART 3.5 DART
RANK #27/65
PHOTO Harsh International …
BOOK 2y book
INJ 2 inj
SIZE ~31 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Harsh International Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Westfield Distributing of ND, Inc. averages 4.5 TCR (137% of the Bale throwers manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Westfield Distributing of ND, Inc. TCR series: 2020=5.5 · 2021=3.5 · BLS 3.3

Where Westfield Distributing of ND, Inc. falls in its industry

433 Bale throwers manufacturing establishments

Safer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #27 safest of 65 Bale throwers manufacturing employers in Iowa.

Westfield Distributing of ND, Inc. (31 employees, TCR 4.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 82 employees and a TCR of 5.2

Westfield Distributing of ND, Inc. has fewer employees than the Bale throwers manufacturing median and a lower 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
2021	3.5	3.5	1	0	0
2020	5.5	5.5	1	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333111 · IA · Boone

433 Bale throwers manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 39 employers in Boone, IA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Harsh International Inc.	EATON, CO	4.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Amadas Industries	SUFFOLK, VA	4.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Crenlo Engineered Cabs	ROCHESTER, MN	4.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	CNH_Grand_Island	GRAND_ISLAND, NE	4.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Dupont - Pioneer Johnston Parent	JOHNSTON	31 FTE
STATE-SIZE	MBS Genetics, LLC	STORY CITY	31 FTE
STATE-SIZE	MiEnergy Cooperative - Iowa	CRESCO	31 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Oelwein	OELWEIN	31 FTE
CITY-NEAR	FAREWAY STORES, INC. 3804	Boone	568 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Boone County Hospital	Boone	385 FTE
CITY-NEAR	CDS Global Boone	Boone	328 FTE
CITY-NEAR	WM 1389	Boone	180 FTE
NAT-TCR	149 Austin Gallery	Austin, TX	4.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	Elbeco Incorporated	Reading, PA	4.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	Walmart (WC USX WNC)	Henderson, NC	4.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	Saint Therese at Oxbow Lake	Brooklyn Park, MN	4.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Expressway Suites Fargo	Fargo, ND	31 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Courtyard Lake George	Lake George, NY	31 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Americold Montgomery, AL	Montgomery, AL	31 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Alvin Yard	Alvin, TX	31 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2021, 2020. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.