Newspaper branch offices · Iowa
Woodward Communications Inc., Telegraph Herald, WoodwardBizMedia, Fence Talk Digital - DBQ
Dubuque, IA · ~141 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 1.1
- Avg TCR
- 0.7
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Woodward Communications Inc., Telegraph Herald, WoodwardBizMedia, Fence Talk Digital - DBQ runs at 153% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Newspaper branch offices workplace, earning a grade D.
Woodward Communications Inc., Telegraph Herald, WoodwardBizMedia, Fence Talk Digital - DBQ: 1.1 TCR = 153% of Newspaper branch offices BLS 0.7 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Woodward Communications Inc., Telegraph Herald, WoodwardBizMedia, Fence Talk Digital - DBQ safety composite
Woodward Communications Inc., Telegraph Herald, WoodwardBizMedia, Fence Talk Digital - DBQ scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
72/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
Woodward Communications Inc., Telegraph Herald, WoodwardBizMedia, Fence Talk Digital - DBQ: 0.7 → 1.4 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 1.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2017
Woodward Communications Inc., Telegraph Herald, WoodwardBizMedia, Fence Talk Digital - DBQ's TCR rose 0.7 from 0.7 in 2016 to 1.4 in 2017. In 2017, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 511110 · Dubuque, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 1.1 · 153% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/4
- PHOTO LNP Media Group, Inc.
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~141 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: LNP Media Group, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Woodward Communications Inc., Telegraph Herald, WoodwardBizMedia, Fence Talk Digital - DBQ in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Lancaster Farm
Lancaster Farming
1.2 TCR
- This site
Woodward Communications Inc., Telegraph Herald, WoodwardBizMedia, Fence Talk Digital - DBQ
1.1 TCR
- Admin
Admin
1.1 TCR
- LNP Media Grou
LNP Media Group, Inc.
1 TCR
- Buckley Newspa
Buckley Newspapers Inc.
1 TCR
What this shows Woodward Communications Inc., Telegraph Herald, WoodwardBizMedia, Fence Talk Digital - DBQ averages 1.1 TCR (153% of the Newspaper branch offices BLS benchmark).
Woodward Communications Inc., Telegraph Herald, WoodwardBizMedia, Fence Talk Digital - DBQ TCR series: 2016=0.7 · 2017=1.4 · BLS 0.7
Where Woodward Communications Inc., Telegraph Herald, WoodwardBizMedia, Fence Talk Digital - DBQ falls in its industry
61 Newspaper branch offices establishmentsSafer than 82% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Newspaper branch offices employers in Iowa.
Woodward Communications Inc., Telegraph Herald, WoodwardBizMedia, Fence Talk Digital - DBQ has more employees than the Newspaper branch offices median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
511110 · IA · Dubuque
61 Newspaper branch offices employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 217 employers in Dubuque, 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 | LNP Media Group, Inc. | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Admin | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lancaster Farming | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Buckley Newspapers Inc. | 1.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 19-053071335-7 | 141 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Graham Construction Company, Inc. | 141 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Construction | 141 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sachs Electric Company @ SLN Facilities | 141 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | John Deere Dubuque Works | 2,518 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque-MHS-IA/NE | 1,296 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MercyOne Dubuque | 1,285 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hirschbach Motor Lines, Inc | 1,110 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | AmeriGas - ACE - Pahrump, NV | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | G5 - Gateway | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Monitor Manufacturing - Augusta | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Salt-Tampa | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Topeka Baked Plant | 141 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Giant Food Stores 6514 | 141 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trig's Minocqua | 141 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BedMart | 141 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.