Homecenter · Iowa
0581 Lowe S of Ames Ia
Ames, IA · ~127 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
0581 Lowe S of Ames Ia runs at 67% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Homecenter workplace, earning a grade B.
0581 Lowe S of Ames Ia: 2.3 TCR = 67% of Homecenter BLS 3.4 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
0581 Lowe S of Ames Ia safety composite
0581 Lowe S of Ames Ia scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 95% 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).
81/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 89% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 95% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.2
2023→2024
0581 Lowe S of Ames Ia injury rate improved
0581 Lowe S of Ames Ia's TCR fell 2.2 from 3.4 in 2023 to 1.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 3.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=3.4 · 2024=1.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 444110 · Ames, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.3 · 67% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/54
- PHOTO 1245 NEW ROCHELLE
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~127 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 1245 NEW ROCHELLE (0.0 TCR gap)
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0581 Lowe S of Ames Ia in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
0581 Lowe S of Ames Ia
2.3 TCR
- 1245 NEW ROCHE
1245 NEW ROCHELLE
2.3 TCR
- 2711 SOUTHFIEL
2711 SOUTHFIELD
2.3 TCR
- 3703 MINOT
3703 MINOT
2.3 TCR
- 4942 WISCONSIN
4942 WISCONSIN RAPIDS
2.3 TCR
What this shows 0581 Lowe S of Ames Ia averages 2.3 TCR (67% of the Homecenter BLS benchmark).
0581 Lowe S of Ames Ia TCR series: 2023=3.4 · 2024=1.2 · BLS 3.4
Where 0581 Lowe S of Ames Ia falls in its industry
6,309 Homecenter establishmentsSafer than 89% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 54 Homecenter employers in Iowa.
0581 Lowe S of Ames Ia has more employees than the Homecenter median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
444110 · IA · Ames
6,309 Homecenter employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 170 employers in Ames, 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 | 1245 NEW ROCHELLE | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2711 SOUTHFIELD | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3703 MINOT | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4942 WISCONSIN RAPIDS | 2.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Select Specialty Hospital - Quad Cities, Inc | 127 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hilton Garden Inn | 127 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pleasantview | 127 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Story City | 127 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ISU - University Wide | 13,316 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ISU - On Campus | 12,527 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mary Greeley Medical Center- Main Hospital | 1,415 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mary Greeley Medical Center | 1,277 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | STR0299 | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kylol - Louisville Technolgy and Logistic Center | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Westphal and Company Inc | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oliver Rubber Company | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pershing | 127 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 300000765902266 - CA-Rancho Cucamonga-Field Office Dayton Dr | 127 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 300000170856037 - CA-San Bernardino Intermodal | 127 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | EasTex Tower | 127 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.