Discount Department Stores · Iowa
0878 - Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge, IA · ~150 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
0878 - Fort Dodge runs at 140% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Discount Department Stores workplace, earning a grade D.
0878 - Fort Dodge: 4.8 TCR = 140% of Discount Department Stores BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
0878 - Fort Dodge safety composite
0878 - Fort Dodge scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 46%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% 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
−4.3
2019→2024
0878 - Fort Dodge injury rate improved
0878 - Fort Dodge's TCR fell 4.3 from 4.3 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 13.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=4.3 · 2021=6.5 · 2022=13.1 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452112 · Fort Dodge, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 140% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #35/62
- PHOTO 1485 - Santee
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~150 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 1485 - Santee (0.0 TCR gap)
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0878 - Fort Dodge in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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0878 - Fort Dodge
4.8 TCR
- 1485 - Santee
1485 - Santee
4.8 TCR
- 1767 - Ankeny
1767 - Ankeny
4.8 TCR
- 2065 - Welling
2065 - Wellington South
4.8 TCR
- 1404 - Smithfi
1404 - Smithfield
4.8 TCR
What this shows 0878 - Fort Dodge averages 4.8 TCR (140% of the Discount Department Stores BLS benchmark).
0878 - Fort Dodge TCR series: 2019=4.3 · 2021=6.5 · 2022=13.1 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.4
Where 0878 - Fort Dodge falls in its industry
4,991 Discount Department Stores establishmentsSafer than 46% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #35 safest of 62 Discount Department Stores employers in Iowa.
0878 - Fort Dodge has more employees than the Discount Department Stores median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13.1 | 10.5 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452112 · IA · Fort Dodge
4,991 Discount Department Stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 75 employers in Fort Dodge, 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 | 1485 - Santee | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1767 - Ankeny | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2065 - Wellington South | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1404 - Smithfield | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Portzen Construction Inc. | 150 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DUBUQUE IA PLANT | 150 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Printer Inc | 150 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mechdyne Corporation | 150 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center | 790 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Unity Point Trinity Regional Medical Center | 648 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fort Dodge Terminal | 539 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fort Dodge Correctional Facility | 452 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 1485 - Santee | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Palmer Logistics Warehouse 18 5121 | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2065 - Wellington South | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1404 - Smithfield | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 0993 - Copperfield | 150 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1059 - Nashville East | 150 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1104 - Garner | 150 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1226 - Jacksonville | 150 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.