Discount Department Stores · Iowa
1170 - Ames
Ames, IA · ~202 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
1170 - Ames runs at 126% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Discount Department Stores workplace, earning a grade D.
1170 - Ames: 4.3 TCR = 126% of Discount Department Stores BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
1170 - Ames safety composite
1170 - Ames scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 0%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 0% 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
1170 - Ames: 1.0 → 2.9 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 12.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.45× in 2024
1170 - Ames's TCR rose 1.9 from 1.0 in 2019 to 2.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 12.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.45× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452112 · Ames, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 126% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #30/62
- PHOTO 1913 - Munster
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~202 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 1913 - Munster (0.0 TCR gap)
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1170 - Ames in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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1170 - Ames
4.3 TCR
- 1913 - Munster
1913 - Munster
4.3 TCR
- Ross store 229
Ross store 229
4.3 TCR
- Ross store 249
Ross store 249
4.3 TCR
- Shopko Store #
Shopko Store #26 (Beloit, WI)
4.3 TCR
What this shows 1170 - Ames averages 4.3 TCR (126% of the Discount Department Stores BLS benchmark).
1170 - Ames TCR series: 2019=1 · 2021=4.4 · 2022=12.1 · 2023=1 · 2024=2.9 · BLS 3.4
Where 1170 - Ames falls in its industry
4,991 Discount Department Stores establishmentsSafer than 52% 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 #30 safest of 62 Discount Department Stores employers in Iowa.
1170 - Ames has more employees than the Discount Department Stores median and a lower 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 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452112 · IA · Ames
4,991 Discount Department Stores 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 | 1913 - Munster | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ross store 229 | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ross store 249 | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shopko Store #26 (Beloit, WI) | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | The Vernon Company | 202 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CEDAR RAPIDS SOUTH IA - 3105 | 202 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IPI Offenders | 202 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Guardian Industries | 203 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 | 1913 - Munster | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ex-Cell Kaiser, LLC | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fairmont Area Sch | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Runnings of Sioux Falls | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 1090 - Augusta | 202 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1331 - Lake Stevens | 202 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1363 - Reno South | 202 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0985 - Strongsville | 202 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.