Heavy machinery and equipment repair and maintenance services · Iowa
14 Des Moines, IA
Des Moines, IA · ~34 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
14 Des Moines, IA runs at 293% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Heavy machinery and equipment repair and maintenance services workplace, earning a grade F.
14 Des Moines, IA: 6.2 TCR = 293% of Heavy machinery and equipment repair and maintenance services BLS 2.1 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
14 Des Moines, IA safety composite
14 Des Moines, IA scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 14%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% 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
−6.6
2017→2024
14 Des Moines, IA injury rate improved
14 Des Moines, IA's TCR fell 6.6 from 9.0 in 2017 to 2.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 17.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=9.0 · 2018=17.4 · 2019=3.8 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=11.4 · 2023=5.0 · 2024=2.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 811310 · Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.2 · 293% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #28/31
- PHOTO CSTK KC
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CSTK KC (0.0 TCR gap)
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14 Des Moines, IA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
14 Des Moines, IA
6.2 TCR
- CSTK KC
CSTK KC
6.2 TCR
- Ramsay-Bliese
Ramsay-Bliese Corp dba Leete Generators
6.2 TCR
- Badger Electri
Badger Electric Motor, Division of EMS Industrial, Inc.
6.1 TCR
- Eau Claire- 03
Eau Claire- 03
6.1 TCR
What this shows 14 Des Moines, IA averages 6.2 TCR (293% of the Heavy machinery and equipment repair and maintenance services BLS benchmark).
14 Des Moines, IA TCR series: 2017=9 · 2018=17.4 · 2019=3.8 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=11.4 · 2023=5 · 2024=2.5 · BLS 2.1
Where 14 Des Moines, IA falls in its industry
2,560 Heavy machinery and equipment establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 31 Heavy machinery and equipment employers in Iowa.
14 Des Moines, IA has fewer employees than the Heavy machinery and equipment repair and median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 17.4 | 13.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
811310 · IA · Des Moines
2,560 Heavy machinery and equipment repair and maintenance services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 525 employers in Des Moines, 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 | CSTK KC | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ramsay-Bliese Corp dba Leete Generators | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Badger Electric Motor, Division of EMS Industrial, Inc. | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eau Claire- 03 | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | BP Land, Inc. | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2511-Beaman, IA | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Belle Plaine | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KR Farm Labor Services, LLC | 34 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate Center | 6,292 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines | 4,884 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MercyOne Des Moines | 3,547 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Des Moines Methodist Hospital | 3,495 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Txlon - Longview | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale East Mesa | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Homestead 10207 | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Merit Aluminum Inc. | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Rock Engineered Machinery Co, INC | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Addison Place | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Waimp - Washington Import | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mtwol - Wolf Point | 34 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.