Pallets, wood or wood and metal combination, manufacturing · Iowa
1621 E Aurora Ave
Des Moines, IA · ~27 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 14.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
1621 E Aurora Ave runs at 425% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Pallets, wood or wood and metal combination, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
1621 E Aurora Ave: 14.0 TCR = 425% of Pallets, wood or wood and metal combination, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
1621 E Aurora Ave safety composite
1621 E Aurora Ave scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 87% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 10%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 14.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 87% 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
1621 E Aurora Ave: 3.8 → 9.3 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 24.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2022
1621 E Aurora Ave's TCR rose 5.5 from 3.8 in 2019 to 9.3 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2021 at 24.1 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321920 · Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 14.0 · 425% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #11/12
- PHOTO Fontana Pallet Plant…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~27 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fontana Pallet Plant - Dependable Pallet - 522 (0.0 TCR gap)
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1621 E Aurora Ave in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Fontana Pallet
Fontana Pallet Plant - Dependable Pallet - 522
14.1 TCR
- Pallet Sales a
Pallet Sales and Recycling
14.1 TCR
- This site
1621 E Aurora Ave
14 TCR
- Propak - Salt
Propak - Salt Lake City, UT
14 TCR
- Green Stream C
Green Stream Company
13.9 TCR
What this shows 1621 E Aurora Ave averages 14.0 TCR (425% of the Pallets, wood or wood and metal combination, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
1621 E Aurora Ave TCR series: 2019=3.8 · 2020=18.9 · 2021=24.1 · 2022=9.3 · BLS 3.3
Where 1621 E Aurora Ave falls in its industry
952 Pallets, wood or wood and meta establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.3.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 12 Pallets, wood or wood and meta employers in Iowa.
1621 E Aurora Ave has fewer employees than the Pallets, wood or wood and metal combinat median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 24.1 | 8.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 18.9 | 12.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321920 · IA · Des Moines
952 Pallets, wood or wood and metal combination, manufacturing 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 | Fontana Pallet Plant - Dependable Pallet - 522 | 14.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pallet Sales and Recycling | 14.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Propak - Salt Lake City, UT | 14.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Green Stream Company | 13.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2520-Storm Lake, IA (Monsanto Co.) | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wastewater Treatment Plant | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Quality Construction Services, Inc. | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Weitz Company - Mission Critical - Microsoft DSM 14 | 27 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 | HG312 | 14.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4054-ABS-0019-0018-02599 | 14.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6962-SWY-0025-0025-01769 | 14.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Avante at Mount Dora | 14.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Go #125 | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Comeback Rentals | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nishi Quality Flowers | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Castro Valley Sanitary District | 27 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.