Mail and Parcel Delivery · Iowa
180270-Ames Po
Ames, IA · ~88 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
180270-Ames Po runs at 109% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Mail and Parcel Delivery workplace, earning a grade C.
180270-Ames Po: 4.9 TCR = 109% of Mail and Parcel Delivery BLS 4.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
180270-Ames Po safety composite
180270-Ames Po scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 72% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
60/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 72% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 5.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% 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%).
Rising injury rate
180270-Ames Po: 3.6 → 5.3 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 8.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.07× in 2022
180270-Ames Po's TCR rose 1.6 from 3.6 in 2017 to 5.3 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2018 at 8.2 TCR. In 2022, DART was 1.07× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 491110 · Ames, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 4.9 · 109% of ind
- DART 5.3 DART
- RANK #25/157
- PHOTO YORKVILLE_1388507
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 23 inj
- SIZE ~88 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: YORKVILLE_1388507 (0.0 TCR gap)
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180270-Ames Po in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
180270-Ames Po
4.9 TCR
- YORKVILLE_1388
YORKVILLE_1388507
4.9 TCR
- NORTH CHARLEST
NORTH CHARLESTON_1437153
4.9 TCR
- MIDTOWN_137300
MIDTOWN_1373007
4.9 TCR
- HOLLISTER_1367
HOLLISTER_1367214
4.9 TCR
What this shows 180270-Ames Po averages 4.9 TCR (109% of the Mail and Parcel Delivery BLS benchmark).
180270-Ames Po TCR series: 2017=3.6 · 2018=8.2 · 2019=6.1 · 2020=3.8 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=5.3 · BLS 4.5
Where 180270-Ames Po falls in its industry
13,818 Mail and Parcel Delivery establishmentsSafer than 72% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.8.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #25 safest of 157 Mail and Parcel Delivery employers in Iowa.
180270-Ames Po has more employees than the Mail and Parcel Delivery median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.8. 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 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
491110 · IA · Ames
13,818 Mail and Parcel Delivery 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 | YORKVILLE_1388507 | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NORTH CHARLESTON_1437153 | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MIDTOWN_1373007 | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HOLLISTER_1367214 | 4.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc - Reinbeck SPSC | 88 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | McCarthy Improvement Company | 88 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rasmussen Mechanical Services CB | 88 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Letica-Iowa | 88 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 | 178657-Tell City Po | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 168634-Worth Po | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 162946-Galena Po | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 206312-Princeton Po | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 561140-Brookfield Po | 88 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 170661-Blm-Woodbridge Sta | 88 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 215058-Lch-Drew Sta | 88 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 216175-Monroe Po | 88 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.