Mail and Parcel Delivery · Iowa

182435-Dsm-University Sta

Des Moines, IA · ~81 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
17.2
Avg TCR
4.5
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

182435-Dsm-University Sta runs at 382% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Mail and Parcel Delivery workplace, earning a grade F.

182435-Dsm-University Sta: 17.2 TCR = 382% of Mail and Parcel Delivery BLS 4.5 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

182435-Dsm-University Sta safety composite

182435-Dsm-University Sta scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).

F

15/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 17.18 per 100 workers

Safer than 3% of industry peers

DART rate
F 21.77 per 100 workers

Safer than 3% 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

182435-Dsm-University Sta: 17.0 → 25.9 TCR

Peak year 2022 @ 25.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.27× in 2022

182435-Dsm-University Sta's TCR rose 8.8 from 17.0 in 2017 to 25.9 in 2022. In 2022, DART was 1.27× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 491110 · Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 17.2 · 382% of ind

  • DART 21.8 DART
  • RANK #149/157
  • PHOTO 120478-ATL-MORRIS BR…
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 54 inj
  • SIZE ~81 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 120478-ATL-MORRIS BROWN STA (0.0 TCR gap)

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182435-Dsm-University Sta in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows 182435-Dsm-University Sta averages 17.2 TCR (382% of the Mail and Parcel Delivery BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

182435-Dsm-University Sta TCR series: 2017=17 · 2018=21.6 · 2019=8.1 · 2021=13.3 · 2022=25.9 · BLS 4.5

Where 182435-Dsm-University Sta falls in its industry

13,818 Mail and Parcel Delivery establishments

Safer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #149 safest of 157 Mail and Parcel Delivery employers in Iowa.

182435-Dsm-University Sta (81 employees, TCR 17.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 51 employees and a TCR of 6.8 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 050100150 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate 182435-Dsm-University Sta
182435-Dsm-University Sta (81 employees, TCR 17.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 51 employees and a TCR of 6.8

182435-Dsm-University Sta has more employees than the Mail and Parcel Delivery median and a higher 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 25.9 21.8 14 5 0
2021 13.3 10.6 7 3 0
2019 8.1 8.1 5 1 0
2018 21.6 19.3 16 3 0
2017 17.0 15.9 12 3 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

491110 · IA · Des Moines

13,818 Mail and Parcel Delivery 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 120478-ATL-MORRIS BROWN STA 17.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR 182424-DSM-BEAVERDALE STA 17.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR 266315-MIN-ELMWOOD BR 17.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR 483234-FWT-RIDGLEA STA 17.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE Corteva Durant 1 81 FTE
STATE-SIZE ITC Midwest - Cedar Rapids 81 FTE
STATE-SIZE Ottumwa Generating Station 81 FTE
STATE-SIZE Public Works Maintenance / Streets 81 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 Sheraton Kauai Resort 17.2 TCR
NAT-TCR CSS Farms - Columbus 17.2 TCR
NAT-TCR CentraCare - Sauk Centre 17.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Future Air 17.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE 290990-Bozeman Po 81 FTE
NAT-SIZE 160480-Barrington Po 81 FTE
NAT-SIZE 165730-Northbrook Po 81 FTE
NAT-SIZE 381745-Col-East Carrier Sta 81 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.