Mail and Parcel Delivery · Iowa
182437-Dsm-West Des Moines Br
West Des Moines, IA · ~43 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
182437-Dsm-West Des Moines Br runs at 166% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Mail and Parcel Delivery workplace, earning a grade D.
182437-Dsm-West Des Moines Br: 7.5 TCR = 166% of Mail and Parcel Delivery BLS 4.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
182437-Dsm-West Des Moines Br safety composite
182437-Dsm-West Des Moines Br scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 43%), 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 7.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 4.64 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% 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
−1.9
2017→2022
182437-Dsm-West Des Moines Br injury rate improved
182437-Dsm-West Des Moines Br's TCR fell 1.9 from 6.6 in 2017 to 4.6 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2018 at 13.7 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.62× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=6.6 · 2018=13.7 · 2019=7.4 · 2020=8.0 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=4.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 491110 · West Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 7.5 · 166% of ind
- DART 4.6 DART
- RANK #64/157
- PHOTO ROSE CITY PARK_1379861
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~43 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ROSE CITY PARK_1379861 (0.0 TCR gap)
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182437-Dsm-West Des Moines Br in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
182437-Dsm-West Des Moines Br
7.5 TCR
- ROSE CITY PARK
ROSE CITY PARK_1379861
7.5 TCR
- WALLINGFORD_13
WALLINGFORD_1386277
7.5 TCR
- OMAHA ELMWOOD
OMAHA ELMWOOD PARK_1362475
7.5 TCR
- EL DORADO_1362
EL DORADO_1362176
7.5 TCR
What this shows 182437-Dsm-West Des Moines Br averages 7.5 TCR (166% of the Mail and Parcel Delivery BLS benchmark).
182437-Dsm-West Des Moines Br TCR series: 2017=6.6 · 2018=13.7 · 2019=7.4 · 2020=8 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=4.6 · BLS 4.5
Where 182437-Dsm-West Des Moines Br falls in its industry
13,818 Mail and Parcel Delivery establishmentsSafer than 43% 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 #64 safest of 157 Mail and Parcel Delivery employers in Iowa.
182437-Dsm-West Des Moines Br has fewer 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 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.4 | 4.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13.7 | 11.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
491110 · IA · West Des Moines
13,818 Mail and Parcel Delivery employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 160 employers in West 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 | ROSE CITY PARK_1379861 | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WALLINGFORD_1386277 | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OMAHA ELMWOOD PARK_1362475 | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EL DORADO_1362176 | 7.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Centrum Valley Farms North | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Burlington | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Koester Construction Company Incorporated | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Commercial Contracting Services | 43 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hy-Vee, Inc. | 73,135 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wright Tree Service, Inc | 4,019 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WDMCS | 1,363 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FBL Financial Group Inc., Corporate Headquarters | 1,123 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 256300-Montague Po | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 268333-Stp-Apple Valley Br | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 113227-Gnv-Gmf Sta | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 415372-Milford Po | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 251440-Caledonia Po | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 568620-Watertown Po | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 565483-Milwaukee Wi Vmf | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 565375-Mil-Mid City Sta | 43 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.