Discount Department Stores · Iowa
1939 - Altoona
Altoona, IA · ~187 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
1939 - Altoona runs at 104% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Discount Department Stores workplace, earning a grade C.
1939 - Altoona: 3.5 TCR = 104% of Discount Department Stores BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
1939 - Altoona safety composite
1939 - Altoona scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 62% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 42%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.6
2019→2024
1939 - Altoona injury rate improved
1939 - Altoona's TCR fell 1.6 from 3.9 in 2019 to 2.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 5.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=3.9 · 2021=5.4 · 2022=3.9 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=2.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452112 · Altoona, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.5 · 104% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #24/62
- PHOTO Ross store 455
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~187 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ross store 455 (0.0 TCR gap)
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1939 - Altoona in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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1939 - Altoona
3.5 TCR
- Ross store 455
Ross store 455
3.5 TCR
- Ross store 762
Ross store 762
3.5 TCR
- Ross store 389
Ross store 389
3.5 TCR
- Ross store 188
Ross store 1884
3.5 TCR
What this shows 1939 - Altoona averages 3.5 TCR (104% of the Discount Department Stores BLS benchmark).
1939 - Altoona TCR series: 2019=3.9 · 2021=5.4 · 2022=3.9 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=2.3 · BLS 3.4
Where 1939 - Altoona falls in its industry
4,991 Discount Department Stores establishmentsSafer than 62% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #24 safest of 62 Discount Department Stores employers in Iowa.
1939 - Altoona has more employees than the Discount Department Stores median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452112 · IA · Altoona
4,991 Discount Department Stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 52 employers in Altoona, 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 | Ross store 455 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ross store 762 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ross store 389 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ross store 1884 | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pleasant Hill - Main Store | 187 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BURLINGTON TERMINAL | 187 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ida County Community Hospital Inc | 187 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DHS-Independence Mental Health Institute | 187 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casion | 1,043 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Adventureland Resort | 1,040 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino, Inc. | 965 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prairie Meadows Racetrack, Casino & Hotel | 877 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Central Ceiling Systems, Inc. | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Broomfield Hospital UCHealth | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Resort Beverage Company, INC | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Guernsey, Inc. | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 1967 - Seven Springs | 187 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2007 - Lanham | 187 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1862 - Stockton North | 187 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1508 - Lansing | 187 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.