Retail · Iowa
256 West Des Moines
West Des Moines, IA · ~36 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
256 West Des Moines runs at 287% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Retail workplace, earning a grade F.
256 West Des Moines: 9.8 TCR = 287% of Retail BLS 3.4 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
256 West Des Moines safety composite
256 West Des Moines scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 91% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
65/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 9.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 91% 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
−22.9
2021→2024
256 West Des Moines injury rate improved
256 West Des Moines's TCR fell 22.9 from 22.9 in 2021 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 22.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=22.9 · 2022=12.8 · 2023=3.3 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 442210 · West Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.8 · 287% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK P51
- PHOTO 201 Carson
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~36 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 201 Carson (0.0 TCR gap)
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256 West Des Moines in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
256 West Des Moines
9.8 TCR
- 200 Albuquerqu
200 Albuquerque
9.8 TCR
- 186 Homewood
186 Homewood
9.8 TCR
- 201 Carson
201 Carson
9.7 TCR
- 285 Parkville
285 Parkville (Towson)
9.7 TCR
What this shows 256 West Des Moines averages 9.8 TCR (287% of the Retail BLS benchmark).
256 West Des Moines TCR series: 2021=22.9 · 2022=12.8 · 2023=3.3 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.4
Where 256 West Des Moines falls in its industry
345 Retail establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
256 West Des Moines has fewer employees than the Retail median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.8 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 22.9 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
442210 · IA · West Des Moines
345 Retail 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 | 201 Carson | 9.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 285 Parkville (Towson) | 9.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 200 Albuquerque | 9.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 186 Homewood | 9.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | ALGONA MARKET SWINE MANAGEMENT | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Butler County Rural Electric Cooperative | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Algona Municipal Utilities | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Waterloo Water Works | 36 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 | CRB Manufacturing Inc | 9.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Wellington at Conroe | 9.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Daniels Sharpsmart Inc - Fresno | 9.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Primrose of Mishawaka | 9.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 277 Omaha | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 291 Maple Grove | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 198 Riverdale | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | STD Inc | 36 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.