Low slope roofing installation · Iowa
Academy Roofing and Sheet Metal of the Midwest Inc.
Des Moines, IA · ~86 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Academy Roofing and Sheet Metal of the Midwest Inc. runs at 18% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Low slope roofing installation workplace, earning a grade A.
Academy Roofing and Sheet Metal of the Midwest Inc.: 0.5 TCR = 18% of Low slope roofing installation BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Academy Roofing and Sheet Metal of the Midwest Inc. safety composite
Academy Roofing and Sheet Metal of the Midwest Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 98% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 2%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 98% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 2% 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
Academy Roofing and Sheet Metal of the Midwest Inc.: 0.0 → 1.0 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 1.0 TCR · DART/TCR 2× in 2024
Academy Roofing and Sheet Metal of the Midwest Inc.'s TCR rose 1.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 1.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 1.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238160 · Des Moines, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.5 · 18% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #2/18
- PHOTO Gomez and Son Contra…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~86 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Gomez and Son Contracting, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Academy Roofing and Sheet Metal of the Midwest Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Academy Roofing and Sheet Metal of the Midwest Inc.
0.5 TCR
- Gomez and Son
Gomez and Son Contracting, LLC
0.5 TCR
- Beldon Roofing
Beldon Roofing & Remodeling Co
0.5 TCR
- Sprayfoam Sout
Sprayfoam Southwest Inc dba Global Roofing Group
0.5 TCR
- SUNERGY SOLAR
SUNERGY SOLAR LLC
0.5 TCR
What this shows Academy Roofing and Sheet Metal of the Midwest Inc. averages 0.5 TCR (18% of the Low slope roofing installation BLS benchmark).
Academy Roofing and Sheet Metal of the Midwest Inc. TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=1 · 2020=0.9 · 2021=0 · 2022=1 · 2024=1 · BLS 2.8
Where Academy Roofing and Sheet Metal of the Midwest Inc. falls in its industry
1,723 Low slope roofing installation establishmentsSafer than 98% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 18 Low slope roofing installation employers in Iowa.
Academy Roofing and Sheet Metal of the Midwest Inc. has more employees than the Low slope roofing installation median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238160 · IA · Des Moines
1,723 Low slope roofing installation 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 | Gomez and Son Contracting, LLC | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Beldon Roofing & Remodeling Co | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sprayfoam Southwest Inc dba Global Roofing Group | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SUNERGY SOLAR LLC | 0.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hawkeye Paving Corp. | 86 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hometown Plumbing & Heating | 86 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lovewell Fencing, Inc. | 86 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Soy Plant | 86 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 | Lockheed Martin Corporation Grand Prairie Campus (1435) | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Springfield - 401 Liberty Street | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1979 Marcus Ave | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CWY | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | VADC | 86 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Atlantic Contracting and Specialties LLC - Albany | 86 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Enterprise Roofing Service, Inc. | 86 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CMC Construction Services Houston South | 86 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.