General-line scrap merchant wholesalers · Iowa

Alter Metal Recycling - Des Moines

Name: Alter Metal Recycling - Des Moines Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Des Moines, IA · ~37 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 2.7
Avg TCR: 2.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Alter Metal Recycling - Des Moines runs at 121% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General-line scrap merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.

Alter Metal Recycling - Des Moines: 2.7 TCR = 121% of General-line scrap merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Alter Metal Recycling - Des Moines safety composite

Alter Metal Recycling - Des Moines scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 65% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 45%), 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).

55/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 2.67 per 100 workers

Safer than 65% of industry peers
DART rate: D 2.21 per 100 workers

Safer than 45% 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%).

Alter Metal Recycling - Des Moines held a steady TCR band

Alter Metal Recycling - Des Moines's TCR held near 0.2 from 2.4 in 2016 to 2.2 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 4.4 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.83× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=2.4 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=4.4 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=2.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423930 · Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 2.7 · 121% of ind

DART 2.2 DART
RANK #5/20
PHOTO Weiner Iron
BOOK 5y book
INJ 6 inj
SIZE ~37 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Weiner Iron (0.0 TCR gap)

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2.7
Weiner Iron

2.7
PSC Metals - H

2.7
Schupan Indust

2.6
SM Group New H

2.6

What this shows Alter Metal Recycling - Des Moines averages 2.7 TCR (121% of the General-line scrap merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

Alter Metal Recycling - Des Moines TCR series: 2016=2.4 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=4.4 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=2.2 · BLS 2.2

Where Alter Metal Recycling - Des Moines falls in its industry

1,126 General-line scrap merchant wh establishments

Safer than 65% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 20 General-line scrap merchant wh employers in Iowa.

Alter Metal Recycling - Des Moines (37 employees, TCR 2.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 39 employees and a TCR of 4.0

Alter Metal Recycling - Des Moines has fewer employees than the General-line scrap merchant wholesalers median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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
2023	2.2	2.2	1
2022	2.1	2.1	1
2021	4.4	2.2	2
2020	2.2	0.0	1
2016	2.4	0.0	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423930 · IA · Des Moines

1,126 General-line scrap merchant wholesalers 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	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Weiner Iron	POTTSVILLE, PA	2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	PSC Metals - Harriman	HARRIMAN, TN	2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Schupan Industrial Recycling Elkhart	ELKHART, MI	2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	SM Group New Haven	NEW HAVEN, CT	2.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Rockwell City Warehouse	ROCKWELL CITY, IA	37 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Sioux County Egg	SIOUX CENTER	37 FTE
STATE-SIZE	OSI Gen Repair & Svc Wind Plt	STORY CITY	37 FTE
STATE-SIZE	BHE - Lawrence (KS009)	LAWRENCE	37 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Corporate Center	Des Moines	6,292 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines	Des Moines	4,884 FTE
CITY-NEAR	MercyOne Des Moines	Des Moines	3,547 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Des Moines Methodist Hospital	Des Moines	3,495 FTE
NAT-TCR	David Peyser Sportswear Inc	Bay Shore, NY	2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	INEOS Composites Philadelphia	Philadelphia, PA	2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Pulaski County Court of Justice	Somerset, KY	2.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Center City Material Recovery Facility	Cincinnati, OH	2.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Carolina Sunrock Interhaul Transportation	Butner, NC	37 FTE
NAT-SIZE	AMG	Houston, TX	37 FTE
NAT-SIZE	CED Greentech (PC 6552)	Sacramento, CA	37 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Ced- Industrial (Pc3268)	Pasadena, TX	37 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: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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