Offset printing (except books, printing grey goods) · Iowa
American Spirit Graphics
Des Moines, IA · ~115 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
American Spirit Graphics runs at 157% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Offset printing (except books, printing grey goods) workplace, earning a grade D.
American Spirit Graphics: 5.2 TCR = 157% of Offset printing (except books, printing grey goods) BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
American Spirit Graphics safety composite
American Spirit Graphics scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 13%), 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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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%).
Rising injury rate
American Spirit Graphics: 0.0 → 4.3 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 12.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.83× in 2022
American Spirit Graphics's TCR rose 4.3 from 0.0 in 2016 to 4.3 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2020 at 12.2 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.83× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 323111 · Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 157% of ind
- DART 4.3 DART
- RANK #23/29
- PHOTO Sashay Corporate Ser…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 39 inj
- SIZE ~115 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sashay Corporate Services, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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American Spirit Graphics in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
American Spirit Graphics
5.2 TCR
- Sashay Corpora
Sashay Corporate Services, LLC
5.2 TCR
- Elite4Print
Elite4Print
5.2 TCR
- Diversified La
Diversified Labeling Solutions- Atlanta GA Plant
5.2 TCR
- MARTINSBURG WV
MARTINSBURG WV - ANNEX
5.2 TCR
What this shows American Spirit Graphics averages 5.2 TCR (157% of the Offset printing (except books, printing grey goods) BLS benchmark).
American Spirit Graphics TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=2 · 2018=8.9 · 2019=2.3 · 2020=12.2 · 2021=6.7 · 2022=4.3 · BLS 3.3
Where American Spirit Graphics falls in its industry
2,001 Offset printing (except books, establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 29 Offset printing (except books, employers in Iowa.
American Spirit Graphics has more employees than the Offset printing (except books, printing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.2 | 8.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.9 | 4.9 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
323111 · IA · Des Moines
2,001 Offset printing (except books, printing grey goods) 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 | Sashay Corporate Services, LLC | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Elite4Print | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Diversified Labeling Solutions- Atlanta GA Plant | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MARTINSBURG WV - ANNEX | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer International Hi-Bred | 115 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Smithfield Carroll | 115 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ajinomoto Health and Nutrition North America, Inc. | 115 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Engineered Plastic Components-545 | 115 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 | 1050 - Fairfield-OH | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Aurora Medical Center Two Rivers | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rockport Ready Mix | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tremron - Fllp | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | S03764 - WM of IL - West (Batavia) | 115 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 9215-SRQ | 115 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Liberty Packaging - Brooklyn Park, MN | 115 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Burns Harbor, IN | 115 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.