Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing · Iowa
Ames Branch
Ames, IA · ~44 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ames Branch runs at 205% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Ames Branch: 6.8 TCR = 205% of Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ames Branch safety composite
Ames Branch scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 9%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% 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
Ames Branch: 0.0 → 9.4 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 12.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.39× in 2024
Ames Branch's TCR rose 9.4 from 0.0 in 2016 to 9.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 12.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 312111 · Ames, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.8 · 205% of ind
- DART 9.4 DART
- RANK #6/16
- PHOTO KNOXVILLE - PKG TN
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 25 inj
- SIZE ~44 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: KNOXVILLE - PKG TN (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ames Branch in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ames Branch
6.8 TCR
- KNOXVILLE - PK
KNOXVILLE - PKG TN
6.8 TCR
- Swire Coca-Col
Swire Coca-Cola of Glenwood Springs
6.8 TCR
- G&J Pepsi- Col
G&J Pepsi- Columbus
6.8 TCR
- 6874-68740018
6874-68740018
6.7 TCR
What this shows Ames Branch averages 6.8 TCR (205% of the Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Ames Branch TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=5.1 · 2018=4.7 · 2019=6.7 · 2020=8.9 · 2021=12.8 · 2022=4.5 · 2023=9 · 2024=9.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Ames Branch falls in its industry
516 Beverages, soft drink (includi establishmentsSafer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.8.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 16 Beverages, soft drink (includi employers in Iowa.
Ames Branch has fewer employees than the Beverages, soft drink (including artific median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.8. 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 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
312111 · IA · Ames
516 Beverages, soft drink (including artificially carbonated waters), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 170 employers in Ames, 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 | KNOXVILLE - PKG TN | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Swire Coca-Cola of Glenwood Springs | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6874-68740018 | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | G&J Pepsi- Columbus | 6.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Centrum Valley Farms East | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GAC | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2511-Beaman, IA (Monsanto Co.) | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2050-Clarion, IA (Monsanto Co.) | 44 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ISU - University Wide | 13,316 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ISU - On Campus | 12,527 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mary Greeley Medical Center- Main Hospital | 1,415 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mary Greeley Medical Center | 1,277 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Norton Metals | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Goodwill CFL - Apopka | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Abbott House | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arlington Distribution Center #2000 | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | River Town Construction LLC | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DeKalb Mechanical, Inc. | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stein's Garden & Home Milwaukee Store | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Celerity | 44 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.