Physicians' (except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) · Iowa
Ames Eye Center
Ames, IA · ~24 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ames Eye Center runs at 95% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Physicians' (except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) workplace, earning a grade C.
Ames Eye Center: 3.6 TCR = 95% of Physicians' (except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) BLS 3.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ames Eye Center safety composite
Ames Eye Center scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 42%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 70% 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
−4.7
2017→2024
Ames Eye Center injury rate improved
Ames Eye Center's TCR fell 4.7 from 4.7 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 14.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=4.7 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=14.9 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=9.3 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621111 · Ames, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.6 · 95% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #38/77
- PHOTO Campbell Clinic - So…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~24 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Campbell Clinic - Southaven (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ames Eye Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ames Eye Center
3.6 TCR
- Campbell Clini
Campbell Clinic - Southaven
3.6 TCR
- Solon Family H
Solon Family Health Center
3.6 TCR
- Northwest Fami
Northwest Family Physicians
3.6 TCR
- Brookdale PN C
Brookdale PN Clinic
3.6 TCR
What this shows Ames Eye Center averages 3.6 TCR (95% of the Physicians' (except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) BLS benchmark).
Ames Eye Center TCR series: 2017=4.7 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=14.9 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=9.3 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.8
Where Ames Eye Center falls in its industry
2,836 Physicians' (except mental hea establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #38 safest of 77 Physicians' (except mental hea employers in Iowa.
Ames Eye Center has fewer employees than the Physicians' (except mental health) offic median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 9.3 | 4.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621111 · IA · Ames
2,836 Physicians' (except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) 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 | Campbell Clinic - Southaven | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Solon Family Health Center | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Northwest Family Physicians | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Brookdale PN Clinic | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Afton Warehouse | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northwood Sow Unit | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Belmond | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Clarion, IA | 24 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 | Mondovi | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Breton Woods | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Affinity Displays and Expositions Inc | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Salem Wood Products | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | The Kaiser-Martin Group, Inc. | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Clements Dean Building Company, LLC | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Contracts Management | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | F. L. Caulfield &Sons, Inc. | 24 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.