Physicians' (except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) · Iowa
Ames Main
Ames, IA · ~465 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ames Main runs at 80% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Physicians' (except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) workplace, earning a grade B.
Ames Main: 3.0 TCR = 80% of Physicians' (except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) BLS 3.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ames Main safety composite
Ames Main scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 35%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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%).
Ames Main held a steady TCR band
Ames Main's TCR held near 0.3 from 3.3 in 2017 to 3.6 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.16× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=3.3 · 2018=3.3 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=3.2 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=3.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621111 · Ames, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 3.0 · 80% of ind
- DART 0.5 DART
- RANK #28/77
- PHOTO Canal Winchester
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 99 inj
- SIZE ~465 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Canal Winchester (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ames Main in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ames Main
3 TCR
- Canal Winchest
Canal Winchester
3 TCR
- Building A-Dul
Building A-Duluth Clinic -1st Street
3 TCR
- Avon Lake Fami
Avon Lake Family Hlth Ctr
3 TCR
- Mount Carmel M
Mount Carmel Medical Park - Taylor Station
3 TCR
What this shows Ames Main averages 3.0 TCR (80% of the Physicians' (except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) BLS benchmark).
Ames Main TCR series: 2017=3.3 · 2018=3.3 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=3.2 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=3.6 · BLS 3.8
Where Ames Main falls in its industry
2,836 Physicians' (except mental hea establishmentsSafer than 52% 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 #28 safest of 77 Physicians' (except mental hea employers in Iowa.
Ames Main has more employees than the Physicians' (except mental health) offic median and a lower 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 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 14 | 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 | Canal Winchester | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Building A-Duluth Clinic -1st Street | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Avon Lake Family Hlth Ctr | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mount Carmel Medical Park - Taylor Station | 3.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dee Zee Broadway | 465 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Muscatine, IA | 464 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SSAB Iowa (SSAB North America) | 466 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Waverly Health Center | 468 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 | Trenton Corporation | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Westover Store | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Operations Center | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Renaissance Nashville Hotel | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Prospect Waterproofing Company | 465 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Keim Lumber Company | 465 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | R. J. Corman Switching Company, LLC | 465 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Monticello Middle School | 465 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.