Employer · Iowa
Ames-West Operating
Ames, IA · ~91 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.4
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ames-West Operating runs at 367% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical industry workplace, earning a grade F.
Ames-West Operating: 4.4 TCR = 367% of industry BLS 1.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ames-West Operating safety composite
Ames-West Operating scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 25%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.3 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.1
2016→2023
Ames-West Operating injury rate improved
Ames-West Operating's TCR fell 1.1 from 5.0 in 2016 to 3.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 6.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.0 · 2017=4.9 · 2018=4.2 · 2019=4.6 · 2020=2.3 · 2021=3.9 · 2022=6.5 · 2023=3.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221122 · Ames, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 4.4 · 367% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #45/64
- PHOTO WP5 West Palm Beach …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 28 inj
- SIZE ~91 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: WP5 West Palm Beach Service Center (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ames-West Operating in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ames-West Operating
4.4 TCR
- WP5 West Palm
WP5 West Palm Beach Service Center
4.4 TCR
- Newport
Newport
4.4 TCR
- Morganton Offi
Morganton Office
4.4 TCR
- Southeast Divi
Southeast Division Eufaula Office
4.4 TCR
What this shows Ames-West Operating averages 4.4 TCR (367% of the industry BLS benchmark).
Ames-West Operating TCR series: 2016=5 · 2017=4.9 · 2018=4.2 · 2019=4.6 · 2020=2.3 · 2021=3.9 · 2022=6.5 · 2023=3.9 · BLS 1.2
Where Ames-West Operating falls in its industry
2,958 industry establishmentsSafer than 25% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #45 safest of 64 industry employers in Iowa.
Ames-West Operating has more employees than the industry median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221122 · IA · Ames
2,958 industry 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 | WP5 West Palm Beach Service Center | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Newport | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Morganton Office | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southeast Division Eufaula Office | 4.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Trans Ova Genetics LC | 91 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sioux City Neal North | 91 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Louisa Generating Station | 91 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Absolute Group - Residential Division | 91 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 | ODW - Waukesha | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Westminster Administrative Offices | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ville Platte Dirt Cheap | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hanes Erie, Inc. | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | KPC Promise Hospital of Wichita Falls | 91 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North Branch | 91 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | E.H. Wachs | 91 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Delhi #218 | 91 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.