Plasmapheresis Center · Iowa

Ankeny, IA- BioLife

Name: Ankeny, IA- BioLife Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Ankeny, IA · ~71 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 5.7
Avg TCR: 3.8
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Ankeny, IA- BioLife runs at 151% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Plasmapheresis Center workplace, earning a grade D.

Ankeny, IA- BioLife: 5.7 TCR = 151% of Plasmapheresis Center BLS 3.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Ankeny, IA- BioLife safety composite

Ankeny, IA- BioLife scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 74% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 34%), 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).

52/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 5.72 per 100 workers

Safer than 34% of industry peers
DART rate: C 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 74% 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

−0.9

2020→2021

Ankeny, IA- BioLife injury rate improved

Ankeny, IA- BioLife's TCR fell 0.9 from 6.2 in 2020 to 5.3 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2020 at 6.2 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2020=6.2 · 2021=5.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 621991 · Ankeny, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 5.7 · 151% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #20/48
PHOTO North Alabama Region
BOOK 2y book
INJ 4 inj
SIZE ~71 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: North Alabama Region (0.0 TCR gap)

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5.7
North Alabama

5.7
Odessa TX-West

5.7
Medford 10037

5.7
AMERICAN RED C

5.7

What this shows Ankeny, IA- BioLife averages 5.7 TCR (151% of the Plasmapheresis Center BLS benchmark).

Ankeny, IA- BioLife TCR series: 2020=6.2 · 2021=5.3 · BLS 3.8

Where Ankeny, IA- BioLife falls in its industry

1,713 Plasmapheresis Center establishments

Safer than 34% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.3.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #20 safest of 48 Plasmapheresis Center employers in Iowa.

Ankeny, IA- BioLife (71 employees, TCR 5.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 45 employees and a TCR of 4.3

Ankeny, IA- BioLife has more employees than the Plasmapheresis Center median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.3. 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
2021	5.3	0.0	1	1	0
2020	6.2	0.0	3	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

621991 · IA · Ankeny

1,713 Plasmapheresis Center employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 141 employers in Ankeny, IA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	North Alabama Region	MADISON, AL	5.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Odessa TX-West University Boulevard-BIO	ODESSA, TX	5.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Medford 10037	MEDFORD, OR	5.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	AMERICAN RED CROSS - 2751 BULL ST	COLUMBIA, SC	5.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Maquoketa Valley Electric Cooperative	ANAMOSA	71 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Peters Construction Corporation	WATERLOO	71 FTE
STATE-SIZE	T & K Roofing & Sheet Metal Company Inc.	ELY	71 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Interstate Mechanical Corp	SIOUX CITY	71 FTE
CITY-NEAR	John Deere Des Moines Works	Ankeny	1,811 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Des Moines Works	Ankeny	1,555 FTE
CITY-NEAR	PDI	Ankeny	859 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Baker Group	Ankeny	617 FTE
NAT-TCR	Bellco Appliance & Television Inc.	Bellingham, MA	5.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Ambassador Skilled Nursing and Therapy	Tulsa, OK	5.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Almo Distributing Wisconsin, Inc.	Menquon, WI	5.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Palo Alto Medical Foundation (378-20212)	Dublin, CA	5.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Avamere At The Stratford	Phoenix, AZ	71 FTE
NAT-SIZE	J.L. Walter - Associates Inc.	Indianapolis, IN	71 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Kimball County Manor and Assisted Living	Kimball, NE	71 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Fresh Ideas Management- Maryville University	St Louis, MO	71 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2021, 2020. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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