Bus transit systems (except mixed mode) · Iowa
Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority
Des Moines, IA · ~289 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 9.0
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority runs at 200% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Bus transit systems (except mixed mode) workplace, earning a grade D.
Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority: 9.0 TCR = 200% of Bus transit systems (except mixed mode) BLS 4.5 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority safety composite
Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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
−2.8
2016→2024
Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority injury rate improved
Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority's TCR fell 2.8 from 11.1 in 2016 to 8.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 11.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.61× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=11.1 · 2021=5.6 · 2022=11.7 · 2023=8.4 · 2024=8.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 485113 · Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 9.0 · 200% of ind
- DART 5.5 DART
- RANK #7/7
- PHOTO 626 FOOTHILL
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 125 inj
- SIZE ~289 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 626 FOOTHILL (0.1 TCR gap)
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Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- 626 FOOTHILL
626 FOOTHILL
9.1 TCR
- 6091-626
6091-626
9.1 TCR
- 6091-743
6091-743
9.1 TCR
- This site
Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority
9 TCR
- 7010 TRANSIT R
7010 TRANSIT REGION-BOSTON MA
8.9 TCR
What this shows Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority averages 9.0 TCR (200% of the Bus transit systems (except mixed mode) BLS benchmark).
Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority TCR series: 2016=11.1 · 2021=5.6 · 2022=11.7 · 2023=8.4 · 2024=8.2 · BLS 4.5
Where Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority falls in its industry
332 Bus transit systems (except mi establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 7 Bus transit systems (except mi employers in Iowa.
Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority has more employees than the Bus transit systems (except mixed mode) median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.2 | 5.5 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.7 | 9.5 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
485113 · IA · Des Moines
332 Bus transit systems (except mixed mode) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 525 employers in Des Moines, 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 | 626 FOOTHILL | 9.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6091-626 | 9.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6091-743 | 9.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 7010 TRANSIT REGION-BOSTON MA | 8.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Upper Iowa Beef LLC | 289 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Highline Warren Council Bluffs Mfg | 289 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Des Moines, Iowa | 289 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rockwell Collins (Decorah) | 289 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate Center | 6,292 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines | 4,884 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MercyOne Des Moines | 3,547 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Des Moines Methodist Hospital | 3,495 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | City of Asheville Fire Department | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sunnyvale Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Home2 Suites Atascadero | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gulf Pointe Plaza Nursing & Rehabilitation | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Voyant Beauty Ridgefield | 289 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wichita Center for Graduate Medical Education | 289 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TLD ACE Corporation | 289 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HQ Whippany NJ | 289 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.