Road construction · Iowa
Des Moines Asphalt & Paving
Ankeny, IA · ~58 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Des Moines Asphalt & Paving runs at 112% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Road construction workplace, earning a grade C.
Des Moines Asphalt & Paving: 3.1 TCR = 112% of Road construction BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Des Moines Asphalt & Paving safety composite
Des Moines Asphalt & Paving scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 48%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Des Moines Asphalt & Paving: 2.5 → 3.7 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 3.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.4× in 2017
Des Moines Asphalt & Paving's TCR rose 1.2 from 2.5 in 2016 to 3.7 in 2017. In 2017, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 237310 · Ankeny, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.1 · 112% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #32/111
- PHOTO G. Bortolotto & Co.,…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~58 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: G. Bortolotto & Co., Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Des Moines Asphalt & Paving in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Des Moines Asphalt & Paving
3.1 TCR
- G. Bortolotto
G. Bortolotto & Co., Inc.
3.1 TCR
- Southeast Road
Southeast Roadbuilders Contruction
3.1 TCR
- Key, LLC - Mai
Key, LLC - Main
3.1 TCR
- CDOT-Electrica
CDOT-Electrical Operations Division | 2451 S. Ashland Ave.
3.1 TCR
What this shows Des Moines Asphalt & Paving averages 3.1 TCR (112% of the Road construction BLS benchmark).
Des Moines Asphalt & Paving TCR series: 2016=2.5 · 2017=3.7 · BLS 2.8
Where Des Moines Asphalt & Paving falls in its industry
4,078 Road construction establishmentsSafer than 48% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #32 safest of 111 Road construction employers in Iowa.
Des Moines Asphalt & Paving has fewer employees than the Road construction median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
237310 · IA · Ankeny
4,078 Road construction 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 | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | G. Bortolotto & Co., Inc. | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southeast Roadbuilders Contruction | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Key, LLC - Main | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CDOT-Electrical Operations Division | 2451 S. Ashland Ave. | 3.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Daybreak Foods Inc. - Oakridge | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eagle Point | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cedar Rapids Area Office | 58 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JB Holland Construction, Inc. | 58 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | John Deere Des Moines Works | 1,811 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Des Moines Works | 1,555 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PDI | 859 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baker Group | 617 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Okc #97 | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Yarmouth (Mayar) | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Douglas Country School District #4 District Office | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Northwest Community Healthcare Medical Group at 1450 | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Assisted Living Facility | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Schluter Systems - Reno | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Malden N and R LLC | 58 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AmeriGas - ACE - Ruffs Dales, Pa | 58 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.