Tire manufacturing · Iowa
Des Moines (BAMG)
Des Moines, IA · ~1,189 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Des Moines (BAMG) runs at 57% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Tire manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Des Moines (BAMG): 1.9 TCR = 57% of Tire manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Des Moines (BAMG) safety composite
Des Moines (BAMG) scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 54%), 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).
73/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 54% 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
−2.0
2016→2024
Des Moines (BAMG) injury rate improved
Des Moines (BAMG)'s TCR fell 2.0 from 2.5 in 2016 to 0.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 2.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.07× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.5 · 2017=2.4 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=1.5 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=1.3 · 2024=0.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326211 · Des Moines, IA AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 57% of ind
- DART 0.1 DART
- RANK #1/4
- PHOTO Akron Research
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 194 inj
- SIZE ~1,189 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Akron Research (0.1 TCR gap)
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Des Moines (BAMG) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Akron Research
Akron Research
2 TCR
- Akron Test Cen
Akron Test Center and Engineering Technology Simulator Lab
2 TCR
- This site
Des Moines (BAMG)
1.9 TCR
- Aiken PSR (BAM
Aiken PSR (BAMG)
1.7 TCR
- Buffalo Operat
Buffalo Operations
1.6 TCR
What this shows Des Moines (BAMG) averages 1.9 TCR (57% of the Tire manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Des Moines (BAMG) TCR series: 2016=2.5 · 2017=2.4 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=1.5 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=1.3 · 2024=0.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Des Moines (BAMG) falls in its industry
114 Tire manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 74% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 4 Tire manufacturing employers in Iowa.
Des Moines (BAMG) has more employees than the Tire manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 26 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326211 · IA · Des Moines
114 Tire manufacturing 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 | Akron Research | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Akron Test Center and Engineering Technology Simulator Lab | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Aiken PSR (BAMG) | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Buffalo Operations | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Waterloo Works Drive Train Operations | 1,189 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Weitz Company, LLC | 1,190 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | St. Luke's Regional Medical Center | 1,201 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Perry Plant | 1,172 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 | Chattanooga Boiler & Tank Company, Inc. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Thermo King of Orlando | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pelham Plastics Inc. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Springfield - 35 Heywood Street | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wellstar Paulding Hospital | 1,189 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2 Penn MSG Corporate | 1,189 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carteret Health Care | 1,189 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS Milton Hospital | 1,189 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.