Hydroelectric Power Generation · Iowa

Des Moines CoGeneration

Des Moines, IA · ~13 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
2.0
Avg TCR
1.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Des Moines CoGeneration runs at 164% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Hydroelectric Power Generation workplace, earning a grade D.

Des Moines CoGeneration: 2.0 TCR = 164% of Hydroelectric Power Generation BLS 1.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Des Moines CoGeneration safety composite

Des Moines CoGeneration scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 76% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).

C

66/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 1.97 per 100 workers

Safer than 66% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 76% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 52% 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

−7.1

2016→2022

Des Moines CoGeneration injury rate improved

Des Moines CoGeneration's TCR fell 7.1 from 7.1 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2016 at 7.1 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=7.1 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=6.7 · 2022=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221111 · Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 2.0 · 164% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #3/4
  • PHOTO Monroe Bridge Office
  • BOOK 7y book
  • INJ 2 inj
  • SIZE ~13 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Monroe Bridge Office (0.0 TCR gap)

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Des Moines CoGeneration in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Des Moines CoGeneration averages 2.0 TCR (164% of the Hydroelectric Power Generation BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Des Moines CoGeneration TCR series: 2016=7.1 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=6.7 · 2022=0 · BLS 1.2

Where Des Moines CoGeneration falls in its industry

129 Hydroelectric Power Generation establishments

Safer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Hydroelectric Power Generation employers in Iowa.

Des Moines CoGeneration (13 employees, TCR 2.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 52 employees and a TCR of 3.3 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400500 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Des Moines CoGeneration
Des Moines CoGeneration (13 employees, TCR 2.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 52 employees and a TCR of 3.3

Des Moines CoGeneration has fewer employees than the Hydroelectric Power Generation median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 6.7 0.0 1 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2017 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2016 7.1 0.0 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221111 · IA · Des Moines

129 Hydroelectric Power Generation 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. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel Establishment Metric
NAICS-TCR Monroe Bridge Office 1.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR PSE, EOB - Everett Operating Base 1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR 84A - Keokuk Energy Ctr Gen and Bud 1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR NYSEG Plattsburgh 1.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE United Farmers Cooperative (Villisca Station) 13 FTE
STATE-SIZE Kinzler Construction Services - Ames 13 FTE
STATE-SIZE New Hampton Feed Plant 13 FTE
STATE-SIZE Hamlin Feed Mill 13 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 Piggly Wiggly #558 2.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Food Giant #592 2.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Food Giant #586 2.0 TCR
NAT-TCR KLS Stryker PDC, RDC 2.0 TCR

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: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.