Less Than Truckload General Freight Trucking · Iowa
Des Moines IA FXFE-DSM
Des Moines, IA · ~246 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Des Moines IA FXFE-DSM runs at 96% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Less Than Truckload General Freight Trucking workplace, earning a grade C.
Des Moines IA FXFE-DSM: 4.3 TCR = 96% of Less Than Truckload General Freight Trucking BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Des Moines IA FXFE-DSM safety composite
Des Moines IA FXFE-DSM scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 68% 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).
63/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% 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
−2.0
2016→2024
Des Moines IA FXFE-DSM injury rate improved
Des Moines IA FXFE-DSM's TCR fell 2.0 from 4.8 in 2016 to 2.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 6.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.56× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.8 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=4.4 · 2021=6.5 · 2022=5.8 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=2.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484122 · Des Moines, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 4.3 · 96% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #13/50
- PHOTO South Boston 103
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 85 inj
- SIZE ~246 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: South Boston 103 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Des Moines IA FXFE-DSM in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Des Moines IA FXFE-DSM
4.3 TCR
- South Boston 1
South Boston 103
4.3 TCR
- Charlotte NC F
Charlotte NC FXFE-CLT
4.3 TCR
- Harrisburg PA
Harrisburg PA FXFE-HSG
4.3 TCR
- 1361 S. 3200 W
1361 S. 3200 W.
4.3 TCR
What this shows Des Moines IA FXFE-DSM averages 4.3 TCR (96% of the Less Than Truckload General Freight Trucking BLS benchmark).
Des Moines IA FXFE-DSM TCR series: 2016=4.8 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=4.4 · 2021=6.5 · 2022=5.8 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 4.5
Where Des Moines IA FXFE-DSM falls in its industry
3,020 Less Than Truckload General Fr establishmentsSafer than 68% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 50 Less Than Truckload General Fr employers in Iowa.
Des Moines IA FXFE-DSM has more employees than the Less Than Truckload General Freight Truc median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.6. 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 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484122 · IA · Des Moines
3,020 Less Than Truckload General Freight Trucking 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 | South Boston 103 | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Charlotte NC FXFE-CLT | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Harrisburg PA FXFE-HSG | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1361 S. 3200 W. | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Smithfield Mason City | 246 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Clinton Folding | 246 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bemis North America - Centerville | 246 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rockwell Collins (Bellevue) | 246 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 | Charlotte NC FXFE-CLT | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Harrisburg PA FXFE-HSG | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | W. Palm Beach | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TAMU W Texas Mn | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Eufaula FP Plant | 246 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Deutsche Windtechnik Inc | 246 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Phelps Dodge Refining Corporation | 246 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0996 - Issaquah | 246 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.