Agricultural chemicals merchant wholesalers · Iowa
Des Moines, IA - NBU
West Des Moines, IA · ~63 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Des Moines, IA - NBU runs at 13% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Agricultural chemicals merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade A.
Des Moines, IA - NBU: 0.3 TCR = 13% of Agricultural chemicals merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Des Moines, IA - NBU safety composite
Des Moines, IA - NBU scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 99% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
78/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 99% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−1.5
2019→2024
Des Moines, IA - NBU injury rate improved
Des Moines, IA - NBU's TCR fell 1.5 from 1.5 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 1.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=1.5 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424910 · West Des Moines, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.3 · 13% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #7/154
- PHOTO Corteva Johnston Cam…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~63 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Corteva Johnston Campus - JH38 Carver (0.0 TCR gap)
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Des Moines, IA - NBU in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site 0.3
Des Moines, IA - NBU
0.3 TCR
- Corteva Johnst 0.3
Corteva Johnston Campus - JH38 Carver
0.3 TCR
- Green Resource 0.3
Green Resource #540
0.3 TCR
- Centerra Co-op 0.3
Centerra Co-op, Ashland Corporate
0.3 TCR
- Woodstock 0.3
Woodstock
0.3 TCR
What this shows Des Moines, IA - NBU averages 0.3 TCR (13% of the Agricultural chemicals merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Des Moines, IA - NBU TCR series: 2019=1.5 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Des Moines, IA - NBU falls in its industry
1,202 Agricultural chemicals merchan establishmentsSafer than 99% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 154 Agricultural chemicals merchan employers in Iowa.
Des Moines, IA - NBU has more employees than the Agricultural chemicals merchant wholesal median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424910 · IA · West Des Moines
1,202 Agricultural chemicals merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 160 employers in West 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 | Corteva Johnston Campus - JH38 Carver | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Green Resource #540 | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Centerra Co-op, Ashland Corporate | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Woodstock | 0.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Cherokee-US-Production | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | D.R. Horton, Inc. - Iowa, LLC | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Keen Project Solutions | 63 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hy-Vee, Inc. | 73,135 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wright Tree Service, Inc | 4,019 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WDMCS | 1,363 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FBL Financial Group Inc., Corporate Headquarters | 1,123 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | General Atomics - Poway - A38 | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DDP Specialty Electronics Materials US | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | D.R. Horton, Inc. - Panama City | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | OCM Inc. | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Starboard Logistics LLC | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Borton Zillah Plant | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FGE | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AK at Tappan Hill | 63 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.