Hospitals, general medical and surgical · Iowa
Des Moines Methodist Hospital
Des Moines, IA · ~3,495 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 6.3
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Des Moines Methodist Hospital runs at 85% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Hospitals, general medical and surgical workplace, earning a grade C.
Des Moines Methodist Hospital: 6.3 TCR = 85% of Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS 7.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Des Moines Methodist Hospital safety composite
Des Moines Methodist Hospital scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 25%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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
−0.4
2022→2024
Des Moines Methodist Hospital injury rate improved
Des Moines Methodist Hospital's TCR fell 0.4 from 6.9 in 2022 to 6.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 6.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.49× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=6.9 · 2023=5.6 · 2024=6.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Des Moines, IA AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade C · TCR 6.3 · 85% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #126/160
- PHOTO AdventHealth Lake Wa…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 390 inj
- SIZE ~3,495 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: AdventHealth Lake Wales (0.0 TCR gap)
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Des Moines Methodist Hospital in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Des Moines Methodist Hospital
6.3 TCR
- AdventHealth L
AdventHealth Lake Wales
6.3 TCR
- Lutheran Hospi
Lutheran Hospital
6.3 TCR
- Taos
Taos
6.3 TCR
- 26090001-26090
26090001-260901 CHI HEALTH ST FRANCIS
6.3 TCR
What this shows Des Moines Methodist Hospital averages 6.3 TCR (85% of the Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS benchmark).
Des Moines Methodist Hospital TCR series: 2022=6.9 · 2023=5.6 · 2024=6.5 · BLS 7.5
Where Des Moines Methodist Hospital falls in its industry
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and establishmentsSafer than 33% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #126 safest of 160 Hospitals, general medical and employers in Iowa.
Des Moines Methodist Hospital has more employees than the Hospitals, general medical and surgical median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. 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 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 143 | 28 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 113 | 29 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 134 | 42 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · IA · Des Moines
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and surgical 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 | AdventHealth Lake Wales | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lutheran Hospital | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Taos | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 26090001-260901 CHI HEALTH ST FRANCIS | 6.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CRST EXPEDITED INC | 3,475 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Iowa Methodist Hospital | 3,456 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MercyOne Des Moines | 3,547 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2643-14030001-140301 | 3,252 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate Center | 6,292 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines | 4,884 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Des Moines Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE | 2,985 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TMC Transportation - Corporate | 2,208 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hydra Pools, Inc - Niota | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Republic Services Maloy Hauling | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hialeah Park Casino | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Breakthru Beverage Florida - Pensacola | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Overlook Medical Center | 3,494 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : FTW6 | 3,496 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pitt County Schools | 3,499 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Perrigo : Michigan-Allegan (PMI) | 3,500 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.