MDs' (medical doctors, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) · Iowa
Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - DSM
Des Moines, IA · ~37 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - DSM runs at 169% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical MDs' (medical doctors, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) workplace, earning a grade D.
Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - DSM: 6.4 TCR = 169% of MDs' (medical doctors, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) BLS 3.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - DSM safety composite
Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - DSM scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 18%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 70% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - DSM: 5.5 → 10.8 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 10.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2023
Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - DSM's TCR rose 5.2 from 5.5 in 2018 to 10.8 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621111 · Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.4 · 169% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #66/77
- PHOTO Hickory Center/Vera …
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~37 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hickory Center/Vera West (0.0 TCR gap)
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Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - DSM in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Sutter Bay Med
Sutter Bay Medical Foundation (30775)
6.5 TCR
- This site
Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - DSM
6.4 TCR
- Hickory Center
Hickory Center/Vera West
6.4 TCR
- Northern Light
Northern Light Health Union Street
6.4 TCR
- 2205-Charlotte
2205-Charlotte Peds-Lower Steele Cr
6.4 TCR
What this shows Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - DSM averages 6.4 TCR (169% of the MDs' (medical doctors, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) BLS benchmark).
Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - DSM TCR series: 2018=5.5 · 2021=3 · 2023=10.8 · BLS 3.8
Where Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - DSM falls in its industry
2,836 MDs' (medical doctors, except establishmentsSafer than 18% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #66 safest of 77 MDs' (medical doctors, except employers in Iowa.
Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - DSM has fewer employees than the MDs' (medical doctors, except mental hea median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621111 · IA · Des Moines
2,836 MDs' (medical doctors, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) 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 | Hickory Center/Vera West | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Northern Light Health Union Street | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2205-Charlotte Peds-Lower Steele Cr | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sutter Bay Medical Foundation (30775) | 6.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Rockwell City Warehouse | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sioux County Egg | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | OSI Gen Repair & Svc Wind Plt | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BHE - Lawrence (KS009) | 37 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 | Virginia Veterinary Specialists | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Modern Building Systems | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wood Tech Industries, LLC | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Eveleth | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kemira Water Solutions East Chicago Logistics | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | New Vistas | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Del Sur | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Roadium Open Air Market | 37 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.