Medical doctors' (MDs, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) · Iowa
Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - WDM
West Des Moines, IA · ~205 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - WDM runs at 178% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Medical doctors' (MDs, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) workplace, earning a grade D.
Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - WDM: 6.8 TCR = 178% of Medical doctors' (MDs, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) BLS 3.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - WDM safety composite
Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - WDM scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 17%), 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 6.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.6
2018→2023
Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - WDM injury rate improved
Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - WDM's TCR fell 1.6 from 5.6 in 2018 to 4.1 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 10.6 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=5.6 · 2021=10.6 · 2023=4.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621111 · West Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.8 · 178% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #67/77
- PHOTO 2025-Char Med Clinic…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 27 inj
- SIZE ~205 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 2025-Char Med Clinic-Arboretum (0.0 TCR gap)
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Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - WDM in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - WDM
6.8 TCR
- 2025-Char Med
2025-Char Med Clinic-Arboretum
6.8 TCR
- Oregon Oncolog
Oregon Oncology Specialists
6.8 TCR
- Beachwood Medi
Beachwood Medical Office
6.8 TCR
- FV-Clinics - E
FV-Clinics - Eagan
6.8 TCR
What this shows Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - WDM averages 6.8 TCR (178% of the Medical doctors' (MDs, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) BLS benchmark).
Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - WDM TCR series: 2018=5.6 · 2021=10.6 · 2023=4.1 · BLS 3.8
Where Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - WDM falls in its industry
2,836 Medical doctors' (MDs, except establishmentsSafer than 17% 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 #67 safest of 77 Medical doctors' (MDs, except employers in Iowa.
Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC - WDM has more employees than the Medical doctors' (MDs, 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 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.6 | 1.7 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621111 · IA · West Des Moines
2,836 Medical doctors' (MDs, except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) 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 | 2025-Char Med Clinic-Arboretum | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Oregon Oncology Specialists | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Beachwood Medical Office | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FV-Clinics - Eagan | 6.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Van Maanen Electric, Inc. | 205 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Chariton Produce Commissary | 205 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Viking Pump Inc - Machine Shop (A Unit of IDEX Corporation) | 205 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Henderson Products Manchester | 205 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 | Cornelia Nixon Davis, Inc | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Advanced Restoration | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | American Paper Converting Inc. | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kpmf USA | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | MP Management Services | 205 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KS Energy Services (Northern IL) | 205 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lilja Corp | 205 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Aerospace : Dublin | 205 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.