Other Building Material Dealers · Iowa
Des Moines RDC
Altoona, IA · ~67 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Des Moines RDC runs at 207% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Other Building Material Dealers workplace, earning a grade F.
Des Moines RDC: 7.0 TCR = 207% of Other Building Material Dealers BLS 3.4 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Des Moines RDC safety composite
Des Moines RDC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 35%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 7.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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
−3.0
2022→2024
Des Moines RDC injury rate improved
Des Moines RDC's TCR fell 3.0 from 8.8 in 2022 to 5.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 8.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.62× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=8.8 · 2023=6.5 · 2024=5.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 444190 · Altoona, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.0 · 207% of ind
- DART 4.3 DART
- RANK #16/19
- PHOTO Wolff Bros. Supply, …
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~67 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Wolff Bros. Supply, Inc. Sandusky (0.0 TCR gap)
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Des Moines RDC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Des Moines RDC
7 TCR
- Wolff Bros. Su
Wolff Bros. Supply, Inc. Sandusky
7 TCR
- Ring's End Nia
Ring's End Niantic
7 TCR
- Heartland Pell
Heartland Pella
7 TCR
- Meyers
Meyers
7 TCR
What this shows Des Moines RDC averages 7.0 TCR (207% of the Other Building Material Dealers BLS benchmark).
Des Moines RDC TCR series: 2022=8.8 · 2023=6.5 · 2024=5.8 · BLS 3.4
Where Des Moines RDC falls in its industry
1,643 Other Building Material Dealer establishmentsSafer than 35% 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 #16 safest of 19 Other Building Material Dealer employers in Iowa.
Des Moines RDC has more employees than the Other Building Material Dealers 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 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
444190 · IA · Altoona
1,643 Other Building Material Dealers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 52 employers in Altoona, 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 | Wolff Bros. Supply, Inc. Sandusky | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ring's End Niantic | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Heartland Pella | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Meyers | 7.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | International Poultry Breeders Hatcheries, Inc. | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dave Schmitt Construction Company | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hendrickson Transportation, LLC | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | General Constructors Inc of the Quad Cities | 67 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casion | 1,043 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Adventureland Resort | 1,040 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino, Inc. | 965 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prairie Meadows Racetrack, Casino & Hotel | 877 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Keystone RV Company - Plant 18 | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Northern DC Butte | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big R of Thornton, LLC. | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MetalStorm, Inc. | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sunset Health Care Center | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grilled Sandwiches, LLC. | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | A-Whisco, Inc. | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Curry Rail Services - Hockley | 67 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.