Recycling · Iowa
Des Moines Recycling Collection Center
Des Moines, IA · ~22 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Des Moines Recycling Collection Center runs at 167% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Recycling workplace, earning a grade D.
Des Moines Recycling Collection Center: 4.3 TCR = 167% of Recycling BLS 2.6 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Des Moines Recycling Collection Center safety composite
Des Moines Recycling Collection Center scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 39%), 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% 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%).
Des Moines Recycling Collection Center held a steady TCR band
Des Moines Recycling Collection Center's TCR held near 0.1 from 4.3 in 2022 to 4.4 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 1.01× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=4.3 · 2023=4.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 167% of ind
- DART 4.4 DART
- RANK #9/24
- PHOTO Johns Disposal Servi…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Johns Disposal Service, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Des Moines Recycling Collection Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Des Moines Recycling Collection Center
4.3 TCR
- Johns Disposal
Johns Disposal Service, Inc.
4.3 TCR
- Jacksonville N
Jacksonville North
4.3 TCR
- Casella Waste
Casella Waste Services,Ithaca
4.3 TCR
- High Point
High Point
4.3 TCR
What this shows Des Moines Recycling Collection Center averages 4.3 TCR (167% of the Recycling BLS benchmark).
Des Moines Recycling Collection Center TCR series: 2022=4.3 · 2023=4.4 · BLS 2.6
Where Des Moines Recycling Collection Center falls in its industry
2,322 Recycling establishmentsSafer than 58% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 24 Recycling employers in Iowa.
Des Moines Recycling Collection Center has fewer employees than the Recycling median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · IA · Des Moines
2,322 Recycling 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 | Johns Disposal Service, Inc. | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jacksonville North | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Casella Waste Services,Ithaca | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | High Point | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GDM Seeds, Inc - Ankeny, IA | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | United Farmers Cooperative (Mt. Ayr) | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kevin D. Moellers | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sheldon | 22 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 | Mt Holly Urgent Care | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 693 - Plymouth Branch | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Signature Systems Group, LLC - Orlando | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Western DuPage Special Recreation Association | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Weld Cty School Dst Cust Acqui | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Structural Plastics Corp | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 863 - Deerfield Branch | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Aztec Steel | 22 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.