Water treatment plants · Iowa
Des Moines Water Works
Des Moines, IA · ~211 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.1
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Des Moines Water Works runs at 343% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water treatment plants workplace, earning a grade F.
Des Moines Water Works: 4.1 TCR = 343% of Water treatment plants BLS 1.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Des Moines Water Works safety composite
Des Moines Water Works scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 44%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−0.9
2016→2019
Des Moines Water Works injury rate improved
Des Moines Water Works's TCR fell 0.9 from 4.6 in 2016 to 3.7 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2016 at 4.6 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.64× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.6 · 2019=3.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221310 · Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 4.1 · 343% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #8/18
- PHOTO Operations
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~211 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Operations (0.0 TCR gap)
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Des Moines Water Works in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Des Moines Water Works
4.1 TCR
- Operations
Operations
4.1 TCR
- New Jersey Ame
New Jersey American Water- Lawnside
4.1 TCR
- Hydratec, Inc
Hydratec, Inc
4.1 TCR
- Alvarado Water
Alvarado Water Treatment Plant
4.1 TCR
What this shows Des Moines Water Works averages 4.1 TCR (343% of the Water treatment plants BLS benchmark).
Des Moines Water Works TCR series: 2016=4.6 · 2019=3.7 · BLS 1.2
Where Des Moines Water Works falls in its industry
727 Water treatment plants establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 18 Water treatment plants employers in Iowa.
Des Moines Water Works has more employees than the Water treatment plants median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221310 · IA · Des Moines
727 Water treatment plants 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 | Operations | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | New Jersey American Water- Lawnside | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hydratec, Inc | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alvarado Water Treatment Plant | 4.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | US Gypsum Sperry | 211 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0408 - Windows-Customer Care | 211 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Discovery Living, Inc. | 211 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CJ Bio America | 212 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 | Parkview | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bluestem Irvine Distribution Complex - South Bldg. | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mosaic Bryan | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Larkin Industries | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | DP East Halifax | 211 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Horizon Project | 211 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DI - CFT Davis-Monthan | 211 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Manufacturing | 211 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.