Psychiatric hospitals (except convalescent) · Iowa
DHS-Independence Mental Health Institute
Independence, IA · ~187 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 19.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
DHS-Independence Mental Health Institute runs at 503% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Psychiatric hospitals (except convalescent) workplace, earning a grade F.
DHS-Independence Mental Health Institute: 19.1 TCR = 503% of Psychiatric hospitals (except convalescent) BLS 3.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
DHS-Independence Mental Health Institute safety composite
DHS-Independence Mental Health Institute scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 0%), 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).
14/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 19.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 39.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% 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%).
Rising injury rate
DHS-Independence Mental Health Institute: 10.5 → 46.2 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 93.1 TCR · DART/TCR 2.06× in 2024
DHS-Independence Mental Health Institute's TCR rose 35.7 from 10.5 in 2016 to 46.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 93.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 2.06× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622210 · Independence, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 19.1 · 503% of ind
- DART 39.3 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO 2576-238
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 149 inj
- SIZE ~187 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 2576-238 (0.0 TCR gap)
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DHS-Independence Mental Health Institute in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Horizon Acute
Horizon Acute Care Center
19.3 TCR
- SOUTHERN WINDS
SOUTHERN WINDS HOSPITAL
19.2 TCR
- This site
DHS-Independence Mental Health Institute
19.1 TCR
- 2576-238
2576-238
19.1 TCR
- Peak View Beha
Peak View Behavioral Health
18.9 TCR
What this shows DHS-Independence Mental Health Institute averages 19.1 TCR (503% of the Psychiatric hospitals (except convalescent) BLS benchmark).
DHS-Independence Mental Health Institute TCR series: 2016=10.5 · 2017=11.1 · 2018=5.8 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=5.4 · 2021=27 · 2022=93.1 · 2023=42.6 · 2024=46.2 · BLS 3.8
Where DHS-Independence Mental Health Institute falls in its industry
872 Psychiatric hospitals (except establishmentsSafer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.7.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Psychiatric hospitals (except employers in Iowa.
DHS-Independence Mental Health Institute has fewer employees than the Psychiatric hospitals (except convalesce median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.7. 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 | 46.2 | 39.3 | 38 | 49 | 0 |
| 2023 | 42.6 | 42.0 | 33 | 46 | 0 |
| 2022 | 93.1 | 88.0 | 7 | 139 | 0 |
| 2021 | 27.0 | 23.8 | 8 | 35 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.1 | 9.1 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.5 | 8.1 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622210 · IA · Independence
872 Psychiatric hospitals (except convalescent) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 26 employers in Independence, 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 | 2576-238 | 19.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SOUTHERN WINDS HOSPITAL | 19.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Peak View Behavioral Health | 18.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Horizon Acute Care Center | 19.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pleasant Hill - Main Store | 187 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1939 - Altoona | 187 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BURLINGTON TERMINAL | 187 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ida County Community Hospital Inc | 187 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Indepedence Store | 524 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Geater Machining and Manufacturing, CO | 315 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | People's Memorial Hospital of Buchanan County Health Center | 260 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | INDEPENDENCE PLANT | 244 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Store 8003 | 19.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Department of Streets & Sanitation - Bureau of Forestry | 19.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gadsden Budweiser | 19.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Blue Diamond Steel Casting LLC | 19.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cora Texas Manufacturing Co., LLC | 187 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Santa Maria | 187 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lewisville | 187 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Long Electric Co. Inc. | 187 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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