Academies, college or university · Iowa
Drake University
Des Moines, IA · ~1,642 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Drake University runs at 230% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Academies, college or university workplace, earning a grade F.
Drake University: 3.2 TCR = 230% of Academies, college or university BLS 1.4 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Drake University safety composite
Drake University scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 10%), 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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.3
2016→2019
Drake University injury rate improved
Drake University's TCR fell 1.3 from 3.5 in 2016 to 2.2 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2018 at 3.8 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.5 · 2017=3.3 · 2018=3.8 · 2019=2.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611310 · Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade F · TCR 3.2 · 230% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #8/10
- PHOTO LECOM Erie
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 97 inj
- SIZE ~1,642 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: LECOM Erie (0.0 TCR gap)
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Drake University in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- University of
University of Connecticut - Hartford Campus
3.3 TCR
- This site
Drake University
3.2 TCR
- LECOM Erie
LECOM Erie
3.2 TCR
- University of
University of Minnesota Morris
3.2 TCR
- Methodist Univ
Methodist University
3.2 TCR
What this shows Drake University averages 3.2 TCR (230% of the Academies, college or university BLS benchmark).
Drake University TCR series: 2016=3.5 · 2017=3.3 · 2018=3.8 · 2019=2.2 · BLS 1.4
Where Drake University falls in its industry
347 Academies, college or universi establishmentsSafer than 17% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 10 Academies, college or universi employers in Iowa.
Drake University has more employees than the Academies, college or university median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 26 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 24 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611310 · IA · Des Moines
347 Academies, college or university 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 | LECOM Erie | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | University of Minnesota Morris | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Methodist University | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | University of Connecticut - Hartford Campus | 3.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | JD Waterloo Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations | 1,605 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mercy Medical Center East Campus | 1,592 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mercy Medical Center-Mason City-MHS-IA/NE | 1,590 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Genesis Medical Center East Campus | 1,704 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 | Station 4-12 | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carlisle & Finch | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mission Pools of Escondido | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Carrollwood | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 2573-MN051 | 1,643 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Airbus Mobile Manufacturing Site | 1,643 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trenton Board of Education | 1,641 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Northern Westchester | 1,644 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.