Freight Trucking LTL · Iowa
Ds Des Moines
Des Moines, IA · ~55 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.4
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ds Des Moines runs at 98% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Freight Trucking LTL workplace, earning a grade C.
Ds Des Moines: 4.4 TCR = 98% of Freight Trucking LTL BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ds Des Moines safety composite
Ds Des Moines scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 67% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 33%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 67% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Ds Des Moines: 3.5 → 5.3 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 5.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.2× in 2018
Ds Des Moines's TCR rose 1.8 from 3.5 in 2016 to 5.3 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 1.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484122 · Des Moines, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 4.4 · 98% of ind
- DART 5.3 DART
- RANK #15/50
- PHOTO R+L Carriers - GRE
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~55 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: R+L Carriers - GRE (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ds Des Moines in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Ds Des Moines
4.4 TCR
- R+L Carriers -
R+L Carriers - GRE
4.4 TCR
- R+L Carriers -
R+L Carriers - TSE
4.4 TCR
- XTO
XTO
4.4 TCR
- OSH-ODFL
OSH-ODFL
4.4 TCR
What this shows Ds Des Moines averages 4.4 TCR (98% of the Freight Trucking LTL BLS benchmark).
Ds Des Moines TCR series: 2016=3.5 · 2018=5.3 · BLS 4.5
Where Ds Des Moines falls in its industry
3,020 Freight Trucking LTL establishmentsSafer than 67% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 50 Freight Trucking LTL employers in Iowa.
Ds Des Moines has fewer employees than the Freight Trucking LTL median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484122 · IA · Des Moines
3,020 Freight Trucking LTL 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 | R+L Carriers - GRE | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | R+L Carriers - TSE | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | XTO | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OSH-ODFL | 4.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Oakridge | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DuPont Pioneer - Algona Research - ALG2 | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | City of Altoona- Streets | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Quality Traffic Control, Inc. | 55 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 | Corporate Office | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MGI | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 36-50-51-Chicago | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Sarah Roberts French Home, Inc. | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Aqua North Carolina, Inc. - Denver | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fluid Connectors : Kent | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Public Works | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | General Stamping & Metalworks - Tomah | 55 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.