Airport baggage handling services · Iowa
DSM Des Moines International Airport
Des Moines, IA · ~52 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.3
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
DSM Des Moines International Airport runs at 72% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Airport baggage handling services workplace, earning a grade B.
DSM Des Moines International Airport: 3.3 TCR = 72% of Airport baggage handling services BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
DSM Des Moines International Airport safety composite
DSM Des Moines International Airport scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 66% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 34%), 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 3.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
DSM Des Moines International Airport: 0.0 → 6.4 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 6.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.3× in 2023
DSM Des Moines International Airport's TCR rose 6.4 from 0.0 in 2017 to 6.4 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 6.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 488119 · Des Moines, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 3.3 · 72% of ind
- DART 4.2 DART
- RANK #6/16
- PHOTO Atlantic Aviation - …
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~52 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Atlantic Aviation - MCO (0.0 TCR gap)
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DSM Des Moines International Airport in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
DSM Des Moines International Airport
3.3 TCR
- Atlantic Aviat
Atlantic Aviation - MCO
3.3 TCR
- ABQ Albuquerqu
ABQ Albuquerque International Airport
3.3 TCR
- 4765-0717-9857
4765-0717-9857
3.3 TCR
- DGS Aviation S
DGS Aviation Services : SEA - Seattle
3.3 TCR
What this shows DSM Des Moines International Airport averages 3.3 TCR (72% of the Airport baggage handling services BLS benchmark).
DSM Des Moines International Airport TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=5.3 · 2019=0 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=0 · 2022=4.7 · 2023=6.4 · BLS 4.5
Where DSM Des Moines International Airport falls in its industry
1,555 Airport baggage handling servi establishmentsSafer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 16 Airport baggage handling servi employers in Iowa.
DSM Des Moines International Airport has fewer employees than the Airport baggage handling services median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.4 | 4.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
488119 · IA · Des Moines
1,555 Airport baggage handling services 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 | Atlantic Aviation - MCO | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ABQ Albuquerque International Airport | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4765-0717-9857 | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DGS Aviation Services : SEA - Seattle | 3.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | KE Flatwork Inc. | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WNADGL, LLC | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Earth Services & Abatement | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Snappy Popcorn | 52 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 | ABQ Albuquerque International Airport | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CA - Adidas (Bloomington) | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Morgan Inc | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eden Prairie W 70th St | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | McCoys Building Supply-Longview | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LifeSkills Warren County Industries | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Conns DC-Houston | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sohn Manufacturing Inc | 52 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.