Grease, inedible, animal and vegetable, refining and blending purchased oils · Iowa
Feed Energy 3121
Des Moines, IA · ~39 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 17.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Feed Energy 3121 runs at 533% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Grease, inedible, animal and vegetable, refining and blending purchased oils workplace, earning a grade F.
Feed Energy 3121: 17.6 TCR = 533% of Grease, inedible, animal and vegetable, refining and blending purchased oils BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Feed Energy 3121 safety composite
Feed Energy 3121 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 1%), 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).
15/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 17.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 12.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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
Feed Energy 3121: 14.0 → 22.2 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 29.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.72× in 2024
Feed Energy 3121's TCR rose 8.2 from 14.0 in 2021 to 22.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 29.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.72× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311225 · Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 17.6 · 533% of ind
- DART 12.7 DART
- RANK #8/8
- PHOTO Sunflower Vegetable …
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~39 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sunflower Vegetable Oil, Inc. (2.3 TCR gap)
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Feed Energy 3121 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- LSW
LSW
21.3 TCR
- This site
Feed Energy 3121
17.6 TCR
- Sunflower Vege
Sunflower Vegetable Oil, Inc.
15.3 TCR
- Coast Packing
Coast Packing Company
14.5 TCR
- PBP
PBP
13.6 TCR
What this shows Feed Energy 3121 averages 17.6 TCR (533% of the Grease, inedible, animal and vegetable, refining and blending purchased oils BLS benchmark).
Feed Energy 3121 TCR series: 2021=14 · 2022=4.7 · 2023=29.4 · 2024=22.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Feed Energy 3121 falls in its industry
86 Grease, inedible, animal and v establishmentsSafer than 1% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 8 Grease, inedible, animal and v employers in Iowa.
Feed Energy 3121 has fewer employees than the Grease, inedible, animal and vegetable, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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 | 22.2 | 12.7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 29.4 | 19.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14.0 | 2.3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311225 · IA · Des Moines
86 Grease, inedible, animal and vegetable, refining and blending purchased oils 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 | Sunflower Vegetable Oil, Inc. | 15.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Coast Packing Company | 14.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LSW | 21.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PBP | 13.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GGDC | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corteva Agriscience: MRN1: Marion IA R&D | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Electric Production | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Crystal Lake | 39 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 | Moose Lake Mercy Campus | 17.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wheeling Ground | 17.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cobble Hill Health Center nursing home | 17.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 1108 | 17.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | B W Supply Company | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Middlesex Baekland | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gardens at Laguna Springs | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Heritage Manor | 39 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.