Drywall contractors · Iowa
Heartland Finishes, INC
Des Moines, IA · ~134 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Heartland Finishes, INC runs at 198% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Drywall contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
Heartland Finishes, INC: 5.5 TCR = 198% of Drywall contractors BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Heartland Finishes, INC safety composite
Heartland Finishes, INC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 28%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% 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
Heartland Finishes, INC: 2.9 → 3.9 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 9.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.42× in 2024
Heartland Finishes, INC's TCR rose 1.1 from 2.9 in 2016 to 3.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 9.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.42× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238310 · Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 198% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #7/13
- PHOTO Cornhusker Insulation
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 61 inj
- SIZE ~134 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Cornhusker Insulation (0.0 TCR gap)
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Heartland Finishes, INC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Heartland Finishes, INC
5.5 TCR
- Cornhusker Ins
Cornhusker Insulation
5.5 TCR
- SoHo Training
SoHo Training Center - WX
5.5 TCR
- Heritage Plast
Heritage Plastering, Inc
5.5 TCR
- TCI Myrtle Bea
TCI Myrtle Beach #768
5.5 TCR
What this shows Heartland Finishes, INC averages 5.5 TCR (198% of the Drywall contractors BLS benchmark).
Heartland Finishes, INC TCR series: 2016=2.9 · 2017=5.5 · 2018=7 · 2019=9.1 · 2020=9.7 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=6.3 · 2024=3.9 · BLS 2.8
Where Heartland Finishes, INC falls in its industry
1,613 Drywall contractors establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 13 Drywall contractors employers in Iowa.
Heartland Finishes, INC has more employees than the Drywall contractors median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.7 | 7.5 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.1 | 7.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.0 | 1.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238310 · IA · Des Moines
1,613 Drywall contractors 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 | Cornhusker Insulation | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SoHo Training Center - WX | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Heritage Plastering, Inc | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TCI Myrtle Beach #768 | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Corteva Agriscience- Hedrick Production | 134 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Graham Construction Company - Central Iowa | 134 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Keokuk Steel Castings | 134 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HUSCO International Maquoketa | 134 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 | Arlington TX Windows | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | JLG - Houston | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Juniata | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Silver Springs Bottled Water Company | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Casa Grande | 134 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ruppert Landscape - Raleigh | 134 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sierra CTS | 134 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sabre Corporation | 134 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.