Herbicides manufacturing · Iowa
Helena Industries LLC - Des Moines
Des Moines, IA · ~175 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Helena Industries LLC - Des Moines runs at 111% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Herbicides manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Helena Industries LLC - Des Moines: 3.7 TCR = 111% of Herbicides manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Helena Industries LLC - Des Moines safety composite
Helena Industries LLC - Des Moines scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 29%), 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).
41/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.9
2018→2024
Helena Industries LLC - Des Moines injury rate improved
Helena Industries LLC - Des Moines's TCR fell 0.9 from 2.5 in 2018 to 1.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 13.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=2.5 · 2019=2.0 · 2020=13.0 · 2021=2.4 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=0.9 · 2024=1.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325320 · Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.7 · 111% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #5/11
- PHOTO Bell Laboratories, I…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~175 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bell Laboratories, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Helena Industries LLC - Des Moines in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Helena Industries LLC - Des Moines
3.7 TCR
- Pleasantville
Pleasantville Building
3.7 TCR
- BASF Corporati
BASF Corporation - Fenton Plant
3.7 TCR
- Bell Laborator
Bell Laboratories, Inc.
3.6 TCR
- Omnium - St. J
Omnium - St. Joseph, MO
3.6 TCR
What this shows Helena Industries LLC - Des Moines averages 3.7 TCR (111% of the Herbicides manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Helena Industries LLC - Des Moines TCR series: 2018=2.5 · 2019=2 · 2020=13 · 2021=2.4 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=0.9 · 2024=1.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Helena Industries LLC - Des Moines falls in its industry
145 Herbicides manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 29% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.1.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 11 Herbicides manufacturing employers in Iowa.
Helena Industries LLC - Des Moines has more employees than the Herbicides manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.1. 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 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.0 | 12.3 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325320 · IA · Des Moines
145 Herbicides manufacturing 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 | Bell Laboratories, Inc. | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pleasantville Building | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Omnium - St. Joseph, MO | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BASF Corporation - Fenton Plant | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Twin City Drive | 175 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northwest Steel Erection | 175 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | W-S Industrial Services, Inc | 175 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Loparex, Iowa City | 175 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 | Nature's Blend | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Grafton City Hospital | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | maust | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Fresh Market 055 | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 1 Spectacle Street | 175 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Conductix-Wampfler Omaha | 175 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Perrysburg 1102 | 175 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Woodard | 175 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.