Couriers and Express Delivery Services · Iowa
Iades - Des Moines
Des Moines, IA · ~901 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 9.4
- Avg TCR
- 6.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Iades - Des Moines runs at 144% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Couriers and Express Delivery Services workplace, earning a grade D.
Iades - Des Moines: 9.4 TCR = 144% of Couriers and Express Delivery Services BLS 6.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Iades - Des Moines safety composite
Iades - Des Moines scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 31%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 9.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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%).
Iades - Des Moines held a steady TCR band
Iades - Des Moines's TCR held near 0.0 from 10.5 in 2019 to 10.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 10.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.95× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=10.5 · 2020=8.0 · 2021=6.9 · 2022=10.4 · 2023=9.9 · 2024=10.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 492110 · Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 9.4 · 144% of ind
- DART 8.9 DART
- RANK #47/82
- PHOTO Amazon.com Services …
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 339 inj
- SIZE ~901 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Amazon.com Services LLC - DOM2 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Iades - Des Moines in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Iades - Des Moines
9.4 TCR
- Amazon.com Ser
Amazon.com Services LLC - DOM2
9.4 TCR
- CTORA - ORANGE
CTORA - ORANGE
9.4 TCR
- OAK CREEK (WIO
OAK CREEK (WIOAK)
9.4 TCR
- 3 lil birds Ex
3 lil birds Express
9.4 TCR
What this shows Iades - Des Moines averages 9.4 TCR (144% of the Couriers and Express Delivery Services BLS benchmark).
Iades - Des Moines TCR series: 2019=10.5 · 2020=8 · 2021=6.9 · 2022=10.4 · 2023=9.9 · 2024=10.5 · BLS 6.5
Where Iades - Des Moines falls in its industry
6,679 Couriers and Express Delivery establishmentsSafer than 40% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 8.0.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #47 safest of 82 Couriers and Express Delivery employers in Iowa.
Iades - Des Moines has more employees than the Couriers and Express Delivery Services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 8.0. 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 | 10.5 | 8.9 | 59 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 54 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.4 | 7.9 | 70 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.9 | 4.7 | 47 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 52 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.5 | 8.1 | 57 | 12 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
492110 · IA · Des Moines
6,679 Couriers and Express Delivery 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 | Amazon.com Services LLC - DOM2 | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CTORA - ORANGE | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OAK CREEK (WIOAK) | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3 lil birds Express | 9.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 61830022 JENNIE EDMUNDSON MEMORIAL HOSP | 903 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Oscecola Food, LLC | 893 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DES MOINES (IADES) | 878 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TPI Composites LLC IA | 925 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 | Pamdt - Harrisburg Airport | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ctora - Orange | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arbor Ridge at Huntersville | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DGR Operations Center | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | One World Beef Packers LLC | 901 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ABC Home & Commercial Services | 901 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CA-Dublin | 901 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CHRISTUS St. Patrick's Hospital | 901 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.