MRF (materials recovery facilities) · Iowa

International Paper Recycling - Des Moines

Name: International Paper Recycling - Des Moines Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Des Moines, IA · ~20 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 1.6
Avg TCR: 2.6
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

International Paper Recycling - Des Moines runs at 62% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical MRF (materials recovery facilities) workplace, earning a grade B.

International Paper Recycling - Des Moines: 1.6 TCR = 62% of MRF (materials recovery facilities) BLS 2.6 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

International Paper Recycling - Des Moines safety composite

International Paper Recycling - Des Moines scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

75/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 1.61 per 100 workers

Safer than 85% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 80% 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%).

International Paper Recycling - Des Moines held a steady TCR band

International Paper Recycling - Des Moines's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 4.8 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=0.0 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 562920 · Des Moines, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 1.6 · 62% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #1/9
PHOTO Rubbercycle
BOOK 3y book
INJ 1 inj
SIZE ~20 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Rubbercycle (0.0 TCR gap)

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1.6
Rubbercycle

1.6
US Tire Recycl

1.6
Caraustar Recy

1.6
Madison Height

1.6

What this shows International Paper Recycling - Des Moines averages 1.6 TCR (62% of the MRF (materials recovery facilities) BLS benchmark).

International Paper Recycling - Des Moines TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=0 · BLS 2.6

Where International Paper Recycling - Des Moines falls in its industry

422 MRF (materials recovery facili establishments

Safer than 85% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 9 MRF (materials recovery facili employers in Iowa.

International Paper Recycling - Des Moines (20 employees, TCR 1.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 44 employees and a TCR of 3.8

International Paper Recycling - Des Moines has fewer employees than the MRF (materials recovery facilities) median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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
2018	0.0	0.0	0
2017	4.8	4.8	1
2016	0.0	0.0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

562920 · IA · Des Moines

422 MRF (materials recovery facilities) 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	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Rubbercycle	LAKEWOOD, NJ	1.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	US Tire Recycling Partners, LP	CONCORD, NC	1.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Caraustar Recycling	TEXARKANA, TX	1.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Madison Heights Son Recycling - F272	MADISON HEIGHTS, VA	1.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Skyline Pork, LLC	INDEPENDENCE	20 FTE
STATE-SIZE	J-Six Farms Iowa	CLEARFIELD	20 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Handlos Jacksonville	HARLAN	20 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Newell Pig II	BRAYTON	20 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Corporate Center	Des Moines	6,292 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines	Des Moines	4,884 FTE
CITY-NEAR	MercyOne Des Moines	Des Moines	3,547 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Des Moines Methodist Hospital	Des Moines	3,495 FTE
NAT-TCR	West Point Mill	West Point, VA	1.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Senior Care of Western Hills	Temple, TX	1.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	GM Industrial	Cleveland, OH	1.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Realty Operations Group	New York, NY	1.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE	CA.GLEND.8 - Ricoh Usa, Inc.	Glendale, CA	20 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Mountain West Medical Center	Tooele, UT	20 FTE
NAT-SIZE	B & D Pallet Company	Westfield, MA	20 FTE
NAT-SIZE	InfuScience, Inc. - Charleston, SC - 2415	Mt Pleasant, SC	20 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.