Government - Transportation · Iowa
Iowa DOT - Des Moines North Garage
Des Moines, IA · ~25 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Iowa DOT - Des Moines North Garage runs at 276% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Government - Transportation workplace, earning a grade F.
Iowa DOT - Des Moines North Garage: 8.8 TCR = 276% of Government - Transportation BLS 3.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Iowa DOT - Des Moines North Garage safety composite
Iowa DOT - Des Moines North Garage scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 3%), 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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 13.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
Iowa DOT - Des Moines North Garage: 4.1 → 13.5 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 13.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.53× in 2022
Iowa DOT - Des Moines North Garage's TCR rose 9.4 from 4.1 in 2019 to 13.5 in 2022. In 2022, DART was 1.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 926120 · Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.8 · 276% of ind
- DART 13.5 DART
- RANK #14/15
- PHOTO Minnesota Department…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Minnesota Department of Transportation District 6. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Iowa DOT - Des Moines North Garage in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Dept. of Tran
Dept. of Transportation & Public Facilities (42)
8.9 TCR
- This site
Iowa DOT - Des Moines North Garage
8.8 TCR
- Minnesota Depa
Minnesota Department of Transportation District 6.
8.8 TCR
- Dept. of Tran
Dept. of Transportation & Public Facilities (9)
8.6 TCR
- Revel Transit
Revel Transit
8.5 TCR
What this shows Iowa DOT - Des Moines North Garage averages 8.8 TCR (276% of the Government - Transportation BLS benchmark).
Iowa DOT - Des Moines North Garage TCR series: 2019=4.1 · 2020=13.2 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=13.5 · BLS 3.2
Where Iowa DOT - Des Moines North Garage falls in its industry
208 Government - Transportation establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 15 Government - Transportation employers in Iowa.
Iowa DOT - Des Moines North Garage has fewer employees than the Government - Transportation median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
926120 · IA · Des Moines
208 Government - Transportation 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 | Minnesota Department of Transportation District 6. | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dept. of Transportation & Public Facilities (42) | 8.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dept. of Transportation & Public Facilities (9) | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Revel Transit | 8.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WCT-Crystal Lake | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Oskaloosa Service Center | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Midland Power | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Consumers Energy | 25 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 | 108 Pompano Beach | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 5472-NAI-0032-0032-03234 | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 5472-NAI-0032-0032-03219 | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 5472-NAI-0032-0032-03181 | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Zbn King Machine of North Carolina | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Metal Management Indiana - ECI Facility | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Arkema - NKC | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stedman Sheet Metal Inc. | 25 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.