Coolers or ice chests, polystyrene foam, manufacturing · Iowa
Iowa Eps Products
Des Moines, IA · ~62 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Iowa Eps Products runs at 205% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Coolers or ice chests, polystyrene foam, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Iowa Eps Products: 6.8 TCR = 205% of Coolers or ice chests, polystyrene foam, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Iowa Eps Products safety composite
Iowa Eps Products scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 13%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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
Iowa Eps Products: 2.0 → 9.9 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 12.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.49× in 2024
Iowa Eps Products's TCR rose 8.0 from 2.0 in 2016 to 9.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 12.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.49× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326140 · Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.8 · 205% of ind
- DART 3.3 DART
- RANK #6/6
- PHOTO Polar Industries, Inc.
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~62 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Polar Industries, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Iowa Eps Products in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Republic Plast
Republic Plastics, Ltd. (AZ)
6.9 TCR
- Plymouth Foam
Plymouth Foam Gnadenhutten, OH
6.9 TCR
- This site
Iowa Eps Products
6.8 TCR
- Polar Industri
Polar Industries, Inc.
6.8 TCR
- EFP, LLC - Nas
EFP, LLC - Nashville
6.5 TCR
What this shows Iowa Eps Products averages 6.8 TCR (205% of the Coolers or ice chests, polystyrene foam, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Iowa Eps Products TCR series: 2016=2 · 2018=12.7 · 2019=11.6 · 2020=4.3 · 2022=0 · 2024=9.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Iowa Eps Products falls in its industry
260 Coolers or ice chests, polysty establishmentsSafer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 6 Coolers or ice chests, polysty employers in Iowa.
Iowa Eps Products has fewer employees than the Coolers or ice chests, polystyrene foam, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 9.9 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.6 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.7 | 6.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326140 · IA · Des Moines
260 Coolers or ice chests, polystyrene foam, 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 | Polar Industries, Inc. | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Republic Plastics, Ltd. (AZ) | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plymouth Foam Gnadenhutten, OH | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EFP, LLC - Nashville | 6.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DuPont Pioneer Dallas Center DCR9 | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Duane Arnold Energy Center | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Davenport Branch | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rogers Concrete Construction, Inc. | 62 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 | Longview - GSMC 155 | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Legacy Wendy's-225 | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - PHX7 | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alabama Crown Distributing Co. | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Tailored Chemical Products, Inc. - Plant 3 | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Northeast Texas Farmers Coop-Sulphur Springs | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pilot Chemical Middletown Facility | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 16-CT | 62 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.