Hospitals, general medical and surgical · Iowa
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines, IA · ~941 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 8.8
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Iowa Lutheran Hospital runs at 117% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Hospitals, general medical and surgical workplace, earning a grade C.
Iowa Lutheran Hospital: 8.8 TCR = 117% of Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS 7.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Iowa Lutheran Hospital safety composite
Iowa Lutheran Hospital scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 12%), 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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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 Lutheran Hospital: 6.2 → 7.4 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 16.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.51× in 2024
Iowa Lutheran Hospital's TCR rose 1.3 from 6.2 in 2016 to 7.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 16.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 8.8 · 117% of ind
- DART 4.5 DART
- RANK #151/160
- PHOTO Central Vermont Medi…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 395 inj
- SIZE ~941 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Central Vermont Medical Center (0.0 TCR gap)
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Iowa Lutheran Hospital in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
8.8 TCR
- Central Vermon
Central Vermont Medical Center
8.8 TCR
- 2252-00000316
2252-00000316
8.8 TCR
- Charlton Memor
Charlton Memorial Hospital
8.8 TCR
- Grossmont Hosp
Grossmont Hospital - 5555 Grossmont Center Drive
8.8 TCR
What this shows Iowa Lutheran Hospital averages 8.8 TCR (117% of the Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS benchmark).
Iowa Lutheran Hospital TCR series: 2016=6.2 · 2017=5.6 · 2018=7.8 · 2019=6.4 · 2020=16 · 2021=10 · 2022=11.9 · 2023=7.6 · 2024=7.4 · BLS 7.5
Where Iowa Lutheran Hospital falls in its industry
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #151 safest of 160 Hospitals, general medical and employers in Iowa.
Iowa Lutheran Hospital has more employees than the Hospitals, general medical and surgical median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. 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 | 7.4 | 4.5 | 40 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.6 | 3.6 | 39 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.9 | 7.7 | 54 | 23 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.0 | 7.0 | 40 | 26 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16.0 | 13.5 | 32 | 77 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 44 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · IA · Des Moines
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and surgical 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 | Central Vermont Medical Center | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2252-00000316 | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Charlton Memorial Hospital | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Grossmont Hospital - 5555 Grossmont Center Drive | 8.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Iowa City North Dodge (ICND) | 940 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CEDAR RAPIDS IA (QUAKER) | 937 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0590 - Cedar Falls DC | 936 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CC 300590 CEDAR RAPIDS PLT | 935 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 | VIP Services, Inc. | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Popeyes 3352 | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | New York Marriott Marquis | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Reeve Store Equipment Co | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC | 941 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Citrus Harvesting, Inc. | 941 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UPMC Jameson | 941 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AdventHealth DeLand | 941 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.