Landscaping Services · Iowa
Iowa Sports Turf
Des Moines, IA · ~28 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.3
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Iowa Sports Turf runs at 162% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Landscaping Services workplace, earning a grade D.
Iowa Sports Turf: 7.3 TCR = 162% of Landscaping Services BLS 4.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Iowa Sports Turf safety composite
Iowa Sports Turf scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 29%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.6
2021→2024
Iowa Sports Turf injury rate improved
Iowa Sports Turf's TCR fell 2.6 from 7.2 in 2021 to 4.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 11.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.64× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=7.2 · 2022=6.1 · 2023=11.3 · 2024=4.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561730 · Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 7.3 · 162% of ind
- DART 4.7 DART
- RANK #19/24
- PHOTO FL - Orlando West
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: FL - Orlando West (0.0 TCR gap)
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Iowa Sports Turf in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Iowa Sports Turf
7.3 TCR
- FL - Orlando W
FL - Orlando West
7.3 TCR
- 132531
132531
7.3 TCR
- 676555
676555
7.3 TCR
- RECREATION AND
RECREATION AND PARKS, SEPULVEDA GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE
7.3 TCR
What this shows Iowa Sports Turf averages 7.3 TCR (162% of the Landscaping Services BLS benchmark).
Iowa Sports Turf TCR series: 2021=7.2 · 2022=6.1 · 2023=11.3 · 2024=4.7 · BLS 4.5
Where Iowa Sports Turf falls in its industry
2,875 Landscaping Services establishmentsSafer than 29% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 24 Landscaping Services employers in Iowa.
Iowa Sports Turf has fewer employees than the Landscaping Services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.3 | 5.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561730 · IA · Des Moines
2,875 Landscaping 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 | FL - Orlando West | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 132531 | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 676555 | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RECREATION AND PARKS, SEPULVEDA GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE | 7.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | IOWA ADMIN | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pocahontas Warehouse | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WCT Crystal Lake | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BHE - Council Bluff W Broadway (IA001) | 28 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 | Holiday Inn Express - Moundsville | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - DOK2 | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | O'Brien Steel Service- Lacon | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cummins Charleston ReCon Plant | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 8027506 Mars Fishcare Chalfront PA | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cross Technologies Inc Nissan Canton | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cornelius Store 301 | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Clean Water Center | 28 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.