Cotton picker and stripper harvesting machinery manufacturing · Iowa
John Deere Des Moines Works
Ankeny, IA · ~1,811 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
John Deere Des Moines Works runs at 163% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Cotton picker and stripper harvesting machinery manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
John Deere Des Moines Works: 5.4 TCR = 163% of Cotton picker and stripper harvesting machinery manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
John Deere Des Moines Works safety composite
John Deere Des Moines Works scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 48%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.4
2022→2024
John Deere Des Moines Works injury rate improved
John Deere Des Moines Works's TCR fell 0.4 from 4.6 in 2022 to 4.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 7.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.46× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=4.6 · 2023=7.3 · 2024=4.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333111 · Ankeny, IA ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 163% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #35/65
- PHOTO MEYER MANUFACTURING …
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 279 inj
- SIZE ~1,811 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: MEYER MANUFACTURING CORPORATION (0.0 TCR gap)
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John Deere Des Moines Works in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
John Deere Des Moines Works
5.4 TCR
- MEYER MANUFACT
MEYER MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
5.4 TCR
- Service Parts
Service Parts Organization
5.4 TCR
- HW Brand Manuf
HW Brand Manufacturing
5.4 TCR
- Clear Lake Man
Clear Lake Manufacturing
5.3 TCR
What this shows John Deere Des Moines Works averages 5.4 TCR (163% of the Cotton picker and stripper harvesting machinery manufacturing BLS benchmark).
John Deere Des Moines Works TCR series: 2022=4.6 · 2023=7.3 · 2024=4.2 · BLS 3.3
Where John Deere Des Moines Works falls in its industry
433 Cotton picker and stripper har establishmentsSafer than 48% 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 #35 safest of 65 Cotton picker and stripper har employers in Iowa.
John Deere Des Moines Works has more employees than the Cotton picker and stripper harvesting ma 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 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.3 | 5.2 | 125 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 85 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333111 · IA · Ankeny
433 Cotton picker and stripper harvesting machinery manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 141 employers in Ankeny, 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 | MEYER MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Service Parts Organization | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Clear Lake Manufacturing | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HW Brand Manufacturing | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center-Main Hospital | 1,880 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SeaboardTriumph Foods | 1,896 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Waldinger Corporation | 1,709 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Genesis Medical Center East Campus | 1,704 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Des Moines Works | 1,555 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PDI | 859 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baker Group | 617 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Karl Chevrolet, Inc. | 580 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Restoration Relief | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | GM Flint Truck Assembly | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | susanville grocery outlet | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Berlin Metals | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - BNA3 | 1,811 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - GYR2 | 1,811 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Griffin Hospital | 1,811 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sutter Shared Services (470-8880) | 1,811 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.