Hospitals, general medical and surgical · Iowa
Methodist West Hospital
West Des Moines, IA · ~440 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 9.1
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Methodist West Hospital runs at 121% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Hospitals, general medical and surgical workplace, earning a grade D.
Methodist West Hospital: 9.1 TCR = 121% of Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS 7.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Methodist West Hospital safety composite
Methodist West Hospital scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 11%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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
Methodist West Hospital: 6.8 → 8.5 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 12.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.4× in 2024
Methodist West Hospital's TCR rose 1.6 from 6.8 in 2016 to 8.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 12.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · West Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 9.1 · 121% of ind
- DART 3.7 DART
- RANK #153/160
- PHOTO Mercy Hospital Inc.
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 219 inj
- SIZE ~440 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mercy Hospital Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Methodist West Hospital in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Methodist West Hospital
9.1 TCR
- Mercy Hospital
Mercy Hospital Inc.
9.1 TCR
- Alton Memorial
Alton Memorial Hospital
9.1 TCR
- Clallam County
Clallam County Public Hospital District #1 (DBA Forks Community Hospital)
9.1 TCR
- Amita Health A
Amita Health Alexian Brothers Medical Center
9.1 TCR
What this shows Methodist West Hospital averages 9.1 TCR (121% of the Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS benchmark).
Methodist West Hospital TCR series: 2016=6.8 · 2017=6.8 · 2018=7.7 · 2019=9.7 · 2020=11.8 · 2021=12.7 · 2022=9.5 · 2023=8.4 · 2024=8.5 · BLS 7.5
Where Methodist West Hospital falls in its industry
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and establishmentsSafer than 11% 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 #153 safest of 160 Hospitals, general medical and employers in Iowa.
Methodist West Hospital has fewer 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 | 8.5 | 3.7 | 27 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.4 | 3.6 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.5 | 5.7 | 22 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12.7 | 6.7 | 33 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.8 | 9.2 | 16 | 21 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.7 | 5.5 | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.7 | 3.7 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · IA · West 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 · 160 employers in West 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 | Mercy Hospital Inc. | 9.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alton Memorial Hospital | 9.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Clallam County Public Hospital District #1 (DBA Forks Community Hospital) | 9.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Amita Health Alexian Brothers Medical Center | 9.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Metro Store | 439 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Medical Associates West | 441 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Waterloo Human Services | 439 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Police Administration | 439 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hy-Vee, Inc. | 73,135 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wright Tree Service, Inc | 4,019 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WDMCS | 1,363 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FBL Financial Group Inc., Corporate Headquarters | 1,123 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 483020-East Penn | PA | KBS-825 | 9.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1078 - Greensboro Wendover | 9.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mercy Hospital Inc. | 9.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Western Mountain Transport | 9.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Acquistapace Harvesting, Inc | 440 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Danone US LLC | 440 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Signal Energy, LLC | 440 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hall Ambulance Service, Inc. | 440 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.