Sewer and Drain Cleaning, Plumbing, Home Office Administrative functions · Iowa
Roto-Rooter Corporation
West Des Moines, IA · ~35 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Roto-Rooter Corporation runs at 58% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Sewer and Drain Cleaning, Plumbing, Home Office Administrative functions workplace, earning a grade B.
Roto-Rooter Corporation: 1.6 TCR = 58% of Sewer and Drain Cleaning, Plumbing, Home Office Administrative functions BLS 2.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Roto-Rooter Corporation safety composite
Roto-Rooter Corporation scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
71/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% 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
Roto-Rooter Corporation: 0.0 → 3.2 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 3.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Roto-Rooter Corporation's TCR rose 3.2 from 0.0 in 2023 to 3.2 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238220 · West Des Moines, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.6 · 58% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #22/94
- PHOTO Carrier Commercial S…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~35 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Carrier Commercial Services (Phoenix) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Roto-Rooter Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Roto-Rooter Corporation
1.6 TCR
- Carrier Commer
Carrier Commercial Services (Phoenix)
1.6 TCR
- Hardcastle Spe
Hardcastle Specialties Inc.
1.6 TCR
- Carrier Commer
Carrier Commercial Services (Centennial)
1.6 TCR
- Tru-Flo Plumbi
Tru-Flo Plumbing LLC
1.6 TCR
What this shows Roto-Rooter Corporation averages 1.6 TCR (58% of the Sewer and Drain Cleaning, Plumbing, Home Office Administrative functions BLS benchmark).
Roto-Rooter Corporation TCR series: 2023=0 · 2024=3.2 · BLS 2.8
Where Roto-Rooter Corporation falls in its industry
5,793 Sewer and Drain Cleaning, Plum establishmentsSafer than 76% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #22 safest of 94 Sewer and Drain Cleaning, Plum employers in Iowa.
Roto-Rooter Corporation has fewer employees than the Sewer and Drain Cleaning, Plumbing, Home median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238220 · IA · West Des Moines
5,793 Sewer and Drain Cleaning, Plumbing, Home Office Administrative functions 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 | Carrier Commercial Services (Phoenix) | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hardcastle Specialties Inc. | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Carrier Commercial Services (Centennial) | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tru-Flo Plumbing LLC | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Goodwill Industries of Central Iowa Waukee Retail | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RidgeView Assisted Living | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SPEE DEE DELIVERY SERVICE, INC - SIOUX CITY | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Goodwill Industries of Central Iowa Ankeny Retail | 35 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 | ICU Medical Inc. | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FXI - West Chicago | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Belt Construction Inc. | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DSS025 | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Town & Country Fence Co. of Oregon | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Parke County Rural Electric Membership Corporation | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southern Tank & Mfg. Inc | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Maple Shade 10215 | 35 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.