Employer · Iowa
S03999 - WM of Central IA - Des Moines
Des Moines, IA · ~109 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
S03999 - WM of Central IA - Des Moines runs at 295% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical industry workplace, earning a grade F.
S03999 - WM of Central IA - Des Moines: 7.7 TCR = 295% of industry BLS 2.6 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
S03999 - WM of Central IA - Des Moines safety composite
S03999 - WM of Central IA - Des Moines scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 57% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 2%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 2% 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
−5.9
2016→2022
S03999 - WM of Central IA - Des Moines injury rate improved
S03999 - WM of Central IA - Des Moines's TCR fell 5.9 from 9.4 in 2016 to 3.5 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2018 at 25.0 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.4 · 2017=3.1 · 2018=25.0 · 2019=9.0 · 2020=3.7 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=3.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 7.7 · 295% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #15/24
- PHOTO S04549 - WM of IL - …
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 41 inj
- SIZE ~109 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: S04549 - WM of IL - Springfield (0.0 TCR gap)
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S03999 - WM of Central IA - Des Moines in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
S03999 - WM of Central IA - Des Moines
7.7 TCR
- S04549 - WM of
S04549 - WM of IL - Springfield
7.7 TCR
- Millennium Was
Millennium Waste Inc.
7.7 TCR
- Oak Ridge Wast
Oak Ridge Waste & Recycling of CT, LLC - Danbury
7.7 TCR
- Recycling Expr
Recycling Express, Inc
7.7 TCR
What this shows S03999 - WM of Central IA - Des Moines averages 7.7 TCR (295% of the industry BLS benchmark).
S03999 - WM of Central IA - Des Moines TCR series: 2016=9.4 · 2017=3.1 · 2018=25 · 2019=9 · 2020=3.7 · 2021=0 · 2022=3.5 · BLS 2.6
Where S03999 - WM of Central IA - Des Moines falls in its industry
2,322 industry establishmentsSafer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 24 industry employers in Iowa.
S03999 - WM of Central IA - Des Moines has more employees than the industry median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.0 | 7.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 9 | 20 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 9.4 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · IA · Des Moines
2,322 industry 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 | S04549 - WM of IL - Springfield | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Millennium Waste Inc. | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Oak Ridge Waste & Recycling of CT, LLC - Danbury | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Recycling Express, Inc | 7.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2515-Grinnell, IA | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Michael Foods | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Western Engineering-Council Bluffs | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Absolute Group - Concrete Division | 109 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 | Stoner Industrial Services Main Branch | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Beverlin Manufacturing | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Super Stop & Shop 0737 | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Highland Park Market of Glastonbury, Inc. | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | S03046 - WM Wilmington | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | National Presto Industries, Inc. | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Blue Diamond Disposal Inc | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tmi Acquisition L.L.C | 109 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.