Tanker trucking (e.g., chemical, juice, milk, petroleum), local · Iowa
Sole Transport L.C.
Des Moines, IA · ~243 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 8.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sole Transport L.C. runs at 180% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Tanker trucking (e.g., chemical, juice, milk, petroleum), local workplace, earning a grade D.
Sole Transport L.C.: 8.1 TCR = 180% of Tanker trucking (e.g., chemical, juice, milk, petroleum), local BLS 4.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sole Transport L.C. safety composite
Sole Transport L.C. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% 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 8.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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%).
Sole Transport L.C. held a steady TCR band
Sole Transport L.C.'s TCR held near 0.1 from 5.6 in 2018 to 5.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 11.6 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=5.6 · 2019=9.5 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=9.9 · 2022=11.6 · 2023=5.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484220 · Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 8.1 · 180% of ind
- DART 5.4 DART
- RANK #12/13
- PHOTO 9613-0344
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 106 inj
- SIZE ~243 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 9613-0344 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sole Transport L.C. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- NECO Transport
NECO Transport, Ltd.
8.2 TCR
- This site
Sole Transport L.C.
8.1 TCR
- 9613-0344
9613-0344
8.1 TCR
- Auto Transport
Auto Transport Group, LC
8.1 TCR
- Metropolitan G
Metropolitan Gravel Company Inc
8.1 TCR
What this shows Sole Transport L.C. averages 8.1 TCR (180% of the Tanker trucking (e.g., chemical, juice, milk, petroleum), local BLS benchmark).
Sole Transport L.C. TCR series: 2018=5.6 · 2019=9.5 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=9.9 · 2022=11.6 · 2023=5.7 · BLS 4.5
Where Sole Transport L.C. falls in its industry
1,130 Tanker trucking (e.g., chemica establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 13 Tanker trucking (e.g., chemica employers in Iowa.
Sole Transport L.C. has more employees than the Tanker trucking (e.g., chemical, juice, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 10 | 21 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 14 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484220 · IA · Des Moines
1,130 Tanker trucking (e.g., chemical, juice, milk, petroleum), local 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 | 9613-0344 | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | NECO Transport, Ltd. | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Auto Transport Group, LC | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metropolitan Gravel Company Inc | 8.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DGS Aviation Services : DSM - Des Moines | 243 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | INDEPENDENCE PLANT | 244 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Todd & Sargent | 244 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CLIVE IA - 3045 | 242 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 | Long Island | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Honey Rock Camp | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The American Society for The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Harris Hill Nursing Facility LLC | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Southland Contracting, Inc. | 243 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rdu - Dhl | 243 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ordes - Deschutes | 243 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mid-States Aluminum | 243 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.