Metals service centers · Iowa
State Steel of Des Moines
Des Moines, IA · ~22 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
State Steel of Des Moines runs at 95% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Metals service centers workplace, earning a grade C.
State Steel of Des Moines: 2.1 TCR = 95% of Metals service centers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
State Steel of Des Moines safety composite
State Steel of Des Moines scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% 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).
72/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% 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
−4.2
2023→2024
State Steel of Des Moines injury rate improved
State Steel of Des Moines's TCR fell 4.2 from 4.2 in 2023 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 4.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=4.2 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · Des Moines, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 2.1 · 95% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/18
- PHOTO O'Neal Steel Incorpo…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: O'Neal Steel Incorporated_Evansville (0.0 TCR gap)
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State Steel of Des Moines in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
State Steel of Des Moines
2.1 TCR
- O'Neal Steel I
O'Neal Steel Incorporated_Evansville
2.1 TCR
- Majestic Steel
Majestic Steel - Hickman
2.1 TCR
- HV-OPEN 12/6/1
HV-OPEN 12/6/10
2.1 TCR
- Samuel Portlan
Samuel Portland
2.1 TCR
What this shows State Steel of Des Moines averages 2.1 TCR (95% of the Metals service centers BLS benchmark).
State Steel of Des Moines TCR series: 2023=4.2 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2
Where State Steel of Des Moines falls in its industry
1,299 Metals service centers establishmentsSafer than 76% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 18 Metals service centers employers in Iowa.
State Steel of Des Moines has fewer employees than the Metals service centers median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · IA · Des Moines
1,299 Metals service centers 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 | O'Neal Steel Incorporated_Evansville | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Majestic Steel - Hickman | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HV-OPEN 12/6/10 | 2.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Samuel Portland | 2.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GDM Seeds, Inc - Ankeny, IA | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | United Farmers Cooperative (Mt. Ayr) | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kevin D. Moellers | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sheldon | 22 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 | Store 4379 - Lititz Pike | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 4130 - Gastonia | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PSA - Dunbar | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Zinctech Die Cast | 2.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Courtyard Crabtree Valley | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Steiner Kelting | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Osceola Movers LLC | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gould's Germantown #2 | 22 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.