Offset printing (except books, printing grey goods) · Iowa
The Printer Inc
Des Moines, IA · ~150 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
The Printer Inc runs at 62% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Offset printing (except books, printing grey goods) workplace, earning a grade B.
The Printer Inc: 2.0 TCR = 62% of Offset printing (except books, printing grey goods) BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
The Printer Inc safety composite
The Printer Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 62% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 40%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
The Printer Inc: 1.8 → 2.4 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 3.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.78× in 2024
The Printer Inc's TCR rose 0.6 from 1.8 in 2016 to 2.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 3.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.78× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 323111 · Des Moines, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.0 · 62% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #9/29
- PHOTO Southern Company Ent…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~150 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Southern Company Enterprise (0.0 TCR gap)
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The Printer Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
The Printer Inc
2 TCR
- Southern Compa
Southern Company Enterprise
2 TCR
- Print Resource
Print Resources dba Tactive
2 TCR
- Taylor Print a
Taylor Print and Visual Impressions - Duluth GA - 0223-GADU1
2 TCR
- Blanks Printin
Blanks Printing & Imaging, Inc.
2 TCR
What this shows The Printer Inc averages 2.0 TCR (62% of the Offset printing (except books, printing grey goods) BLS benchmark).
The Printer Inc TCR series: 2016=1.8 · 2018=3.1 · 2019=3.6 · 2020=0.7 · 2021=0.7 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=2.4 · BLS 3.3
Where The Printer Inc falls in its industry
2,001 Offset printing (except books, establishmentsSafer than 62% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 29 Offset printing (except books, employers in Iowa.
The Printer Inc has more employees than the Offset printing (except books, printing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
323111 · IA · Des Moines
2,001 Offset printing (except books, printing grey goods) 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 | Southern Company Enterprise | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Print Resources dba Tactive | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Taylor Print and Visual Impressions - Duluth GA - 0223-GADU1 | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Blanks Printing & Imaging, Inc. | 2.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Portzen Construction Inc. | 150 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DUBUQUE IA PLANT | 150 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mechdyne Corporation | 150 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Vizient Manufacturing Solutions, Inc. | 150 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 | Pineville Medical Clinic | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Allegheny Petroleum Products Company - Wilmerding | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | US Gas | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shaker's Marketplace | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 3843 Franciscan Rehabilitation Hospital | 150 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kendallville IN | 150 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stromberg Metal Works, Inc. | 150 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jacksonville FL FXFE-JAX | 150 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.