Mail and Parcel Delivery · Iowa
University Station_1385494
Des Moines, IA · ~64 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 8.6
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
University Station_1385494 runs at 190% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Mail and Parcel Delivery workplace, earning a grade D.
University Station_1385494: 8.6 TCR = 190% of Mail and Parcel Delivery BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
University Station_1385494 safety composite
University Station_1385494 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 33%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 7.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% 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
University Station_1385494: 5.9 → 11.2 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 11.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.82× in 2024
University Station_1385494's TCR rose 5.3 from 5.9 in 2023 to 11.2 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.82× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 491110 · Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 8.6 · 190% of ind
- DART 7.0 DART
- RANK #84/157
- PHOTO NOVATO_1375646
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~64 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: NOVATO_1375646 (0.0 TCR gap)
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University Station_1385494 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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University Station_1385494
8.6 TCR
- NOVATO_1375646
NOVATO_1375646
8.6 TCR
- EAST ELMHURST_
EAST ELMHURST_1361708
8.6 TCR
- ARDMORE_135328
ARDMORE_1353287
8.6 TCR
- RIDGEFIELD_137
RIDGEFIELD_1379296
8.6 TCR
What this shows University Station_1385494 averages 8.6 TCR (190% of the Mail and Parcel Delivery BLS benchmark).
University Station_1385494 TCR series: 2023=5.9 · 2024=11.2 · BLS 4.5
Where University Station_1385494 falls in its industry
13,818 Mail and Parcel Delivery establishmentsSafer than 33% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.8.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #84 safest of 157 Mail and Parcel Delivery employers in Iowa.
University Station_1385494 has more employees than the Mail and Parcel Delivery median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.8. 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 | 11.2 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
491110 · IA · Des Moines
13,818 Mail and Parcel Delivery 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 | NOVATO_1375646 | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EAST ELMHURST_1361708 | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ARDMORE_1353287 | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RIDGEFIELD_1379296 | 8.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DuPont Pioneer Renwick REN1 | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Iowa Lakes Electric Coop | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bilfinger Industrial Services, Inc | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Heartland Asphalt, Inc. | 64 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 | RHCC Sacramento | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vigilant, Inc. | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | South Coast Plaza | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sterling Landscape Company, LLC | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | FOAMit | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | G.W. Becker, Inc | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sun Electric Inc. | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | White Dove Mattress | 64 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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