Physicians' (except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) · Iowa
West Ames
Ames, IA · ~81 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
West Ames runs at 121% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Physicians' (except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) workplace, earning a grade D.
West Ames: 4.6 TCR = 121% of Physicians' (except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) BLS 3.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
West Ames safety composite
West Ames scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 13%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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
West Ames: 5.3 → 7.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 7.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.75× in 2024
West Ames's TCR rose 1.6 from 5.3 in 2017 to 7.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.75× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621111 · Ames, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.6 · 121% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #55/77
- PHOTO Sutter Bay Medical F…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 26 inj
- SIZE ~81 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sutter Bay Medical Foundation (30052) (0.0 TCR gap)
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West Ames in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
West Ames
4.6 TCR
- Sutter Bay Med
Sutter Bay Medical Foundation (30052)
4.6 TCR
- Southdale Pedi
Southdale Pediatric Associates, LTD
4.6 TCR
- Therapy Svcs M
Therapy Svcs Middleburg Hts
4.6 TCR
- Central Washin
Central Washington Health Services - Mares Campus
4.6 TCR
What this shows West Ames averages 4.6 TCR (121% of the Physicians' (except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) BLS benchmark).
West Ames TCR series: 2017=5.3 · 2018=2.3 · 2019=5.3 · 2020=5.5 · 2021=5.7 · 2022=3.8 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=7 · BLS 3.8
Where West Ames falls in its industry
2,836 Physicians' (except mental hea establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #55 safest of 77 Physicians' (except mental hea employers in Iowa.
West Ames has more employees than the Physicians' (except mental health) offic median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.0 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621111 · IA · Ames
2,836 Physicians' (except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 170 employers in Ames, 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 | Sutter Bay Medical Foundation (30052) | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southdale Pediatric Associates, LTD | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Therapy Svcs Middleburg Hts | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Central Washington Health Services - Mares Campus | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Corteva Durant 1 | 81 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ITC Midwest - Cedar Rapids | 81 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ottumwa Generating Station | 81 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Public Works Maintenance / Streets | 81 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ISU - University Wide | 13,316 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ISU - On Campus | 12,527 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mary Greeley Medical Center- Main Hospital | 1,415 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mary Greeley Medical Center | 1,277 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Faith Regional Health Services West Campus | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1892 Grand Prairie | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Crews Chevrolet | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 212 | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 002 - Chapel Glen Elementary | 81 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NobelClad | 81 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 89-02 Food Corp. | 81 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kirk Erectors | 81 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.