Concrete paving, residential and commercial driveway and parking area · Iowa
Western Specialty Contractors - Branch 020 - Des Moines, IA
West Des Moines, IA · ~26 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Western Specialty Contractors - Branch 020 - Des Moines, IA runs at 102% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Concrete paving, residential and commercial driveway and parking area workplace, earning a grade C.
Western Specialty Contractors - Branch 020 - Des Moines, IA: 2.9 TCR = 102% of Concrete paving, residential and commercial driveway and parking area BLS 2.8 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Western Specialty Contractors - Branch 020 - Des Moines, IA safety composite
Western Specialty Contractors - Branch 020 - Des Moines, IA scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 15%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% 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
−2.5
2016→2020
Western Specialty Contractors - Branch 020 - Des Moines, IA injury rate improved
Western Specialty Contractors - Branch 020 - Des Moines, IA's TCR fell 2.5 from 7.0 in 2016 to 4.5 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2016 at 7.0 TCR. In 2020, DART was 1.56× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.0 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=4.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238990 · West Des Moines, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 2.9 · 102% of ind
- DART 4.5 DART
- RANK #16/25
- PHOTO Munson, Inc
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~26 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Munson, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Western Specialty Contractors - Branch 020 - Des Moines, IA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Western Specialty Contractors - Branch 020 - Des Moines, IA
2.9 TCR
- Munson, Inc
Munson, Inc
2.9 TCR
- 17- Kingsport
17- Kingsport
2.9 TCR
- Unique Scaffol
Unique Scaffolding Systems
2.8 TCR
- PAVEON, LLC
PAVEON, LLC
2.8 TCR
What this shows Western Specialty Contractors - Branch 020 - Des Moines, IA averages 2.9 TCR (102% of the Concrete paving, residential and commercial driveway and parking area BLS benchmark).
Western Specialty Contractors - Branch 020 - Des Moines, IA TCR series: 2016=7 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=4.5 · BLS 2.8
Where Western Specialty Contractors - Branch 020 - Des Moines, IA falls in its industry
1,634 Concrete paving, residential a establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 25 Concrete paving, residential a employers in Iowa.
Western Specialty Contractors - Branch 020 - Des Moines, IA has fewer employees than the Concrete paving, residential and commerc median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238990 · IA · West Des Moines
1,634 Concrete paving, residential and commercial driveway and parking area employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 160 employers in West 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 | Munson, Inc | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 17- Kingsport | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Unique Scaffolding Systems | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PAVEON, LLC | 2.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Eastwood Sow Unit | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4806-Urbandale, IA | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DBQ Downtown Office | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southern Iowa Electric Cooperative | 26 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hy-Vee, Inc. | 73,135 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wright Tree Service, Inc | 4,019 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WDMCS | 1,363 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FBL Financial Group Inc., Corporate Headquarters | 1,123 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Heritage Peds/Int Med - Wren | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HAY | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Florence (BP) | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Recleim OH LLC | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Franklin(Pwr Del-IN) | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | De Pere, WI Shop | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | imi Franklin TN Plant | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HCC-CHARLOTTE | 26 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.