Arborist services · Iowa
Wright Tree Service of the West
West Des Moines, IA · ~374 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Wright Tree Service of the West runs at 83% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Arborist services workplace, earning a grade C.
Wright Tree Service of the West: 3.7 TCR = 83% of Arborist services BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Wright Tree Service of the West safety composite
Wright Tree Service of the West scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 60% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−1.6
2018→2024
Wright Tree Service of the West injury rate improved
Wright Tree Service of the West's TCR fell 1.6 from 3.9 in 2018 to 2.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 6.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=3.9 · 2019=6.8 · 2020=4.8 · 2021=3.1 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=3.3 · 2024=2.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561730 · West Des Moines, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.7 · 83% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #7/24
- PHOTO CLARKE & CO., INC.
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 89 inj
- SIZE ~374 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CLARKE & CO., INC. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Wright Tree Service of the West in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Wright Tree Service of the West
3.7 TCR
- CLARKE & CO.,
CLARKE & CO., INC.
3.7 TCR
- Minnetonka
Minnetonka
3.7 TCR
- Oswego Landsca
Oswego Landscape Management, Inc.
3.7 TCR
- Princeton Scap
Princeton Scapes, Inc.
3.7 TCR
What this shows Wright Tree Service of the West averages 3.7 TCR (83% of the Arborist services BLS benchmark).
Wright Tree Service of the West TCR series: 2018=3.9 · 2019=6.8 · 2020=4.8 · 2021=3.1 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=3.3 · 2024=2.3 · BLS 4.5
Where Wright Tree Service of the West falls in its industry
2,875 Arborist services establishmentsSafer than 60% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 24 Arborist services employers in Iowa.
Wright Tree Service of the West has more employees than the Arborist services median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.8 | 3.6 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561730 · IA · West Des Moines
2,875 Arborist services 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 | CLARKE & CO., INC. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Minnetonka | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Oswego Landscape Management, Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Princeton Scapes, Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Windsor Windows and Doors | 374 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | EMCO Enterprises LLC, Andersen Storm Door Division | 374 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Papetti's of Iowa | 373 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bossard North America, Inc. | 375 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 | Android Bowling Green | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Seneca One Food Hall | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Evergreen Hospital Medical Center | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Millett Warehouse | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kawasaki TN | 374 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stryker Wright - Arlington, TN | 374 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | VCU Health System Authority | 374 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort and Spa | 374 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.