Denatured alcohol manufacturing · Kansas
Arkalon Ethanol, LLC.
Liberal, KS · ~53 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Arkalon Ethanol, LLC. runs at 79% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Denatured alcohol manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Arkalon Ethanol, LLC.: 2.6 TCR = 79% of Denatured alcohol manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Arkalon Ethanol, LLC. safety composite
Arkalon Ethanol, LLC. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 45%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% 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
−5.5
2016→2024
Arkalon Ethanol, LLC. injury rate improved
Arkalon Ethanol, LLC.'s TCR fell 5.5 from 7.1 in 2016 to 1.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 7.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.61× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.1 · 2018=6.8 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=1.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325193 · Liberal, KS AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.6 · 79% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #10/12
- PHOTO Poet Biorefining - A…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~53 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Poet Biorefining - Alexandria LLC. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Arkalon Ethanol, LLC. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Arkalon Ethanol, LLC.
2.6 TCR
- Poet Biorefini
Poet Biorefining - Alexandria LLC.
2.6 TCR
- Biofuels-Camil
Biofuels-Camilla
2.6 TCR
- Valero Renewab
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (dba Valero Bluffton Plant)
2.6 TCR
- AEMETIS ADVANC
AEMETIS ADVANCED FUELS KEYES, INC.
2.6 TCR
What this shows Arkalon Ethanol, LLC. averages 2.6 TCR (79% of the Denatured alcohol manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Arkalon Ethanol, LLC. TCR series: 2016=7.1 · 2018=6.8 · 2019=0 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=1.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Arkalon Ethanol, LLC. falls in its industry
228 Denatured alcohol manufacturin establishmentsSafer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 12 Denatured alcohol manufacturin employers in Kansas.
Arkalon Ethanol, LLC. has more employees than the Denatured alcohol manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325193 · KS · Liberal
228 Denatured alcohol manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 34 employers in Liberal, KS · 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 | Poet Biorefining - Alexandria LLC. | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Biofuels-Camilla | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (dba Valero Bluffton Plant) | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AEMETIS ADVANCED FUELS KEYES, INC. | 2.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Green Plains Cattle Company LLC - kismet | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southwest Plains Dairy, LLC | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | McCarthy Building Companies, Inc NBAF | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sonic Equipment Company | 53 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | National Beef Packing Company | 3,181 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Southwest Medical Center | 530 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NCI - LIBERAL | 456 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 799 | 313 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Goodwill Plant A | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fbsa LLC | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 055 - Van Dyke Ave Sterling Ht | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cleo Bay Imports, Inc | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Windsor Machine & Stamping | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | General Paper Goods Co., Inc. | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Family Care Network, PLLC - North Sound Family Medicine | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Northwest Scaffold Service Inc. | 53 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.