Colleges, universities, and professional schools · South Dakota

Augustana University

Name: Augustana University Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Sioux Falls, SD · ~566 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 3.7
Avg TCR: 1.4
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Augustana University runs at 262% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Colleges, universities, and professional schools workplace, earning a grade F.

Augustana University: 3.7 TCR = 262% of Colleges, universities, and professional schools BLS 1.4 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Augustana University safety composite

Augustana University scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 14%), 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): F 3.67 per 100 workers

Safer than 14% of industry peers
DART rate: D 0.6 per 100 workers

Safer than 45% 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%).

Rising injury rate

Augustana University: 2.8 → 3.4 TCR

Peak year 2017 @ 4.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.16× in 2018

Augustana University's TCR rose 0.6 from 2.8 in 2016 to 3.4 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 4.8 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.16× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 611310 · Sioux Falls, SD ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 3.7 · 262% of ind

DART 0.6 DART
RANK P14
PHOTO Virginia Institute o…
BOOK 3y book
INJ 51 inj
SIZE ~566 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Virginia Institute of Marine Science (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Augustana University averages 3.7 TCR (262% of the Colleges, universities, and professional schools BLS benchmark).

Augustana University TCR series: 2016=2.8 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=3.4 · BLS 1.4

Where Augustana University falls in its industry

347 Colleges, universities, and pr establishments

Safer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Augustana University (566 employees, TCR 3.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 617 employees and a TCR of 1.5

Augustana University has fewer employees than the Colleges, universities, and professional median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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
2018	3.4	0.6	15	2
2017	4.8	1.3	23	0
2016	2.8	1.1	13	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

611310 · SD · Sioux Falls

347 Colleges, universities, and professional schools employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,778 rated employers in South Dakota with headcount on file · 542 employers in Sioux Falls, SD · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Virginia Institute of Marine Science	GLOUCESTER POINT, VA	3.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Emory Ortho and Spine Hospital	TUCKER, GA	3.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Tulane University-Health Sciences Center	NEW ORLEANS, LA	3.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	St. Paul TC	ST. PAUL, MN	3.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Showplace Wood Products - Harrisburg	HARRISBURG	566 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Embassy Suites by Hilton Myrtle Beach	MYRTLE BEACH	558 FTE
STATE-SIZE	StarMark Cabinetry	SIOUX FALLS	554 FTE
STATE-SIZE	SD,SIOUX FALLS - Business Center - Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices	SIOUX FALLS	589 FTE
CITY-NEAR	SD,Sioux Falls-Medical Center Campus-General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	Sioux Falls	6,424 FTE
CITY-NEAR	SD,SIOUX FALLS - Medical Center Campus - General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	Sioux Falls	4,818 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Smithfield Foods	Sioux Falls	3,459 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Avera McKennan Hospital	Sioux Falls	3,312 FTE
NAT-TCR	Myers Well service Pennsylvania Branch	Washington, PA	3.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Omni Visions Memphis Foster Care	Memphis, TN	3.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Courtyard by Marriot Indianapolis South	Indianapolis, IN	3.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	MDM Construction Inc.	Hayden, ID	3.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Mt Clemens Axalta Coating Systems	Mt Clemens, MI	566 FTE
NAT-SIZE	The Dow Chemical Company -Newark, DE	Newark, DE	566 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Southern Tennessee Regional Health System-Winchester/Sewanee	Winchester, TN	566 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Dal-Tile Corporation	Dallas, TX	566 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.