Denatured alcohol manufacturing · Iowa
Big River United Energy, LLC
Dyersville, IA · ~50 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Big River United Energy, LLC runs at 119% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Denatured alcohol manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Big River United Energy, LLC: 3.9 TCR = 119% of Denatured alcohol manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Big River United Energy, LLC safety composite
Big River United Energy, LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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%).
Big River United Energy, LLC held a steady TCR band
Big River United Energy, LLC's TCR held near 0.0 from 3.9 in 2016 to 3.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 4.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.99× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.9 · 2018=3.9 · 2019=3.9 · 2020=4.0 · 2021=4.0 · 2022=4.0 · 2023=4.0 · 2024=3.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325193 · Dyersville, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.9 · 119% of ind
- DART 3.9 DART
- RANK #31/49
- PHOTO Poet Biorefining Cor…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~50 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Poet Biorefining Corning (0.0 TCR gap)
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Big River United Energy, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Poet Biorefini
Poet Biorefining Corning
4 TCR
- Hub City Energ
Hub City Energy, LLC
4 TCR
- Southwest Iowa
Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy
4 TCR
- Alto Pekin, LL
Alto Pekin, LLC
4 TCR
- This site
Big River United Energy, LLC
3.9 TCR
What this shows Big River United Energy, LLC averages 3.9 TCR (119% of the Denatured alcohol manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Big River United Energy, LLC TCR series: 2016=3.9 · 2018=3.9 · 2019=3.9 · 2020=4 · 2021=4 · 2022=4 · 2023=4 · 2024=3.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Big River United Energy, LLC falls in its industry
228 Denatured alcohol manufacturin establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #31 safest of 49 Denatured alcohol manufacturin employers in Iowa.
Big River United Energy, LLC has more employees than the Denatured alcohol manufacturing median and a higher 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 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325193 · IA · Dyersville
228 Denatured alcohol manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 28 employers in Dyersville, 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 | Poet Biorefining Corning | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hub City Energy, LLC | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alto Pekin, LLC | 4.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sioux Jerseys, LLP | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SEABOARD FOODS LP IOWA ADMIN | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brenneman Pork, LLLP | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northeast Iowa Artificial Insemination Inc. | 50 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dyersville Store | 575 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IA ESAPCO | 265 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Modernfold | 220 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lumber Specialties - Dyersville Truss | 171 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Owens & Minor Raleigh | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Utility Constructors | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gachman Metals | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Canal View~Houghton County | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Graeter's Ice Cream Company RR | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Coatings 2000, Inc. | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Perth Amboy | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Louis | 50 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.