Ethyl alcohol, nonpotable, manufacturing · North Dakota
Blue Flint Ethanol, LLC
Underwood, ND · ~48 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Blue Flint Ethanol, LLC runs at 58% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Ethyl alcohol, nonpotable, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Blue Flint Ethanol, LLC: 1.9 TCR = 58% of Ethyl alcohol, nonpotable, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Blue Flint Ethanol, LLC safety composite
Blue Flint Ethanol, LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
70/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Blue Flint Ethanol, LLC: 0.0 → 1.9 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 6.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Blue Flint Ethanol, LLC's TCR rose 1.9 from 0.0 in 2016 to 1.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 6.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325193 · Underwood, ND AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 58% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/7
- PHOTO Valero Renewable Fue…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Valero Renewable Fuels Company LLC dba Valero Fort Dodge Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Blue Flint Ethanol, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Blue Flint Ethanol, LLC
1.9 TCR
- Valero Renewab
Valero Renewable Fuels Company LLC dba Valero Fort Dodge Plant
1.9 TCR
- Hankinson Rene
Hankinson Renewable Energy, LLC
1.9 TCR
- Prairie Horizo
Prairie Horizon Agri-Energy, LLC
1.9 TCR
- Ace Ethanol LL
Ace Ethanol LLC
1.9 TCR
What this shows Blue Flint Ethanol, LLC averages 1.9 TCR (58% of the Ethyl alcohol, nonpotable, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Blue Flint Ethanol, LLC TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=2.2 · 2018=0 · 2019=2.3 · 2020=4.3 · 2021=0 · 2022=6.5 · 2023=0 · 2024=1.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Blue Flint Ethanol, LLC falls in its industry
228 Ethyl alcohol, nonpotable, man establishmentsSafer than 75% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to North Dakota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 7 Ethyl alcohol, nonpotable, man employers in North Dakota.
Blue Flint Ethanol, LLC has more employees than the Ethyl alcohol, nonpotable, 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 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325193 · ND · Underwood
228 Ethyl alcohol, nonpotable, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,696 rated employers in North Dakota with headcount on file · 4 employers in Underwood, ND · 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 | Valero Renewable Fuels Company LLC dba Valero Fort Dodge Plant | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hankinson Renewable Energy, LLC | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Prairie Horizon Agri-Energy, LLC | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ace Ethanol LLC | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Montana Dakota Utilities - R.M. Keskett Station | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Watford City Fabrication Shop MAL | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Construction | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mission Mechanical | 48 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Coal Creek | 261 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Coal Creek Station | 250 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rainbow Energy Center | 188 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bemo USA Corporation | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mid Atlantic Construction Group | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Columbus Association for the Performing Arts | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shawville Generating Station | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | OCI Alabama LLC | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bob's Rentals Inc | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | National Custom Packing | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | M & W Drilling, LLC | 48 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.