Planting machinery and equipment, farm-type, merchant wholesalers · Indiana
Bluffton, IN
Bluffton, IN · ~187 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bluffton, IN runs at 116% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Planting machinery and equipment, farm-type, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade C.
Bluffton, IN: 2.5 TCR = 116% of Planting machinery and equipment, farm-type, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bluffton, IN safety composite
Bluffton, IN scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 77% 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.22 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%).
Bluffton, IN held a steady TCR band
Bluffton, IN's TCR held near 0.0 from 2.5 in 2016 to 2.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 5.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.48× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.5 · 2017=0.3 · 2018=1.5 · 2019=1.5 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=3.4 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=2.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423820 · Bluffton, IN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 2.5 · 116% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #6/28
- PHOTO Kelly Sauder Rupiper…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 48 inj
- SIZE ~187 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Kelly Sauder Rupiper Equipment LLC - Streator (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bluffton, IN in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Kelly Sauder R
Kelly Sauder Rupiper Equipment LLC - Streator
2.6 TCR
- Macon, MO
Macon, MO
2.6 TCR
- This site
Bluffton, IN
2.5 TCR
- Agri-Service S
Agri-Service Sugar City Location
2.5 TCR
- H & R Agripowe
H & R Agripower - Princeton (JL Farm Equipment)
2.5 TCR
What this shows Bluffton, IN averages 2.5 TCR (116% of the Planting machinery and equipment, farm-type, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Bluffton, IN TCR series: 2016=2.5 · 2017=0.3 · 2018=1.5 · 2019=1.5 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=3.4 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=2.5 · BLS 2.2
Where Bluffton, IN falls in its industry
700 Planting machinery and equipme establishmentsSafer than 77% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 28 Planting machinery and equipme employers in Indiana.
Bluffton, IN has more employees than the Planting machinery and equipment, farm-t median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423820 · IN · Bluffton
700 Planting machinery and equipment, farm-type, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 38 employers in Bluffton, IN · 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 | Kelly Sauder Rupiper Equipment LLC - Streator | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Macon, MO | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Agri-Service Sugar City Location | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | H & R Agripower - Princeton (JL Farm Equipment) | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | The Robert Henry Corporation | 187 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Layne Christensen 4520 North State Road 37 | 187 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Long Electric Co. Inc. | 187 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Butterfield Foods | 187 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | K181-D181 | 1,022 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 181-DC181 | 964 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hersheys Salty Snacks | 369 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bluffton Motor Works, LLC | 358 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kingston Residence of Vermilion | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | GlacierPoint Panza | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PVA TePla America, LLC | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kyamd - Aircraft Materials Distribution Center | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CA-Ventura S/C | 187 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Blackwater Electric Inc. | 187 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mansfield Engineered Components | 187 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vasfk - Suffolk Village | 187 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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