Agricultural machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers · South Dakota
C & B Operations Freeman
Freeman, SD · ~27 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
C & B Operations Freeman runs at 156% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Agricultural machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
C & B Operations Freeman: 3.4 TCR = 156% of Agricultural machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
C & B Operations Freeman safety composite
C & B Operations Freeman scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 74% 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).
63/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% 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
C & B Operations Freeman: 3.1 → 3.8 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 3.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
C & B Operations Freeman's TCR rose 0.7 from 3.1 in 2023 to 3.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423820 · Freeman, SD ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.4 · 156% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/9
- PHOTO H & R Agripower Was…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~27 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: H & R Agripower Washington IN (0.0 TCR gap)
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C & B Operations Freeman in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
C & B Operations Freeman
3.4 TCR
- H & R Agripowe
H & R Agripower Washington IN
3.4 TCR
- Agri-Service C
Agri-Service Caldwell Location
3.4 TCR
- Rotary Corpora
Rotary Corporation
3.4 TCR
- Torgerson's -
Torgerson's - Havre
3.4 TCR
What this shows C & B Operations Freeman averages 3.4 TCR (156% of the Agricultural machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
C & B Operations Freeman TCR series: 2023=3.1 · 2024=3.8 · BLS 2.2
Where C & B Operations Freeman falls in its industry
700 Agricultural machinery and equ establishmentsSafer than 60% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to South Dakota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 9 Agricultural machinery and equ employers in South Dakota.
C & B Operations Freeman has fewer employees than the Agricultural machinery and equipment mer 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 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423820 · SD · Freeman
700 Agricultural machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,778 rated employers in South Dakota with headcount on file · 9 employers in Freeman, SD · 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 | H & R Agripower Washington IN | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Agri-Service Caldwell Location | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rotary Corporation | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Torgerson's - Havre | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Continental Resources - Buffalo, SD | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sioux Valley Energy - Brandon | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Puetz Design + Build - Sioux Falls | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | H&W Contracting LLC | 27 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Freeman Regional Health Services | 159 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Vermeer Corporation | 97 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Vermeer Freeman Manufacturing | 94 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Vermeer Corporation - Freeman | 87 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 300000170783552 - WI-Green Bay-Glory | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 300000170857216 - PA-Harrisburg-Operating Center | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Legend Companies | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 138 Harvester | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | PW Athletic Mfg. Company | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Solid Concrete Service, Inc. | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Country Inn & Suites | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brookdale Brushy Creek | 27 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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