Grain alcohol, nonpotable, manufacturing · Iowa
Cargill Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge, IA · ~166 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cargill Fort Dodge runs at 45% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Grain alcohol, nonpotable, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Cargill Fort Dodge: 1.5 TCR = 45% of Grain alcohol, nonpotable, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cargill Fort Dodge safety composite
Cargill Fort Dodge scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 82% 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).
73/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.0
2018→2024
Cargill Fort Dodge injury rate improved
Cargill Fort Dodge's TCR fell 2.0 from 3.0 in 2018 to 1.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 3.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=3.0 · 2019=1.7 · 2021=1.1 · 2022=0.6 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=1.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325193 · Fort Dodge, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.5 · 45% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #10/49
- PHOTO Fox River Valley Eth…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~166 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fox River Valley Ethanol, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Cargill Fort Dodge in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Cargill Fort Dodge
1.5 TCR
- Fox River Vall
Fox River Valley Ethanol, LLC
1.5 TCR
- One Earth Ener
One Earth Energy
1.5 TCR
- Plainview BioE
Plainview BioEnergy
1.5 TCR
- Arthur Plant
Arthur Plant
1.4 TCR
What this shows Cargill Fort Dodge averages 1.5 TCR (45% of the Grain alcohol, nonpotable, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Cargill Fort Dodge TCR series: 2018=3 · 2019=1.7 · 2021=1.1 · 2022=0.6 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=1 · BLS 3.3
Where Cargill Fort Dodge falls in its industry
228 Grain alcohol, nonpotable, man establishmentsSafer than 82% 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 #10 safest of 49 Grain alcohol, nonpotable, man employers in Iowa.
Cargill Fort Dodge has more employees than the Grain 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 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325193 · IA · Fort Dodge
228 Grain alcohol, nonpotable, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 75 employers in Fort Dodge, 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 | Fox River Valley Ethanol, LLC | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | One Earth Energy | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plainview BioEnergy | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Arthur Plant | 1.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sioux City Fabrication Plant | 166 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sioux City - SC | 166 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Woodbine Manufacturing | 166 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Maintainer Corporation of Iowa | 166 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center | 790 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Unity Point Trinity Regional Medical Center | 648 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fort Dodge Terminal | 539 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fort Dodge Correctional Facility | 452 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 9335 - Indianapolis Fulfillment Center | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Snider Fleet Solutions - Pelzer | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Main Office - 001 | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sloan Security Group, INC | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Laitram LLC | 166 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Price Chopper #900 | 166 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Universal Marketing Systems, Inc. | 166 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Walker Rehabilitation Center, inc. | 166 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.