Denatured alcohol manufacturing · Minnesota
Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co LLLP
Benson, MN · ~50 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co LLLP runs at 43% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Denatured alcohol manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co LLLP: 1.4 TCR = 43% of Denatured alcohol manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co LLLP safety composite
Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co LLLP scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 42%), 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).
61/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% 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
Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co LLLP: 0.0 → 1.7 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 9.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.22× in 2024
Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co LLLP's TCR rose 1.7 from 0.0 in 2016 to 1.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 9.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.22× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325193 · Benson, MN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.4 · 43% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #3/22
- PHOTO Arthur Plant
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~50 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Arthur Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co LLLP in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co LLLP
1.4 TCR
- Arthur Plant
Arthur Plant
1.4 TCR
- Iowa Falls Pla
Iowa Falls Plant
1.4 TCR
- Western Plains
Western Plains Energy, LLC
1.4 TCR
- Fairbank Plant
Fairbank Plant
1.4 TCR
What this shows Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co LLLP averages 1.4 TCR (43% of the Denatured alcohol manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co LLLP TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=9.2 · 2019=1.8 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=1.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co LLLP falls in its industry
228 Denatured alcohol manufacturin establishmentsSafer than 83% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 22 Denatured alcohol manufacturin employers in Minnesota.
Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co LLLP has more employees than the Denatured alcohol 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 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.2 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325193 · MN · Benson
228 Denatured alcohol manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 17 employers in Benson, MN · 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 | Arthur Plant | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Iowa Falls Plant | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Western Plains Energy, LLC | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fairbank Plant | 1.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Meadow Star | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Louriston | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | East Dublin | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Edina Service Center-UB | 50 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Benson | 520 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CNH Industrial - Benson | 325 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Benson Public Schools | 217 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Swift County | 134 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | City Hall | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Law Company, Inc. | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Crown Cork & Seal Complany, LLC - Fort Bend Plant | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 230-Salt Lake City | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wildeck West/Ladder Industries | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Port Industries Inc | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ARL-SWIT-ARLINGTON | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | R+L Carriers - FTM | 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.