Beef cattle feedlots (except stockyards for transportation) · Kansas
Decatur County Beef, LLC
Oberlin, KS · ~49 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Decatur County Beef, LLC runs at 128% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Beef cattle feedlots (except stockyards for transportation) workplace, earning a grade D.
Decatur County Beef, LLC: 5.8 TCR = 128% of Beef cattle feedlots (except stockyards for transportation) BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Decatur County Beef, LLC safety composite
Decatur County Beef, LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 73% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 47%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−12.0
2016→2024
Decatur County Beef, LLC injury rate improved
Decatur County Beef, LLC's TCR fell 12.0 from 13.2 in 2016 to 1.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 13.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=13.2 · 2017=7.4 · 2018=10.3 · 2019=2.7 · 2020=4.0 · 2021=2.8 · 2022=5.7 · 2023=4.8 · 2024=1.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 112112 · Oberlin, KS ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.8 · 128% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #22/50
- PHOTO Hefier Source, LLC
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 34 inj
- SIZE ~49 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hefier Source, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Decatur County Beef, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Green Plains C
Green Plains Cattle Company LLC - kismet
5.9 TCR
- Ward Feed Yard
Ward Feed Yard
5.9 TCR
- This site
Decatur County Beef, LLC
5.8 TCR
- Hefier Source,
Hefier Source, LLC
5.8 TCR
- Cri Feeders of
Cri Feeders of Guymon, LLC
5.8 TCR
What this shows Decatur County Beef, LLC averages 5.8 TCR (128% of the Beef cattle feedlots (except stockyards for transportation) BLS benchmark).
Decatur County Beef, LLC TCR series: 2016=13.2 · 2017=7.4 · 2018=10.3 · 2019=2.7 · 2020=4 · 2021=2.8 · 2022=5.7 · 2023=4.8 · 2024=1.2 · BLS 4.5
Where Decatur County Beef, LLC falls in its industry
165 Beef cattle feedlots (except s establishmentsSafer than 47% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.4.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #22 safest of 50 Beef cattle feedlots (except s employers in Kansas.
Decatur County Beef, LLC has more employees than the Beef cattle feedlots (except stockyards median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.4. 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 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.7 | 2.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.3 | 4.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.4 | 4.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
112112 · KS · Oberlin
165 Beef cattle feedlots (except stockyards for transportation) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 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 | Hefier Source, LLC | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cri Feeders of Guymon, LLC | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Green Plains Cattle Company LLC - kismet | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ward Feed Yard | 5.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | ULYSSES FEED YARD | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Deseret Cattle Feeders | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ohlde Dairy | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BHE - Wichita (KS007) | 49 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Oberlin KS | 24 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | At Home Stores #83 | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MGM Grand Hotel llc | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Candler Hospital | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Milwaukee L&M | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Adrian Head Start | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Delta Asphalt of Arkansas Construction | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Lighthouse | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Drywall Systems Plus Inc. | 49 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.