Denatured alcohol manufacturing · Iowa
Golden Grain Energy LLC
Mason City, IA · ~53 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Golden Grain Energy LLC runs at 217% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Denatured alcohol manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Golden Grain Energy LLC: 7.2 TCR = 217% of Denatured alcohol manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Golden Grain Energy LLC safety composite
Golden Grain Energy LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 7%), 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% 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
Golden Grain Energy LLC: 4.0 → 5.7 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 11.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.53× in 2024
Golden Grain Energy LLC's TCR rose 1.7 from 4.0 in 2017 to 5.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 11.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325193 · Mason City, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.2 · 217% of ind
- DART 3.8 DART
- RANK #48/49
- PHOTO Corn Plus
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 26 inj
- SIZE ~53 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Corn Plus (0.0 TCR gap)
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Golden Grain Energy LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Golden Grain Energy LLC
7.2 TCR
- Corn Plus
Corn Plus
7.2 TCR
- POET Research
POET Research Center
7.2 TCR
- Great Plains E
Great Plains Ethanol. LLC d.b.a Poet Biorefining- Chancellor
7 TCR
- Pacific Ethano
Pacific Ethanol Columbia, LLC
6.8 TCR
What this shows Golden Grain Energy LLC averages 7.2 TCR (217% of the Denatured alcohol manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Golden Grain Energy LLC TCR series: 2017=4 · 2018=5.6 · 2019=9.1 · 2020=11.2 · 2021=7.4 · 2022=3.5 · 2023=11 · 2024=5.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Golden Grain Energy LLC falls in its industry
228 Denatured alcohol manufacturin establishmentsSafer than 7% 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 #48 safest of 49 Denatured alcohol manufacturin employers in Iowa.
Golden Grain Energy LLC has more employees than the Denatured alcohol manufacturing median and a higher 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 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.2 | 7.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.1 | 5.4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325193 · IA · Mason City
228 Denatured alcohol manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 126 employers in Mason City, 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 | Corn Plus | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | POET Research Center | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Great Plains Ethanol. LLC d.b.a Poet Biorefining- Chancellor | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pacific Ethanol Columbia, LLC | 6.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Natural Beauty Growers, LLC - Boyden IA | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Smith Fertilizer & Grain Co | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Streb Construction Co., Inc. | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Caliber Concrete LLC | 53 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Medical Center East Campus | 1,592 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Medical Center-Mason City-MHS-IA/NE | 1,590 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center | 1,556 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CURRIES | 683 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | C003 Louisville | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Calumet City - Public Works | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Kasson | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plaza 1 | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Crown ERAM | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Elite Metal Finishing | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chesapeake VA Yard | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Longmont CO Yard | 53 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.