Ethanol, nonpotable, manufacturing · Minnesota

Granite Falls Energy, LLC

Granite Falls, MN · ~44 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
2.6
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Granite Falls Energy, LLC runs at 78% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Ethanol, nonpotable, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

Granite Falls Energy, LLC: 2.6 TCR = 78% of Ethanol, nonpotable, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Granite Falls Energy, LLC safety composite

Granite Falls Energy, LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 77% 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).

C

64/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 2.58 per 100 workers

Safer than 61% 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

−7.0

2016→2024

Granite Falls Energy, LLC injury rate improved

Granite Falls Energy, LLC's TCR fell 7.0 from 7.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 7.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=7.0 · 2017=4.5 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=2.2 · 2022=7.3 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325193 · Granite Falls, MN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 2.6 · 78% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #6/22
  • PHOTO The Andersons Marath…
  • BOOK 9y book
  • INJ 7 inj
  • SIZE ~44 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC - Greenville (0.0 TCR gap)

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Granite Falls Energy, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Granite Falls Energy, LLC averages 2.6 TCR (78% of the Ethanol, nonpotable, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Granite Falls Energy, LLC TCR series: 2016=7 · 2017=4.5 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=2.2 · 2022=7.3 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Granite Falls Energy, LLC falls in its industry

228 Ethanol, nonpotable, manufactu establishments

Safer than 61% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 22 Ethanol, nonpotable, manufactu employers in Minnesota.

Granite Falls Energy, LLC (44 employees, TCR 2.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 47 employees and a TCR of 3.0 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Granite Falls Energy, LLC
Granite Falls Energy, LLC (44 employees, TCR 2.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 47 employees and a TCR of 3.0

Granite Falls Energy, LLC has fewer employees than the Ethanol, 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 7.3 2.5 2 1 0
2021 2.2 0.0 1 0 0
2020 2.2 2.2 1 0 0
2019 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2017 4.5 4.5 2 0 0
2016 7.0 2.3 1 2 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325193 · MN · Granite Falls

228 Ethanol, nonpotable, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 14 employers in Granite Falls, 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 The Andersons Marathon Holdings LLC - Greenville 2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (dba Valero Bluffton Plant) 2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Poet Biorefining - Alexandria LLC. 2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Arkalon Ethanol, LLC. 2.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE West River 44 FTE
STATE-SIZE Monticello Training Ctr-LL 44 FTE
STATE-SIZE Water Treatment Facility 44 FTE
STATE-SIZE WasteWater Treatment Facility 44 FTE
CITY-NEAR Granite Falls Municipal Hospital and Manor 281 FTE
CITY-NEAR YELLOW MEDICINE EAST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 2190 162 FTE
CITY-NEAR Avera Granite Falls Health Center 141 FTE
CITY-NEAR Yellow Medicine County 106 FTE
NAT-TCR USA FL Winter Haven DSC 2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR National Wrecking Company 2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Coastal Carolina Truss 2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR PSI Container 2.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE West Bridgwater 44 FTE
NAT-SIZE Sterling Multi Products 44 FTE
NAT-SIZE Schertz TX Yard 44 FTE
NAT-SIZE Gainesville GA Yard 44 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.