Denatured alcohol manufacturing · Indiana

Green Plains Bluffton LLC

Name: Green Plains Bluffton LLC Workplace Safety Data
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Bluffton, IN · ~54 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 6.6
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Green Plains Bluffton LLC runs at 200% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Denatured alcohol manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

Green Plains Bluffton LLC: 6.6 TCR = 200% of Denatured alcohol manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Green Plains Bluffton LLC safety composite

Green Plains Bluffton LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 9%), 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).

30/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 6.59 per 100 workers

Safer than 9% of industry peers
DART rate: D 1.95 per 100 workers

Safer than 38% 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

−4.6

2016→2018

Green Plains Bluffton LLC injury rate improved

Green Plains Bluffton LLC's TCR fell 4.6 from 10.4 in 2016 to 5.8 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2016 at 10.4 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=10.4 · 2017=3.5 · 2018=5.8

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325193 · Bluffton, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 6.6 · 200% of ind

DART 1.9 DART
RANK #19/20
PHOTO KAAPA Partners Auror…
BOOK 3y book
INJ 11 inj
SIZE ~54 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: KAAPA Partners Aurora, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)

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6.5

What this shows Green Plains Bluffton LLC averages 6.6 TCR (200% of the Denatured alcohol manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Green Plains Bluffton LLC TCR series: 2016=10.4 · 2017=3.5 · 2018=5.8 · BLS 3.3

Where Green Plains Bluffton LLC falls in its industry

228 Denatured alcohol manufacturin establishments

Safer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 20 Denatured alcohol manufacturin employers in Indiana.

Green Plains Bluffton LLC (54 employees, TCR 6.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 47 employees and a TCR of 3.0

Green Plains Bluffton 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
2018	5.8	1.9	3
2017	3.5	3.5	2
2016	10.4	3.5	6

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325193 · IN · Bluffton

228 Denatured alcohol manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 38 employers in Bluffton, IN · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	KAAPA Partners Aurora, LLC	AURORA, NE	6.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Poet Biorefining - Iowa Falls LLC	IOWA FALLS, IA	6.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Pennsylvania Grain Processing LLC	CLEARFIELD, PA	6.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Bushmills Ethanol, Inc.	ATWATER, MN	6.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Soli Organic Inc. - Indianapolis	INDIANAPOLIS	54 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Ardmore TC Service Center	FORT WAYNE	54 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Clark County REMC	SELLERSBURG	54 FTE
STATE-SIZE	800-DREES-INDIANAPOLIS	INDIANAPOLIS	54 FTE
CITY-NEAR	K181-D181	Bluffton	1,022 FTE
CITY-NEAR	181-DC181	Bluffton	964 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Hersheys Salty Snacks	Bluffton	369 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Bluffton Motor Works, LLC	Bluffton	358 FTE
NAT-TCR	4818-48180056-8119 Exchange Dr-Wc	Austin, TX	6.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Garman Builders, Inc. office	Lititz, PA	6.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	75-Detroit	Warren, MI	6.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Mulder Health Care Facility	West Salem, WI	6.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Texas Musical Drama	Canyon, TX	54 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Allied Terrace	Scranton, PA	54 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Troyer A Country Market	Millersburg, OH	54 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Heartland Ag - Grand Island	Grand Island, NE	54 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: 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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