Tanker trucking (e.g., chemical, juice, milk, petroleum), long-distance · Kansas
Groendyke Transport - Liberal
Liberal, KS · ~36 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Groendyke Transport - Liberal runs at 57% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Tanker trucking (e.g., chemical, juice, milk, petroleum), long-distance workplace, earning a grade B.
Groendyke Transport - Liberal: 2.5 TCR = 57% of Tanker trucking (e.g., chemical, juice, milk, petroleum), long-distance BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Groendyke Transport - Liberal safety composite
Groendyke Transport - Liberal scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 62% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 21%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−5.4
2016→2023
Groendyke Transport - Liberal injury rate improved
Groendyke Transport - Liberal's TCR fell 5.4 from 10.0 in 2016 to 4.6 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2016 at 10.0 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.79× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=10.0 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=1.9 · 2019=1.9 · 2020=2.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=4.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484230 · Liberal, KS AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.5 · 57% of ind
- DART 4.6 DART
- RANK #11/20
- PHOTO Davison Transportati…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~36 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Davison Transportation Services Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Groendyke Transport - Liberal in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Groendyke Transport - Liberal
2.5 TCR
- Davison Transp
Davison Transportation Services Inc.
2.5 TCR
- URS Bruswick
URS Bruswick
2.5 TCR
- Groendyke Tran
Groendyke Transport - Panama
2.5 TCR
- Fort Transfer
Fort Transfer - Nederland
2.5 TCR
What this shows Groendyke Transport - Liberal averages 2.5 TCR (57% of the Tanker trucking (e.g., chemical, juice, milk, petroleum), long-distance BLS benchmark).
Groendyke Transport - Liberal TCR series: 2016=10 · 2017=0 · 2018=1.9 · 2019=1.9 · 2020=2 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=4.6 · BLS 4.5
Where Groendyke Transport - Liberal falls in its industry
1,026 Tanker trucking (e.g., chemica establishmentsSafer than 62% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 20 Tanker trucking (e.g., chemica employers in Kansas.
Groendyke Transport - Liberal has fewer employees than the Tanker trucking (e.g., chemical, juice, median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484230 · KS · Liberal
1,026 Tanker trucking (e.g., chemical, juice, milk, petroleum), long-distance employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 34 employers in Liberal, KS · 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 | Davison Transportation Services Inc. | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | URS Bruswick | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Groendyke Transport - Panama | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fort Transfer - Nederland | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Ingalls Feed Yard | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brookover Feedyard | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HBI & Home Farm | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lawrence | 36 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | National Beef Packing Company | 3,181 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Southwest Medical Center | 530 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NCI - LIBERAL | 456 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 799 | 313 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Granville #157 | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Electronic Interconnect Corporation | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Metal Tech Inc. | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wilkes Plant | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Interstate Steel & Metals Inc. | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Groendyke Transport - Borger | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CAMODE-AEG-MODESTO | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Scott Supply Co Inc | 36 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.