Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, straw), manufacturing · South Dakota
Koyker Manufacturing
Lennox, SD · ~46 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Koyker Manufacturing runs at 100% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, straw), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Koyker Manufacturing: 3.3 TCR = 100% of Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, straw), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Koyker Manufacturing safety composite
Koyker Manufacturing scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 73% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 46%), 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).
58/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% 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
Koyker Manufacturing: 1.8 → 2.5 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 5.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.76× in 2024
Koyker Manufacturing's TCR rose 0.8 from 1.8 in 2018 to 2.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 5.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333111 · Lennox, SD AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.3 · 100% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #3/14
- PHOTO CONTINENTAL NH3 PROD…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~46 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CONTINENTAL NH3 PRODUCTS COMPANY (0.0 TCR gap)
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Koyker Manufacturing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- DK Fab, Inc.
DK Fab, Inc.
3.4 TCR
- This site
Koyker Manufacturing
3.3 TCR
- CONTINENTAL NH
CONTINENTAL NH3 PRODUCTS COMPANY
3.3 TCR
- John Deere Cyl
John Deere Cylinder Div. - Moline
3.3 TCR
- McCook NE - Ir
McCook NE - Irrigation
3.3 TCR
What this shows Koyker Manufacturing averages 3.3 TCR (100% of the Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, straw), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Koyker Manufacturing TCR series: 2018=1.8 · 2019=4 · 2020=0 · 2021=4.8 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=4.9 · 2024=2.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Koyker Manufacturing falls in its industry
433 Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotto establishmentsSafer than 73% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to South Dakota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 14 Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotto employers in South Dakota.
Koyker Manufacturing has fewer employees than the Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, st median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333111 · SD · Lennox
433 Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, straw), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,778 rated employers in South Dakota with headcount on file · 9 employers in Lennox, SD · 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 | CONTINENTAL NH3 PRODUCTS COMPANY | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | John Deere Cylinder Div. - Moline | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | McCook NE - Irrigation | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DK Fab, Inc. | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fiegen Construction Co. | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Main Office | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Midwestern Mechanical - Rapid | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | POET Bioprocessing -Hudson | 46 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wilson Trailer Company Plant 7 | 286 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wilson Trailer Comapany Plant 7 | 167 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wilson Trailer Sales Plant 7 | 144 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Good Samaritan Society Lennox | 63 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Gatorland | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | College Park Middle School | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oltmans Construction Co. | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Astor Services for Children & Families- South Avenue | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Utah Metal Works | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Red Oak Rehab and Care Center & WEL-Home Health Red Oak | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bruker Nano Surfaces - Tucson | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Metro Poly Corp. | 46 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.