Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, straw), manufacturing · South Dakota
MDS Mfg. Co., Inc.
Parkston, SD · ~66 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 21.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
MDS Mfg. Co., Inc. runs at 655% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, straw), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
MDS Mfg. Co., Inc.: 21.6 TCR = 655% of Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, straw), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
MDS Mfg. Co., Inc. safety composite
MDS Mfg. Co., Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 1%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 21.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% 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
−13.1
2017→2023
MDS Mfg. Co., Inc. injury rate improved
MDS Mfg. Co., Inc.'s TCR fell 13.1 from 31.0 in 2017 to 17.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2017 at 31.0 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=31.0 · 2020=13.1 · 2022=24.6 · 2023=17.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333111 · Parkston, SD ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 21.6 · 655% of ind
- DART 4.5 DART
- RANK #14/14
- PHOTO Broekema Beltway USA…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 56 inj
- SIZE ~66 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Broekema Beltway USA-California (0.4 TCR gap)
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MDS Mfg. Co., Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- RC PACKING-OXN
RC PACKING-OXNARD
22.7 TCR
- Broekema Beltw
Broekema Beltway USA-California
22 TCR
- This site
MDS Mfg. Co., Inc.
21.6 TCR
- Merritt Mechan
Merritt Mechanical Fabricators LLC
20.4 TCR
- Ray-Man, Inc.
Ray-Man, Inc.
20 TCR
What this shows MDS Mfg. Co., Inc. averages 21.6 TCR (655% of the Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, straw), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
MDS Mfg. Co., Inc. TCR series: 2017=31 · 2020=13.1 · 2022=24.6 · 2023=17.9 · BLS 3.3
Where MDS Mfg. Co., Inc. falls in its industry
433 Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotto establishmentsSafer than 1% 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 #14 safest of 14 Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotto employers in South Dakota.
MDS Mfg. Co., Inc. has fewer employees than the Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, st median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 17.9 | 4.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24.6 | 3.1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.1 | 8.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 31.0 | 7.8 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333111 · SD · Parkston
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 · 5 employers in Parkston, 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 | Broekema Beltway USA-California | 22.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RC PACKING-OXNARD | 22.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Merritt Mechanical Fabricators LLC | 20.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ray-Man, Inc. | 20.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | RP Constructors, LLC | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sorlien Electric, Inc | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | POET Bioprocessing- Chancellor | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DeGeest Corporation | 66 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Avera St. Benedict Health Center | 195 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Avera St. Benedicts Health Center | 183 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mid-Continental Restoration Co., Inc. South Dakota | 39 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | South Dakota #47 | 24 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Level Five LLC | 21.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wyroc - Rock Springs | 21.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cool Zone Inc | 21.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | McCoys Building Supply-Plainview | 21.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | L173-Lithia CDJRF of Bryan College Station | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ohman Family Living at Blossom | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pepsi-Cola of Great Falls | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mammoser Farms | 66 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.