Denatured alcohol manufacturing · Oregon

Pacific Ethanol Columbia, LLC

Name: Pacific Ethanol Columbia, LLC Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Boardman, OR · ~37 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 6.8
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Pacific Ethanol Columbia, LLC runs at 206% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Denatured alcohol manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.

Pacific Ethanol Columbia, LLC: 6.8 TCR = 206% of Denatured alcohol manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Pacific Ethanol Columbia, LLC safety composite

Pacific Ethanol Columbia, LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 7%), 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).

24/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 6.79 per 100 workers

Safer than 7% of industry peers
DART rate: F 2.52 per 100 workers

Safer than 24% 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

−2.7

2016→2018

Pacific Ethanol Columbia, LLC injury rate improved

Pacific Ethanol Columbia, LLC's TCR fell 2.7 from 7.7 in 2016 to 5.0 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2016 at 7.7 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=7.7 · 2017=7.6 · 2018=5.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325193 · Boardman, OR ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 6.8 · 206% of ind

DART 2.5 DART
RANK P7
PHOTO CIE Norfolk GNS LLC
BOOK 3y book
INJ 5 inj
SIZE ~37 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: CIE Norfolk GNS LLC (0.0 TCR gap)

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Great Plains E

7
This site

6.8
CIE Norfolk GN

6.7
Pennsylvania G

6.6
KAAPA Partners

6.6

What this shows Pacific Ethanol Columbia, LLC averages 6.8 TCR (206% of the Denatured alcohol manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Pacific Ethanol Columbia, LLC TCR series: 2016=7.7 · 2017=7.6 · 2018=5 · BLS 3.3

Where Pacific Ethanol Columbia, LLC falls in its industry

228 Denatured alcohol manufacturin establishments

Safer than 7% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Pacific Ethanol Columbia, LLC (37 employees, TCR 6.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 47 employees and a TCR of 3.0

Pacific Ethanol Columbia, LLC has fewer 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	Illnesses
2018	5.0	2.5	1	1
2017	7.6	5.1	1	2
2016	7.7	5.1	3	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325193 · OR · Boardman

228 Denatured alcohol manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 8,031 rated employers in Oregon with headcount on file · 32 employers in Boardman, OR · 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	CIE Norfolk GNS LLC	NORFOLK, NE	6.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Pennsylvania Grain Processing LLC	CLEARFIELD, PA	6.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Great Plains Ethanol. LLC d.b.a Poet Biorefining- Chancellor	CHANCELLOR, SD	7.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	KAAPA Partners Aurora, LLC	AURORA, NE	6.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE	BIZON NURSERY LLC	HUBBARD	37 FTE
STATE-SIZE	SNOW PEAK AREA	LEBANON	37 FTE
STATE-SIZE	OR-Eugene RC	EUGENE	37 FTE
STATE-SIZE	OR-Parkrose RC	PORTLAND	37 FTE
CITY-NEAR	BOARDMAN OR WEST (MAIN)	Boardman	437 FTE
CITY-NEAR	BOARDMAN OR EAST	Boardman	431 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Boardman Foods Incorporated	Boardman	207 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Castle Rock Farming LLC	Boardman	196 FTE
NAT-TCR	Marriott Residence Inn Beverly Hills	Los Angeles, CA	6.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	iFLY Lincoln Park	Chicago, IL	6.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	4769-526-Pottery Barn	Syracuse, NY	6.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	City of Chicago Dept of Fleet and Facility Management - 1869 W. Pershing Rd.	Chicago, IL	6.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE	InTech Integrated Marketing Services, LLC	La Crosse, WI	37 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Brookdale Sweetwater Creek	Lithia Springs, GA	37 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Brookdale Oak Ridge	Oak Ridge, TN	37 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Atmosphere Annealing LLC, Bassett St. Facility	Lansing, MI	37 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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