Electrical signs manufacturing · South Dakota
Persona Watertown Main
Watertown, SD · ~237 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Persona Watertown Main runs at 97% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Electrical signs manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Persona Watertown Main: 3.2 TCR = 97% of Electrical signs manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Persona Watertown Main safety composite
Persona Watertown Main scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 56% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 34%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
Persona Watertown Main: 2.6 → 3.6 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 3.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.76× in 2023
Persona Watertown Main's TCR rose 1.1 from 2.6 in 2017 to 3.6 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 3.7 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 339950 · Watertown, SD AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.2 · 97% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #3/7
- PHOTO Downing Enterprises,…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 49 inj
- SIZE ~237 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Downing Enterprises, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Persona Watertown Main in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Euless TX Manu
Euless TX Manufacturing
3.3 TCR
- Everbrite LLC
Everbrite LLC - South Milwaukee
3.3 TCR
- This site
Persona Watertown Main
3.2 TCR
- Downing Enterp
Downing Enterprises, Inc.
3.2 TCR
- Atlas Sign Ind
Atlas Sign Industries - Florida
3.1 TCR
What this shows Persona Watertown Main averages 3.2 TCR (97% of the Electrical signs manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Persona Watertown Main TCR series: 2017=2.6 · 2018=3.3 · 2019=2.3 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=3.7 · 2022=3.5 · 2023=3.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Persona Watertown Main falls in its industry
405 Electrical signs manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 56% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to South Dakota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 7 Electrical signs manufacturing employers in South Dakota.
Persona Watertown Main has more employees than the Electrical signs manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
339950 · SD · Watertown
405 Electrical signs manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,778 rated employers in South Dakota with headcount on file · 80 employers in Watertown, 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 | Downing Enterprises, Inc. | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Euless TX Manufacturing | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Everbrite LLC - South Milwaukee | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Atlas Sign Industries - Florida | 3.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Rapid Fire Protection INC | 238 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2457 - Rapid City | 238 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Spartan - Brandon | 235 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Avera Plaza 3 | 239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prairie Lakes Healthcare System | 611 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prairie Lakes Healthcare | 601 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Terex - Watertown | 598 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1500 | 352 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | ODW - Ontario elf | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | QSI Canton | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Piantedosi Baking Company (240) | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SGS Retail - Moses Lake | 3.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | NAES Power Contractors | 237 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | wingate at silver lake | 237 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Western Trailer Co. | 237 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BSL/BN Commons CCRC LLC | 237 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.