Ethanol, nonpotable, manufacturing · Iowa
POET Biorefining Aurthur, LLC
Arthur, IA · ~53 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
POET Biorefining Aurthur, LLC runs at 159% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Ethanol, nonpotable, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
POET Biorefining Aurthur, LLC: 5.3 TCR = 159% of Ethanol, nonpotable, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
POET Biorefining Aurthur, LLC safety composite
POET Biorefining Aurthur, LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 4%), 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 5.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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
POET Biorefining Aurthur, LLC: 3.3 → 7.2 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 7.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.37× in 2024
POET Biorefining Aurthur, LLC's TCR rose 3.8 from 3.3 in 2023 to 7.2 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325193 · Arthur, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 159% of ind
- DART 7.2 DART
- RANK #39/49
- PHOTO Chief Ethanol Fuels …
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~53 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Chief Ethanol Fuels Lexington (0.0 TCR gap)
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POET Biorefining Aurthur, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
POET Biorefining Aurthur, LLC
5.3 TCR
- POET Bioproces
POET Bioprocessing- Glenville
5.3 TCR
- Chief Ethanol
Chief Ethanol Fuels Lexington
5.2 TCR
- Green Plains H
Green Plains Holding II LLC - Lakota
5.2 TCR
- POET Bioproces
POET Bioprocessing Arthur
5.2 TCR
What this shows POET Biorefining Aurthur, LLC averages 5.3 TCR (159% of the Ethanol, nonpotable, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
POET Biorefining Aurthur, LLC TCR series: 2023=3.3 · 2024=7.2 · BLS 3.3
Where POET Biorefining Aurthur, LLC falls in its industry
228 Ethanol, nonpotable, manufactu establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #39 safest of 49 Ethanol, nonpotable, manufactu employers in Iowa.
POET Biorefining Aurthur, LLC has more employees than the Ethanol, nonpotable, 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 | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325193 · IA · Arthur
228 Ethanol, nonpotable, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 3 employers in Arthur, IA · 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 | Chief Ethanol Fuels Lexington | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Green Plains Holding II LLC - Lakota | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | POET Bioprocessing- Glenville | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | POET Bioprocessing Arthur | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Natural Beauty Growers, LLC - Boyden IA | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Smith Fertilizer & Grain Co | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Streb Construction Co., Inc. | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Caliber Concrete LLC | 53 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Arthur Plant | 50 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Oswego Beverage Company LLC | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Montecito Water District | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Headquarters Facilities Department | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CT Regional | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sanilac County Road Commission | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | JSL Building Restoration Group, Inc. | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tiberina Detroit Inc. | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Atlantic Realty Managment, Inc. dba Atlantic Realty Group | 53 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.