Ethyl alcohol, nonpotable, manufacturing · South Dakota
Poet Biorefining - Groton
Groton, SD · ~42 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Poet Biorefining - Groton runs at 127% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Ethyl alcohol, nonpotable, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Poet Biorefining - Groton: 4.2 TCR = 127% of Ethyl alcohol, nonpotable, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Poet Biorefining - Groton safety composite
Poet Biorefining - Groton scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 32%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% 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
−9.8
2020→2024
Poet Biorefining - Groton injury rate improved
Poet Biorefining - Groton's TCR fell 9.8 from 9.8 in 2020 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 9.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=9.8 · 2021=2.3 · 2022=4.5 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325193 · Groton, SD ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 127% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #13/23
- PHOTO POET Biorefining - S…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~42 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: POET Biorefining - Shelbyville (0.0 TCR gap)
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Poet Biorefining - Groton in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- POET Bioproces
POET Bioprocessing LLC - Lake Crystal
4.3 TCR
- Valero Renewab
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (VRF) - Valero Bluffton Plant
4.3 TCR
- This site
Poet Biorefining - Groton
4.2 TCR
- POET Biorefini
POET Biorefining - Shelbyville
4.2 TCR
- POET Biorefini
POET Biorefining - Bingham Lake
4.2 TCR
What this shows Poet Biorefining - Groton averages 4.2 TCR (127% of the Ethyl alcohol, nonpotable, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Poet Biorefining - Groton TCR series: 2020=9.8 · 2021=2.3 · 2022=4.5 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Poet Biorefining - Groton falls in its industry
228 Ethyl alcohol, nonpotable, man establishmentsSafer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to South Dakota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 23 Ethyl alcohol, nonpotable, man employers in South Dakota.
Poet Biorefining - Groton has fewer employees than the Ethyl alcohol, 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325193 · SD · Groton
228 Ethyl alcohol, nonpotable, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,778 rated employers in South Dakota with headcount on file · 3 employers in Groton, 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 | POET Biorefining - Shelbyville | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | POET Biorefining - Bingham Lake | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | POET Bioprocessing LLC - Lake Crystal | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (VRF) - Valero Bluffton Plant | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dave's Construction, LLC | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rosebud Concrete Inc. | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sioux Falls Location | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | C-Lock Inc | 42 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | James Valley Ethanol dba Poet Biorefining Groton | 45 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Avantara Groton | 43 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | C & B Lumber, Inc. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SWF Distribution | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Safety Kleen Systems Inc 77FNL | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 1701 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Poiry Partners dba Fort Wayne Anodizing | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Diversified Scientific Services, Inc. (Dssi) | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CA011SVM | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NV034RNO | 42 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.