Ethanol, nonpotable, manufacturing · Iowa
POET Biorefining - Shell Rock, LLC
Shell Rock, IA · ~54 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
POET Biorefining - Shell Rock, LLC runs at 172% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Ethanol, nonpotable, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
POET Biorefining - Shell Rock, LLC: 5.7 TCR = 172% of Ethanol, nonpotable, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
POET Biorefining - Shell Rock, LLC safety composite
POET Biorefining - Shell Rock, LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 16%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% 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
−5.3
2021→2023
POET Biorefining - Shell Rock, LLC injury rate improved
POET Biorefining - Shell Rock, LLC's TCR fell 5.3 from 9.5 in 2021 to 4.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 9.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.5× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=9.5 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=4.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325193 · Shell Rock, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.7 · 172% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #41/49
- PHOTO Husker Ag LLC
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~54 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Husker Ag LLC (0.2 TCR gap)
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POET Biorefining - Shell Rock, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Husker Ag LLC
Husker Ag LLC
5.9 TCR
- Plymouth Energ
Plymouth Energy LLC
5.9 TCR
- This site
POET Biorefining - Shell Rock, LLC
5.7 TCR
- Homeland Energ
Homeland Energy Solutions, LLC
5.4 TCR
- Poet Bioproces
Poet Bioprocessing
5.4 TCR
What this shows POET Biorefining - Shell Rock, LLC averages 5.7 TCR (172% of the Ethanol, nonpotable, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
POET Biorefining - Shell Rock, LLC TCR series: 2021=9.5 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=4.3 · BLS 3.3
Where POET Biorefining - Shell Rock, LLC falls in its industry
228 Ethanol, nonpotable, manufactu establishmentsSafer than 16% 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 #41 safest of 49 Ethanol, nonpotable, manufactu employers in Iowa.
POET Biorefining - Shell Rock, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.5 | 7.6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325193 · IA · Shell Rock
228 Ethanol, nonpotable, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 11 employers in Shell Rock, 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 | Husker Ag LLC | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Homeland Energy Solutions, LLC | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plymouth Energy LLC | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Poet Bioprocessing | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Daybreak Foods Inc. - Graettinger | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fort Dodge Service Center | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Prairie Creek Plant | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bettendorf Service Center | 54 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Unverferth Manufacturing, Shell Rock Iowa Location | 310 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Trinity Rail Maintenance Services #4036 | 131 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Shell Rock Healthcare | 63 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Shell Rock Senior Living | 55 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Napa Valley Support Services | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Raley's 105- Reno | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hendley Communications, Inc. | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rockaway Beach Blvd Construction Co | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Plattin Creek Excavating, LLC | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fiber Innovation Technologies, Inc | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Holiday Inn & Suites Overland Park West | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Solomon-Acworth, LLC | 54 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.