Ethanol, nonpotable, manufacturing · Iowa
Poet-DSM Project Liberty
Emmetsburg, IA · ~85 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Poet-DSM Project Liberty runs at 319% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Ethanol, nonpotable, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Poet-DSM Project Liberty: 10.5 TCR = 319% of Ethanol, nonpotable, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Poet-DSM Project Liberty safety composite
Poet-DSM Project Liberty scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 2%), 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).
17/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% 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%).
Poet-DSM Project Liberty held a steady TCR band
Poet-DSM Project Liberty's TCR held near 0.1 from 10.3 in 2016 to 10.4 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2018 at 13.2 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=10.3 · 2017=8.2 · 2018=13.2 · 2019=10.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325193 · Emmetsburg, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.5 · 319% of ind
- DART 4.6 DART
- RANK #49/49
- PHOTO POET Biorefining - C…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 38 inj
- SIZE ~85 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: POET Biorefining - Cloverdale LLC (0.2 TCR gap)
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Poet-DSM Project Liberty in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Synergy Soluti
Synergy Solutions Crisp County
11.7 TCR
- Bridgeport Eth
Bridgeport Ethanol
10.9 TCR
- POET Biorefini
POET Biorefining - Cloverdale LLC
10.7 TCR
- This site
Poet-DSM Project Liberty
10.5 TCR
- Green Plains O
Green Plains Ord LLC
9.5 TCR
What this shows Poet-DSM Project Liberty averages 10.5 TCR (319% of the Ethanol, nonpotable, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Poet-DSM Project Liberty TCR series: 2016=10.3 · 2017=8.2 · 2018=13.2 · 2019=10.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Poet-DSM Project Liberty falls in its industry
228 Ethanol, nonpotable, manufactu establishmentsSafer than 2% 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 #49 safest of 49 Ethanol, nonpotable, manufactu employers in Iowa.
Poet-DSM Project Liberty 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10.4 | 4.6 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13.2 | 6.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325193 · IA · Emmetsburg
228 Ethanol, nonpotable, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 17 employers in Emmetsburg, 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 | POET Biorefining - Cloverdale LLC | 10.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bridgeport Ethanol | 10.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Green Plains Ord LLC | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Synergy Solutions Crisp County | 11.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc. -- Toledo SPSC | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4141_7899 | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Enterprise Products (Northern MAPL) | 85 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palo Alto County Health System | 278 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wild Rose Casino Emmetsburg | 160 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lakeside Lutheran Home | 80 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Emmetsburg Care Center | 79 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 3400 W Duncan Rd | 10.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ODW-San Leandro | 10.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital (Nassau Bay, TX) | 10.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chicago - GLCC | 10.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 17EE, 17R7 and 17E5 | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stellar Energy | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 5472-Swy 0035 1298 | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 5472-Swy 0035 1431 | 85 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.