Ethyl alcohol, nonpotable, manufacturing · South Dakota
POET Research Center
Scotland, SD · ~54 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
POET Research Center runs at 219% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Ethyl alcohol, nonpotable, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
POET Research Center: 7.2 TCR = 219% of Ethyl alcohol, nonpotable, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
POET Research Center safety composite
POET Research Center scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% 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
−10.7
2016→2024
POET Research Center injury rate improved
POET Research Center's TCR fell 10.7 from 12.8 in 2016 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 12.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=12.8 · 2017=7.3 · 2018=3.4 · 2019=8.6 · 2020=10.9 · 2021=8.3 · 2022=4.0 · 2023=7.6 · 2024=2.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325193 · Scotland, SD ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.2 · 219% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #23/23
- PHOTO Corn Plus
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 27 inj
- SIZE ~54 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Corn Plus (0.0 TCR gap)
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POET Research Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
POET Research Center
7.2 TCR
- Corn Plus
Corn Plus
7.2 TCR
- Golden Grain E
Golden Grain Energy LLC
7.2 TCR
- Great Plains E
Great Plains Ethanol. LLC d.b.a Poet Biorefining- Chancellor
7 TCR
- Pacific Ethano
Pacific Ethanol Columbia, LLC
6.8 TCR
What this shows POET Research Center averages 7.2 TCR (219% of the Ethyl alcohol, nonpotable, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
POET Research Center TCR series: 2016=12.8 · 2017=7.3 · 2018=3.4 · 2019=8.6 · 2020=10.9 · 2021=8.3 · 2022=4 · 2023=7.6 · 2024=2 · BLS 3.3
Where POET Research Center falls in its industry
228 Ethyl alcohol, nonpotable, man establishmentsSafer than 6% 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 #23 safest of 23 Ethyl alcohol, nonpotable, man employers in South Dakota.
POET Research Center has more 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 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.9 | 5.5 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12.8 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325193 · SD · Scotland
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 Scotland, 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 | Corn Plus | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Golden Grain Energy LLC | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Great Plains Ethanol. LLC d.b.a Poet Biorefining- Chancellor | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pacific Ethanol Columbia, LLC | 6.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Component Manufacturing Company - Plant 2 | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TrueNorth Steel-Rapid Ciy | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | H-S Precision, Inc. | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | VRC Metal Systems, Box Elder | 54 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Menno-Olivet Care Center | 59 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Landmann-Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation | 46 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lowe Precast - Waco | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nelson County Fiscal Court | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Great Lakes Management The Glenn Hopkins Towers | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Agrima Farms INC | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | White Oak Transportation Complex -Est | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lakewood 116 | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Portland 170 | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plant 7 Insul-Courtic Corp | 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.