Lactic acid manufacturing · Nebraska
Purac America Inc. dba Corbion
Blair, NE · ~83 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Purac America Inc. dba Corbion runs at 71% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Lactic acid manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Purac America Inc. dba Corbion: 2.3 TCR = 71% of Lactic acid manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Purac America Inc. dba Corbion safety composite
Purac America Inc. dba Corbion scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 2.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
Purac America Inc. dba Corbion: 0.0 → 1.7 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 5.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Purac America Inc. dba Corbion's TCR rose 1.7 from 0.0 in 2016 to 1.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 5.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325199 · Blair, NE AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.3 · 71% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/5
- PHOTO Optima Belle LLC
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~83 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Optima Belle LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Purac America Inc. dba Corbion in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- MFG Kimberly P
MFG Kimberly Park
2.4 TCR
- This site
Purac America Inc. dba Corbion
2.3 TCR
- Optima Belle L
Optima Belle LLC
2.3 TCR
- Polyventive LL
Polyventive LLC D140
2.3 TCR
- MilliporeSigma
MilliporeSigma - DEKALB
2.3 TCR
What this shows Purac America Inc. dba Corbion averages 2.3 TCR (71% of the Lactic acid manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Purac America Inc. dba Corbion TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=1.2 · 2018=3.4 · 2019=1.2 · 2020=5.9 · 2021=2.3 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=3.4 · 2024=1.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Purac America Inc. dba Corbion falls in its industry
552 Lactic acid manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Nebraska alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 5 Lactic acid manufacturing employers in Nebraska.
Purac America Inc. dba Corbion has more employees than the Lactic acid manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325199 · NE · Blair
552 Lactic acid manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 3,594 rated employers in Nebraska with headcount on file · 43 employers in Blair, NE · 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 | Optima Belle LLC | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MFG Kimberly Park | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Polyventive LLC D140 | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MilliporeSigma - DEKALB | 2.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Ray Martin Company Inc | 83 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Taylor Communications Sps Omaha - 0222-NEOM2 | 83 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Monolith Nebraska LLC - OC1 | 83 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brand Hydraulics Co. | 83 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Blair, DC | 620 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cargill - Blair | 537 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cargill | 528 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Great Plains Communications | 448 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | USA Rome Huffaker Road - Foss Plant 1 | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3A Composites USA, Inc. | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bellingham District Office-Conservation | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Americold Logistics, LLC: Fort Dodge | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Carrigan Brothers, LLC | 83 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ignite Medical Resort Round Rock LLC | 83 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Salad And Go | 83 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kihei, HI - Mokulele | 83 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.