Animal feed mills (except dog and cat) manufacturing · South Dakota
Ridley Block Operations - Whitewood
Whitewood, SD · ~22 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ridley Block Operations - Whitewood runs at 37% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Animal feed mills (except dog and cat) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Ridley Block Operations - Whitewood: 1.4 TCR = 37% of Animal feed mills (except dog and cat) manufacturing BLS 3.9 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ridley Block Operations - Whitewood safety composite
Ridley Block Operations - Whitewood scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
73/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% 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
−4.3
2022→2024
Ridley Block Operations - Whitewood injury rate improved
Ridley Block Operations - Whitewood's TCR fell 4.3 from 4.3 in 2022 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 4.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=4.3 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311119 · Whitewood, SD AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.4 · 37% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/14
- PHOTO Virtus Nutrition, LLC
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Virtus Nutrition, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ridley Block Operations - Whitewood in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Cofield Fdm/Ga
Cofield Fdm/Gar/Fd De
1.5 TCR
- Burrel Commodi
Burrel Commodities
1.5 TCR
- This site
Ridley Block Operations - Whitewood
1.4 TCR
- Virtus Nutriti
Virtus Nutrition, LLC
1.4 TCR
- Peco Farms Bay
Peco Farms Bay Springs
1.4 TCR
What this shows Ridley Block Operations - Whitewood averages 1.4 TCR (37% of the Animal feed mills (except dog and cat) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Ridley Block Operations - Whitewood TCR series: 2022=4.3 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.9
Where Ridley Block Operations - Whitewood falls in its industry
756 Animal feed mills (except dog establishmentsSafer than 84% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to South Dakota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 14 Animal feed mills (except dog employers in South Dakota.
Ridley Block Operations - Whitewood has fewer employees than the Animal feed mills (except dog and cat) m median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311119 · SD · Whitewood
756 Animal feed mills (except dog and cat) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,778 rated employers in South Dakota with headcount on file · 4 employers in Whitewood, 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 | Virtus Nutrition, LLC | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Peco Farms Bay Springs | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cofield Fdm/Gar/Fd De | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Burrel Commodities | 1.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Jackrabbit Family Farms, LLC | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nelson Engineering Inc. | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Iron Horse Excavating, Inc | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rapid City Office | 22 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Whitewood - 1340 | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ridley Block Operations | 23 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wheeler Lumber Whitewood SD | 21 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cadence Science Inc. | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | USA - Atlanta, Wilson Rd | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | L & R Well Service Inc | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Telephonics 770 Huntington | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Far Horizon 49er Village Rv Resort | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Emerald Spring Dairy, Inc. | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lakefield Veterinary Group - 158 | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pineville | 22 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.