Manufacturing Industries, Not Elsewhere Classified · South Dakota
RPM & Associates / RPM Solutions
Rapid City, SD · ~29 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
RPM & Associates / RPM Solutions runs at 249% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Manufacturing Industries, Not Elsewhere Classified workplace, earning a grade F.
RPM & Associates / RPM Solutions: 5.2 TCR = 249% of Manufacturing Industries, Not Elsewhere Classified BLS 2.1 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
RPM & Associates / RPM Solutions safety composite
RPM & Associates / RPM Solutions scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 76% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 20%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% 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%).
Rising injury rate
RPM & Associates / RPM Solutions: 2.7 → 3.9 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 8.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2021
RPM & Associates / RPM Solutions's TCR rose 1.2 from 2.7 in 2018 to 3.9 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2020 at 8.3 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 811310 · Rapid City, SD ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.2 · 249% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #8/12
- PHOTO 03 Topeka, KS
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~29 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 03 Topeka, KS (0.0 TCR gap)
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RPM & Associates / RPM Solutions in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
RPM & Associates / RPM Solutions
5.2 TCR
- 03 Topeka, KS
03 Topeka, KS
5.2 TCR
- 23 Brunswick,
23 Brunswick, OH
5.2 TCR
- De Pere, WI Sh
De Pere, WI Shop
5.2 TCR
- Lakes and Plai
Lakes and Plains Construction Inc.
5.2 TCR
What this shows RPM & Associates / RPM Solutions averages 5.2 TCR (249% of the Manufacturing Industries, Not Elsewhere Classified BLS benchmark).
RPM & Associates / RPM Solutions TCR series: 2018=2.7 · 2019=5.9 · 2020=8.3 · 2021=3.9 · BLS 2.1
Where RPM & Associates / RPM Solutions falls in its industry
2,560 Manufacturing Industries, Not establishmentsSafer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Narrower to South Dakota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 12 Manufacturing Industries, Not employers in South Dakota.
RPM & Associates / RPM Solutions has fewer employees than the Manufacturing Industries, Not Elsewhere median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
811310 · SD · Rapid City
2,560 Manufacturing Industries, Not Elsewhere Classified employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,778 rated employers in South Dakota with headcount on file · 219 employers in Rapid City, 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 | 03 Topeka, KS | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 23 Brunswick, OH | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | De Pere, WI Shop | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lakes and Plains Construction Inc. | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bees South Dakota | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lacreek Electric Association, Inc. | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Quinn Construction, Inc. | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ace Ready Mix- Sioux Falls | 29 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rapid City Hospital | 2,320 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Black Hills Works | 683 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Black Hills Corp. Headquarters (SD006) | 590 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1604 | 513 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | General Labels & Printing, LLC | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Orange County (Orlando) | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mercy Flight, Inc | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Complete Feed Service L.L.C. | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Petersburg (#28) | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Windsor Woods (#115) | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lynnhaven (#135) | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cedar Road (#145) | 29 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.