Grain elevators merchant wholesalers grain · Kansas
Scoular Downs
Downs, KS · ~16 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Scoular Downs runs at 292% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Grain elevators merchant wholesalers grain workplace, earning a grade F.
Scoular Downs: 6.4 TCR = 292% of Grain elevators merchant wholesalers grain BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Scoular Downs safety composite
Scoular Downs scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 13%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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
−0.6
2016→2017
Scoular Downs injury rate improved
Scoular Downs's TCR fell 0.6 from 6.7 in 2016 to 6.1 in 2017. Peak filing year was 2016 at 6.7 TCR. In 2017, DART was 0.95× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.7 · 2017=6.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424510 · Downs, KS ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.4 · 292% of ind
- DART 6.1 DART
- RANK #48/53
- PHOTO Farmers Union Cooper…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~16 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Farmers Union Cooperative (0.0 TCR gap)
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Scoular Downs in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Castlewood Far
Castlewood Farmers Elevator
6.5 TCR
- Cooperative El
Cooperative Elevator Co.-Ruth location
6.5 TCR
- This site
Scoular Downs
6.4 TCR
- Farmers Union
Farmers Union Cooperative
6.4 TCR
- Frontier Coope
Frontier Cooperative Yanka
6.4 TCR
What this shows Scoular Downs averages 6.4 TCR (292% of the Grain elevators merchant wholesalers grain BLS benchmark).
Scoular Downs TCR series: 2016=6.7 · 2017=6.1 · BLS 2.2
Where Scoular Downs falls in its industry
399 Grain elevators merchant whole establishmentsSafer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #48 safest of 53 Grain elevators merchant whole employers in Kansas.
Scoular Downs has fewer employees than the Grain elevators merchant wholesalers gra median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424510 · KS · Downs
399 Grain elevators merchant wholesalers grain employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 3 employers in Downs, KS · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Farmers Union Cooperative | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Frontier Cooperative Yanka | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Castlewood Farmers Elevator | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cooperative Elevator Co.-Ruth location | 6.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Parsons Service Center | 16 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fredonia Shop | 16 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Weitz Company - Kansas Office | 16 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BG Products El Dorado Print Services Facility | 16 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Downs Care and Rehabilitation | 53 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Downs Care and Rehab | 48 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sioux Falls Airsort (Sdsfa) | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kalamazoo (Mikal) | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DSAR Lamar | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Forest | 6.4 TCR |
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.