Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, straw), manufacturing · South Dakota
Sioux Steel Livestock Division
Lennox, SD · ~42 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sioux Steel Livestock Division runs at 219% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, straw), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Sioux Steel Livestock Division: 7.2 TCR = 219% of Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, straw), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sioux Steel Livestock Division safety composite
Sioux Steel Livestock Division scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 31%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% 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
−6.3
2018→2024
Sioux Steel Livestock Division injury rate improved
Sioux Steel Livestock Division's TCR fell 6.3 from 8.5 in 2018 to 2.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 12.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=8.5 · 2019=5.9 · 2020=9.3 · 2021=7.1 · 2022=5.6 · 2023=12.0 · 2024=2.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333111 · Lennox, SD ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.2 · 219% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #11/14
- PHOTO CNH Industrial - Rac…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~42 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CNH Industrial - Racine Manufacturing (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sioux Steel Livestock Division in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- John Deere A&I
John Deere A&I Products
7.3 TCR
- This site
Sioux Steel Livestock Division
7.2 TCR
- CNH Industrial
CNH Industrial - Racine Manufacturing
7.2 TCR
- Statewide Harv
Statewide Harvesting & Hauling, LLC
7.2 TCR
- Pro-Tec Divisi
Pro-Tec Division
7.2 TCR
What this shows Sioux Steel Livestock Division averages 7.2 TCR (219% of the Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, straw), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Sioux Steel Livestock Division TCR series: 2018=8.5 · 2019=5.9 · 2020=9.3 · 2021=7.1 · 2022=5.6 · 2023=12 · 2024=2.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Sioux Steel Livestock Division falls in its industry
433 Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotto establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to South Dakota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 14 Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotto employers in South Dakota.
Sioux Steel Livestock Division has fewer employees than the Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, st median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.0 | 7.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.3 | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333111 · SD · Lennox
433 Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, straw), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,778 rated employers in South Dakota with headcount on file · 9 employers in Lennox, 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 | CNH Industrial - Racine Manufacturing | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Statewide Harvesting & Hauling, LLC | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pro-Tec Division | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | John Deere A&I Products | 7.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dave's Construction, LLC | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rosebud Concrete Inc. | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sioux Falls Location | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Poet Biorefining - Groton | 42 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wilson Trailer Company Plant 7 | 286 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wilson Trailer Comapany Plant 7 | 167 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wilson Trailer Sales Plant 7 | 144 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Good Samaritan Society Lennox | 63 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Berryville Plant | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southview Senior Living | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LKL Associates, Inc. | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | J Lohr Winery - Greenfield | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | WHITLIEJO Specialty Co, LLC | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Indus School | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ROTHA Contracting Company, Inc. | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | H K Griffith Inc | 42 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.