Aerial work platforms manufacturing · South Dakota
Terex - Watertown
Watertown, SD · ~598 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Terex - Watertown runs at 127% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Aerial work platforms manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Terex - Watertown: 4.2 TCR = 127% of Aerial work platforms manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Terex - Watertown safety composite
Terex - Watertown scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.8
2016→2024
Terex - Watertown injury rate improved
Terex - Watertown's TCR fell 1.8 from 4.7 in 2016 to 2.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 6.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.46× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.7 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=6.6 · 2019=4.5 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=4.2 · 2022=3.5 · 2023=4.8 · 2024=2.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333923 · Watertown, SD ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 127% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK P32
- PHOTO Santa Fe Springs
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 210 inj
- SIZE ~598 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Santa Fe Springs (0.0 TCR gap)
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Terex - Watertown in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- JLG - Weber
JLG - Weber
4.3 TCR
- This site
Terex - Watertown
4.2 TCR
- Santa Fe Sprin
Santa Fe Springs
4.2 TCR
- Auto Crane Com
Auto Crane Company
4.2 TCR
- ACE World Comp
ACE World Companies
4.1 TCR
What this shows Terex - Watertown averages 4.2 TCR (127% of the Aerial work platforms manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Terex - Watertown TCR series: 2016=4.7 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=6.6 · 2019=4.5 · 2020=2.2 · 2021=4.2 · 2022=3.5 · 2023=4.8 · 2024=2.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Terex - Watertown falls in its industry
157 Aerial work platforms manufact establishmentsSafer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Terex - Watertown has more employees than the Aerial work platforms manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 25 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 39 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 21 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 26 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333923 · SD · Watertown
157 Aerial work platforms manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,778 rated employers in South Dakota with headcount on file · 80 employers in Watertown, 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 | Santa Fe Springs | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Auto Crane Company | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ACE World Companies | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JLG - Weber | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | SD,Sioux Falls-Stevens Center-Office Administrative Services | 595 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Prairie Lakes Healthcare | 601 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Black Hills Corp. Headquarters (SD006) | 590 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SD,SIOUX FALLS - Business Center - Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices | 589 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prairie Lakes Healthcare System | 611 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1500 | 352 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dakota Bodies LLC | 321 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WI Engineered Cabs - Watertown | 305 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ong Wr Shawnee Sc | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Merrick Engineering, Inc | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shape Corp - Comstock | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chambersburg | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | BEST Access Solutions, Inc. | 598 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Masonicare Health Center | 598 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lemont Refinery | 598 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ZF-Farmington Hills HQ | 598 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.