Food Service Contractors · South Dakota
University of Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD · ~27 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.0
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
University of Sioux Falls runs at 193% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Food Service Contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
University of Sioux Falls: 5.8 TCR = 193% of Food Service Contractors BLS 3.0 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
University of Sioux Falls safety composite
University of Sioux Falls scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 27%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 70% 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
−4.8
2018→2024
University of Sioux Falls injury rate improved
University of Sioux Falls's TCR fell 4.8 from 4.8 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 18.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=4.8 · 2019=18.3 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 722310 · Sioux Falls, SD ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.8 · 193% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #16/21
- PHOTO MS Cafe 34
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~27 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: MS Cafe 34 (0.0 TCR gap)
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University of Sioux Falls in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
University of Sioux Falls
5.8 TCR
- MS Cafe 34
MS Cafe 34
5.8 TCR
- TAMUCC Dining
TAMUCC Dining Hall
5.8 TCR
- FareStart
FareStart
5.8 TCR
- SODEXO AT W WI
SODEXO AT W WINDSOR PLAINSBORO SCHOOLS
5.8 TCR
What this shows University of Sioux Falls averages 5.8 TCR (193% of the Food Service Contractors BLS benchmark).
University of Sioux Falls TCR series: 2018=4.8 · 2019=18.3 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.0
Where University of Sioux Falls falls in its industry
6,952 Food Service Contractors establishmentsSafer than 27% 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 #16 safest of 21 Food Service Contractors employers in South Dakota.
University of Sioux Falls has fewer employees than the Food Service Contractors median and a higher 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 |
| 2019 | 18.3 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
722310 · SD · Sioux Falls
6,952 Food Service Contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,778 rated employers in South Dakota with headcount on file · 542 employers in Sioux Falls, 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 | MS Cafe 34 | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TAMUCC Dining Hall | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FareStart | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SODEXO AT W WINDSOR PLAINSBORO SCHOOLS | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Continental Resources - Buffalo, SD | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sioux Valley Energy - Brandon | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Puetz Design + Build - Sioux Falls | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | H&W Contracting LLC | 27 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SD,Sioux Falls-Medical Center Campus-General Medical And Surgical Hospitals | 6,424 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SD,SIOUX FALLS - Medical Center Campus - General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 4,818 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Smithfield Foods | 3,459 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Avera McKennan Hospital | 3,312 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Buffalo Rock Gadsden | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Osseo Area Learning Center | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oaks on Parkwood | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | IRS Environmental of WA, Inc | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Iliad, Inc. | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hudson Electric, Inc. | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Peachtree Senior Living | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2nd Home Totowa LLC | 27 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.