Denatured alcohol manufacturing · Iowa
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Albert City Plant
Albert City, IA · ~71 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Albert City Plant runs at 23% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Denatured alcohol manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Albert City Plant: 0.8 TCR = 23% of Denatured alcohol manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Albert City Plant safety composite
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Albert City Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 93% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
77/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 93% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% 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
−1.2
2016→2024
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Albert City Plant injury rate improved
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Albert City Plant's TCR fell 1.2 from 1.2 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 2.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.2 · 2017=2.4 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2022=1.3 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325193 · Albert City, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.8 · 23% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/49
- PHOTO Valero Renewable Fue…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~71 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Aurora Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Albert City Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Albert City Plant
0.8 TCR
- Valero Renewab
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Aurora Plant
0.8 TCR
- Sterling Ethan
Sterling Ethanol
0.8 TCR
- Valero Riga Pl
Valero Riga Plant
0.7 TCR
- Valero Renewab
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Welcome Plant
0.7 TCR
What this shows Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Albert City Plant averages 0.8 TCR (23% of the Denatured alcohol manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Albert City Plant TCR series: 2016=1.2 · 2017=2.4 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2022=1.3 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Albert City Plant falls in its industry
228 Denatured alcohol manufacturin establishmentsSafer than 93% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 49 Denatured alcohol manufacturin employers in Iowa.
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Albert City Plant has more employees than the Denatured alcohol manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 |
| 2022 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325193 · IA · Albert City
228 Denatured alcohol manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 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 | Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Aurora Plant | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sterling Ethanol | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Valero Riga Plant | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Welcome Plant | 0.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Maquoketa Valley Electric Cooperative | 71 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Peters Construction Corporation | 71 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | T & K Roofing & Sheet Metal Company Inc. | 71 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Interstate Mechanical Corp | 71 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Smith Contractors, Inc. | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Estee Lauder - PADC | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Boc Hq | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mound City | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Aegis of Moraga | 71 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pioneer College Caterers, Inc. - Unit 007/Cedarville University | 71 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rocky Mountain Recycling Inc | 71 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Corporate | 71 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.