Denatured alcohol manufacturing · South Dakota
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Aurora Plant
Aurora, SD · ~74 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 Aurora 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 Aurora 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 Aurora Plant safety composite
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Aurora Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 92% 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 0.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 92% 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%).
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Aurora Plant held a steady TCR band
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Aurora Plant's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 2.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=1.2 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2022=1.3 · 2023=2.5 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325193 · Aurora, SD AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.8 · 23% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1/23
- PHOTO Sterling Ethanol
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~74 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sterling Ethanol (0.0 TCR gap)
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Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Aurora 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 Aurora Plant
0.8 TCR
- Sterling Ethan
Sterling Ethanol
0.8 TCR
- Valero Renewab
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Albert City Plant
0.8 TCR
- Medina Facilit
Medina Facility
0.8 TCR
- Valero Riga Pl
Valero Riga Plant
0.7 TCR
What this shows Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Aurora Plant averages 0.8 TCR (23% of the Denatured alcohol manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Aurora Plant TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=1.2 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2022=1.3 · 2023=2.5 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Aurora Plant falls in its industry
228 Denatured alcohol manufacturin establishmentsSafer than 92% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to South Dakota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 23 Denatured alcohol manufacturin employers in South Dakota.
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Aurora 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 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325193 · SD · Aurora
228 Denatured alcohol manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,778 rated employers in South Dakota with headcount on file · 3 employers in Aurora, 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 | Sterling Ethanol | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC dba Valero Albert City Plant | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Valero Riga Plant | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Medina Facility | 0.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sands Drywall Inc. | 74 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Runge Enterprises, Inc. | 74 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sioux Falls SD Plant | 74 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Scherer Inc. | 74 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mustang Pass | 23 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aurora | 17 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | DKB, Inc. Pasco Branch | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hammond | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Simakas Company, Inc. | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Avoca LLC - WI | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Klein-Dickert Milwaukee, Inc. | 74 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Suit-Kote Cortland | 74 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fairview Express LLC | 74 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store #28 | 74 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.