Denatured alcohol manufacturing · Indiana
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (dba Valero Bluffton Plant)
Bluffton, IN · ~61 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (dba Valero Bluffton Plant) runs at 79% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Denatured alcohol manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (dba Valero Bluffton Plant): 2.6 TCR = 79% of Denatured alcohol manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (dba Valero Bluffton Plant) safety composite
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (dba Valero Bluffton Plant) scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 60% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.32 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
−2.5
2018→2024
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (dba Valero Bluffton Plant) injury rate improved
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (dba Valero Bluffton Plant)'s TCR fell 2.5 from 5.2 in 2018 to 2.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 5.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=5.2 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=2.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325193 · Bluffton, IN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.6 · 79% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #7/20
- PHOTO Poet Biorefining - A…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~61 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Poet Biorefining - Alexandria LLC. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (dba Valero Bluffton 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 Bluffton Plant)
2.6 TCR
- Poet Biorefini
Poet Biorefining - Alexandria LLC.
2.6 TCR
- Arkalon Ethano
Arkalon Ethanol, LLC.
2.6 TCR
- Biofuels-Camil
Biofuels-Camilla
2.6 TCR
- Granite Falls
Granite Falls Energy, LLC
2.6 TCR
What this shows Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (dba Valero Bluffton Plant) averages 2.6 TCR (79% of the Denatured alcohol manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (dba Valero Bluffton Plant) TCR series: 2018=5.2 · 2023=0 · 2024=2.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (dba Valero Bluffton Plant) falls in its industry
228 Denatured alcohol manufacturin establishmentsSafer than 60% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 20 Denatured alcohol manufacturin employers in Indiana.
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (dba Valero Bluffton 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 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325193 · IN · Bluffton
228 Denatured alcohol manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 38 employers in Bluffton, IN · 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 | Poet Biorefining - Alexandria LLC. | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Arkalon Ethanol, LLC. | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Biofuels-Camilla | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Granite Falls Energy, LLC | 2.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | ABI Attachments, Inc. | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fort Wayne NE Service Center | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 358-NiSource-Valparaiso Eastport Center | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 165-NiSource-Hammond IN-El Disp Cont Ctr | 61 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | K181-D181 | 1,022 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 181-DC181 | 964 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hersheys Salty Snacks | 369 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bluffton Motor Works, LLC | 358 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | International Lottery & Totalizator Systems, Inc. | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rouses Market #70 | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TN - Comcast | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Service Steel Aerospace - Windsor CT | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Central Valley Ag Transport | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Inline Commercial Construction Inc. | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Valley Grinding & Manufacturing, Inc. Little Chute | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Spring Creek Gardens, Inc. | 61 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.