Denatured alcohol manufacturing · Indiana
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (VRF) - Valero Bluffton Plant
Bluffton, IN · ~67 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (VRF) - Valero Bluffton Plant runs at 130% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Denatured alcohol manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (VRF) - Valero Bluffton Plant: 4.3 TCR = 130% of Denatured alcohol manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (VRF) - Valero Bluffton Plant safety composite
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (VRF) - Valero Bluffton Plant scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 31%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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
−4.2
2019→2020
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (VRF) - Valero Bluffton Plant injury rate improved
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (VRF) - Valero Bluffton Plant's TCR fell 4.2 from 6.4 in 2019 to 2.2 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2019 at 6.4 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=6.4 · 2020=2.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325193 · Bluffton, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 130% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #13/20
- PHOTO POET Bioprocessing L…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~67 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: POET Bioprocessing LLC - Lake Crystal (0.0 TCR gap)
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Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (VRF) - Valero Bluffton Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (VRF) - Valero Bluffton Plant
4.3 TCR
- POET Bioproces
POET Bioprocessing LLC - Lake Crystal
4.3 TCR
- Heron Lake Bio
Heron Lake BioEnergy LLC
4.3 TCR
- Iroquois Bio-E
Iroquois Bio-Energy
4.3 TCR
- Green Plains F
Green Plains Fairmont LLC
4.3 TCR
What this shows Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (VRF) - Valero Bluffton Plant averages 4.3 TCR (130% of the Denatured alcohol manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (VRF) - Valero Bluffton Plant TCR series: 2019=6.4 · 2020=2.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (VRF) - Valero Bluffton Plant falls in its industry
228 Denatured alcohol manufacturin establishmentsSafer than 31% 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 #13 safest of 20 Denatured alcohol manufacturin employers in Indiana.
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC (VRF) - Valero Bluffton Plant has more employees than the Denatured alcohol manufacturing median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 3 | 1 | 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 Bioprocessing LLC - Lake Crystal | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Heron Lake BioEnergy LLC | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Iroquois Bio-Energy | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Green Plains Fairmont LLC | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Northern Indiana Laborers | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Midwest Division Office | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CenterPoint Energy - AB Brown | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Steinberger Construction Inc | 67 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 | Kandiyohi County Courthouse | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | B089 Stonebriar Centre | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plymouth | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bayberry at Emerald Court | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Schilling Supply Company | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Poet Biorefining- Chancellor | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Veazey Enterprises, Inc. | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Orono Commons | 67 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.