Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing · South Dakota
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.
Milbank, SD · ~320 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. runs at 179% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.: 5.9 TCR = 179% of Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. safety composite
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 32%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% 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
−3.7
2016→2024
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. injury rate improved
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.'s TCR fell 3.7 from 9.6 in 2016 to 6.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 9.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.6 · 2017=3.4 · 2018=8.6 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=5.4 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=4.1 · 2024=6.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311513 · Milbank, SD ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.9 · 179% of ind
- DART 4.0 DART
- RANK #5/10
- PHOTO BelGioioso Cheese - …
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 169 inj
- SIZE ~320 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: BelGioioso Cheese - Campbell (0.0 TCR gap)
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Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- BelGioioso Che
BelGioioso Cheese - Campbell
6 TCR
- White Hill Che
White Hill Cheese
6 TCR
- This site
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.
5.9 TCR
- BelGioioso Che
BelGioioso Cheese - Vine Road
5.9 TCR
- Manufacturing
Manufacturing : Hilbert
5.9 TCR
What this shows Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. averages 5.9 TCR (179% of the Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. TCR series: 2016=9.6 · 2017=3.4 · 2018=8.6 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=5.4 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=4.1 · 2024=6 · BLS 3.3
Where Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. falls in its industry
377 Cheese (except cottage cheese) establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Narrower to South Dakota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 10 Cheese (except cottage cheese) employers in South Dakota.
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. has more employees than the Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufactu median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.9. 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 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.5 | 4.0 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.6 | 3.8 | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.6 | 4.2 | 23 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311513 · SD · Milbank
377 Cheese (except cottage cheese) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,778 rated employers in South Dakota with headcount on file · 14 employers in Milbank, 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 | BelGioioso Cheese - Campbell | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | White Hill Cheese | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BelGioioso Cheese - Vine Road | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Manufacturing : Hilbert | 5.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Brink Constructors, Inc. | 321 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dakota Bodies LLC | 321 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Muth Electric, Inc. | 318 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1685 | 322 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | United Hardware Distributing Co - Distribution Center | 190 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Avera Milbank Area Hospital | 98 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dakota Stone Inc | 94 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Avantara Milbank | 76 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | American Breast Care, L.P. | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AdventHealth Hendersonville | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store #3 | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sietsema Farms | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bostik Wauwatosa | 320 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IKEA #409 Paramus | 320 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mission Bell Winery | 320 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Louis Service Center | 320 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.