Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, straw), manufacturing · South Dakota

Vermeer Corporation

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Freeman, SD · ~97 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 5.3
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Vermeer Corporation runs at 160% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, straw), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

Vermeer Corporation: 5.3 TCR = 160% of Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, straw), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Vermeer Corporation safety composite

Vermeer Corporation scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 49%), 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).

51/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 5.29 per 100 workers

Safer than 49% of industry peers
DART rate: D 2.13 per 100 workers

Safer than 52% 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

−6.3

2021→2023

Vermeer Corporation injury rate improved

Vermeer Corporation's TCR fell 6.3 from 8.4 in 2021 to 2.1 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 8.4 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2021=8.4 · 2023=2.1

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333111 · Freeman, SD ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 160% of ind

DART 2.1 DART
RANK #6/14
PHOTO Full Vision Inc
BOOK 2y book
INJ 7 inj
SIZE ~97 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Full Vision Inc (0.0 TCR gap)

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5.3
Full Vision In

5.3
SHIVVERS MANUF

5.3
CLAAS Omaha In

5.3
Valley Tool

5.3

What this shows Vermeer Corporation averages 5.3 TCR (160% of the Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, straw), manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Vermeer Corporation TCR series: 2021=8.4 · 2023=2.1 · BLS 3.3

Where Vermeer Corporation falls in its industry

433 Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotto establishments

Safer than 49% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to South Dakota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 14 Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotto employers in South Dakota.

Vermeer Corporation (97 employees, TCR 5.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 82 employees and a TCR of 5.2

Vermeer Corporation has more employees than the Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, st median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. 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
2023	2.1	2.1	2	0	0
2021	8.4	0.0	5	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333111 · SD · Freeman

433 Balers, farm-type (e.g., cotton, hay, straw), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,778 rated employers in South Dakota with headcount on file · 9 employers in Freeman, SD · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Full Vision Inc	NEWTON, KS	5.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	SHIVVERS MANUFACTURING INC	CORYDON, IA	5.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	CLAAS Omaha Inc.	OMAHA, NE	5.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Valley Tool	HUGHSON, CA	5.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Jensen Rock & Sand	MOBRIDGE	97 FTE
STATE-SIZE	6458-ZSFL	SIOUX FALLS	97 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Weller Brothers, LLC	SIOUX FALLS	97 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Monument Health Deadwood Hospital	DEADWOOD	97 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Freeman Regional Health Services	Freeman	159 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Vermeer Freeman Manufacturing	Freeman	94 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Vermeer Corporation - Freeman	Freeman	87 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Stern Oil company	Freeman	84 FTE
NAT-TCR	2412-Hyatt Place/House Denver Dt	Denver, CO	5.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	H.Rodriguez Inc	Patterson, CA	5.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	American Red Cross - 1201 W River Pkwy	Minneapolis, MN	5.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Central Florida Underground, Inc.	Altamonte Springs, FL	5.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	WHB Transportation	Tuttle, OK	97 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Shippers Warehouse - WG2	Hutchins, TX	97 FTE
NAT-SIZE	ES/Well Services Division - 03	Midland, TX	97 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Cargill Salt - Hutchinson	Hutchinson, KS	97 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2021. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.