Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing · South Dakota

Wheeler Tank Manufacturing, Inc.

Sioux Falls, SD · ~31 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
18.9
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Wheeler Tank Manufacturing, Inc. runs at 572% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.

Wheeler Tank Manufacturing, Inc.: 18.9 TCR = 572% of Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Wheeler Tank Manufacturing, Inc. safety composite

Wheeler Tank Manufacturing, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 1%), 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).

D

42/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 18.86 per 100 workers

Safer than 1% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 82% 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

−29.6

2016→2024

Wheeler Tank Manufacturing, Inc. injury rate improved

Wheeler Tank Manufacturing, Inc.'s TCR fell 29.6 from 36.9 in 2016 to 7.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 36.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=36.9 · 2017=28.7 · 2018=23.2 · 2019=14.6 · 2020=11.4 · 2021=16.1 · 2022=16.2 · 2023=15.3 · 2024=7.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332420 · Sioux Falls, SD ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 18.9 · 572% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK P1
  • PHOTO Savannah Tank and Eq…
  • BOOK 9y book
  • INJ 48 inj
  • SIZE ~31 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Savannah Tank and Equipment Corporation (0.1 TCR gap)

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Wheeler Tank Manufacturing, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Wheeler Tank Manufacturing, Inc. averages 18.9 TCR (572% of the Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Wheeler Tank Manufacturing, Inc. TCR series: 2016=36.9 · 2017=28.7 · 2018=23.2 · 2019=14.6 · 2020=11.4 · 2021=16.1 · 2022=16.2 · 2023=15.3 · 2024=7.3 · BLS 3.3

Where Wheeler Tank Manufacturing, Inc. falls in its industry

355 Water tanks, heavy gauge metal establishments

Safer than 1% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers
Wheeler Tank Manufacturing, Inc. (31 employees, TCR 18.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 63 employees and a TCR of 3.6 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Wheeler Tank Manufacturing, Inc.
Wheeler Tank Manufacturing, Inc. (31 employees, TCR 18.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 63 employees and a TCR of 3.6

Wheeler Tank Manufacturing, Inc. has fewer employees than the Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufact median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 7.3 0.0 2 0 0
2023 15.3 0.0 4 0 0
2022 16.2 0.0 4 0 0
2021 16.1 12.1 4 0 0
2020 11.4 7.6 3 0 0
2019 14.6 3.7 4 0 0
2018 23.2 16.6 7 0 0
2017 28.7 3.6 8 0 0
2016 36.9 9.2 12 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332420 · SD · Sioux Falls

355 Water tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,778 rated employers in South Dakota with headcount on file · 542 employers in Sioux Falls, 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 Savannah Tank and Equipment Corporation 19.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Tiger Tanks, Inc. 19.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR The Belli Corporation dba Westec Tank & Equipment 18.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Lely Tank & Waste Solutions, LLC 17.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE Howard Farmers Coop 31 FTE
STATE-SIZE NORTHERN ELECTRIC 31 FTE
STATE-SIZE Tru-Form Construction, Inc. 31 FTE
STATE-SIZE Rapid Packaging Company Inc. 31 FTE
CITY-NEAR SD,Sioux Falls-Medical Center Campus-General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 6,424 FTE
CITY-NEAR SD,SIOUX FALLS - Medical Center Campus - General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 4,818 FTE
CITY-NEAR Smithfield Foods 3,459 FTE
CITY-NEAR Avera McKennan Hospital 3,312 FTE
NAT-TCR Trader Joe's 0067 San Mateo 18.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Silverado Beverly Place - 215 18.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Anishinabe Academy 18.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Usesi Cdcct 18.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE L&P Painting Shop & Office 31 FTE
NAT-SIZE WAVE Benton Harbor 31 FTE
NAT-SIZE Quality Irrigation - Yuma 31 FTE
NAT-SIZE Valley Metal Works 31 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: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.