Seed processing, postharvest for propagation · Wisconsin

2404-DeForest, WI

Name: 2404-DeForest, WI Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Deforest, WI · ~28 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

C
Average Safety Record: 4.5
Avg TCR: 4.5
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

2404-DeForest, WI runs at 100% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Seed processing, postharvest for propagation workplace, earning a grade C.

2404-DeForest, WI: 4.5 TCR = 100% of Seed processing, postharvest for propagation BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

2404-DeForest, WI safety composite

2404-DeForest, WI scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 37%), 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).

56/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 4.5 per 100 workers

Safer than 37% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 81% 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

−0.4

2016→2017

2404-DeForest, WI injury rate improved

2404-DeForest, WI's TCR fell 0.4 from 4.7 in 2016 to 4.3 in 2017. Peak filing year was 2016 at 4.7 TCR. In 2017, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=4.7 · 2017=4.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 115114 · Deforest, WI AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 4.5 · 100% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #10/16
PHOTO Lubbock, TX-R&D
BOOK 2y book
INJ 2 inj
SIZE ~28 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Lubbock, TX-R&D (0.0 TCR gap)

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Lubbock, TX-R&

4.5
Texas

4.5
Farmer City

4.5
SVC BERRY

4.5

What this shows 2404-DeForest, WI averages 4.5 TCR (100% of the Seed processing, postharvest for propagation BLS benchmark).

2404-DeForest, WI TCR series: 2016=4.7 · 2017=4.3 · BLS 4.5

Where 2404-DeForest, WI falls in its industry

666 Seed processing, postharvest f establishments

Safer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 16 Seed processing, postharvest f employers in Wisconsin.

2404-DeForest, WI (28 employees, TCR 4.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 72 employees and a TCR of 3.2

2404-DeForest, WI has fewer employees than the Seed processing, postharvest for propaga median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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
2017	4.3	0.0	1	0	0
2016	4.7	0.0	1	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

115114 · WI · Deforest

666 Seed processing, postharvest for propagation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 45 employers in Deforest, WI · 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	Lubbock, TX-R&D	LUBBOCK, TX	4.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Texas	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	4.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Farmer City	FARMER CITY, IL	4.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	SVC BERRY	SALINAS, CA	4.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Spring Grove Dairy - SGD382	BRODHEAD	28 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Grand View Dairy Farm, Inc.	BRILLION	28 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Cross Farms	OSHKOSH	28 FTE
STATE-SIZE	STgenetics-Vienna Farms	DE FOREST	28 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Hooper - WI	Deforest	781 FTE
CITY-NEAR	ABS Global	Deforest	598 FTE
CITY-NEAR	ABS Global - Deforest	Deforest	561 FTE
CITY-NEAR	American Girl Deforest	Deforest	213 FTE
NAT-TCR	Lakewood (Njlak)	Lakewood, NJ	4.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	UGN-Valparaiso	Valparaiso, IN	4.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	Hyster-Yale Sulligent Plant	Sulligent, AL	4.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	Holiday Inn - Secaucus	Secaucus, NJ	4.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Arizona Production Center	Mesa, AZ	28 FTE
NAT-SIZE	0773 - Enterprise, Al	Enterprise, AL	28 FTE
NAT-SIZE	0445 - Murrieta, Ca	Murrieta, CA	28 FTE
NAT-SIZE	0196 - Albany, Ny	Albany, NY	28 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: 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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