Pesticides, agricultural, merchant wholesalers · South Dakota
Agronomy Sciences LLC dba Hefty Seed Company
Baltic, SD · ~188 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Agronomy Sciences LLC dba Hefty Seed Company runs at 213% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Pesticides, agricultural, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Agronomy Sciences LLC dba Hefty Seed Company: 4.7 TCR = 213% of Pesticides, agricultural, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Agronomy Sciences LLC dba Hefty Seed Company safety composite
Agronomy Sciences LLC dba Hefty Seed Company scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 36%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% 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
−3.9
2022→2023
Agronomy Sciences LLC dba Hefty Seed Company injury rate improved
Agronomy Sciences LLC dba Hefty Seed Company's TCR fell 3.9 from 6.6 in 2022 to 2.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 6.6 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.47× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=6.6 · 2023=2.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424910 · Baltic, SD ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 4.7 · 213% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #12/16
- PHOTO Bomgaars Supply,Inc.…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~188 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bomgaars Supply,Inc. - Hays (0.0 TCR gap)
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Agronomy Sciences LLC dba Hefty Seed Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Agronomy Sciences LLC dba Hefty Seed Company
4.7 TCR
- Bomgaars Suppl
Bomgaars Supply,Inc. - Hays
4.7 TCR
- Shafter, CA
Shafter, CA
4.7 TCR
- Bradley Caldwe
Bradley Caldwell, Inc.
4.7 TCR
- Faithway Allia
Faithway Alliance - Tanner
4.7 TCR
What this shows Agronomy Sciences LLC dba Hefty Seed Company averages 4.7 TCR (213% of the Pesticides, agricultural, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Agronomy Sciences LLC dba Hefty Seed Company TCR series: 2022=6.6 · 2023=2.7 · BLS 2.2
Where Agronomy Sciences LLC dba Hefty Seed Company falls in its industry
1,202 Pesticides, agricultural, merc establishmentsSafer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to South Dakota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 16 Pesticides, agricultural, merc employers in South Dakota.
Agronomy Sciences LLC dba Hefty Seed Company has more employees than the Pesticides, agricultural, merchant whole median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.6 | 1.0 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424910 · SD · Baltic
1,202 Pesticides, agricultural, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,778 rated employers in South Dakota with headcount on file · 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 | Bomgaars Supply,Inc. - Hays | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shafter, CA | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bradley Caldwell, Inc. | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Faithway Alliance - Tanner | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | AH Avera Mckennan | 189 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Human Service Agency | 189 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | United Hardware Distributing Co - Distribution Center | 190 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 8165 | 186 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CC&F Retail, Inc (dba Friendly's Fuel Stop, Baltic) | 19 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Golden Harbor | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | America's Thrift Store #28 | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Charles T. Sitrin Child Care Center | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Good Food Store | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Asplundh Tree Expert Company | 188 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mount Construction Inc. | 188 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GKN Driveline | 188 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | R.O.W.C., L.L.C. | 188 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.