Sod farming · Texas
Amarillo Sod Farm
Amarillo, TX · ~23 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 8.3
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Amarillo Sod Farm runs at 186% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Sod farming workplace, earning a grade D.
Amarillo Sod Farm: 8.3 TCR = 186% of Sod farming BLS 4.5 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Amarillo Sod Farm safety composite
Amarillo Sod Farm scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 6%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Amarillo Sod Farm: 7.2 → 9.7 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 12.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.16× in 2020
Amarillo Sod Farm's TCR rose 2.5 from 7.2 in 2016 to 9.7 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2017 at 12.3 TCR. In 2020, DART was 1.16× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111421 · Amarillo, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 8.3 · 186% of ind
- DART 9.7 DART
- RANK #17/18
- PHOTO Miles Nursery, Inc.
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~23 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Miles Nursery, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Amarillo Sod Farm in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Miles Nursery,
Miles Nursery, Inc.
8.4 TCR
- Berry & Berry
Berry & Berry Acquisition, LLC.
8.4 TCR
- This site
Amarillo Sod Farm
8.3 TCR
- The Pinery LLC
The Pinery LLC
8.3 TCR
- Fruit World Nu
Fruit World Nursery, Inc.
8.3 TCR
What this shows Amarillo Sod Farm averages 8.3 TCR (186% of the Sod farming BLS benchmark).
Amarillo Sod Farm TCR series: 2016=7.2 · 2017=12.3 · 2018=8.3 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=9.7 · BLS 4.5
Where Amarillo Sod Farm falls in its industry
386 Sod farming establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 18 Sod farming employers in Texas.
Amarillo Sod Farm has fewer employees than the Sod farming 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12.3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111421 · TX · Amarillo
386 Sod farming employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 351 employers in Amarillo, TX · 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 | Miles Nursery, Inc. | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Pinery LLC | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Berry & Berry Acquisition, LLC. | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fruit World Nursery, Inc. | 8.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Houston South Mill Distribution, LLC | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Smallhold, Buda | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | VISITORS MANAGEMENT | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Frontera Cattle Company II, LLC | 23 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amarillo Plant | 3,771 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BSA Hospital LLC | 2,790 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2576-12071000-12071 | 1,839 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2576-30 | 1,492 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Allentown Hospice | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vertical Holdings Drivers | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ross store 1218 | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ross store 1641 | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Gopher Ridge Grove | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Black Gold Farms - MIS | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RRC Specialties | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ray Day Jr. Logging, Inc. | 23 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.