Garden supplies (e.g., fertilizers, pesticides) merchant wholesalers · Pennsylvania
BFG Supply Co-Cheswick
Cheswick, PA · ~44 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
BFG Supply Co-Cheswick runs at 221% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Garden supplies (e.g., fertilizers, pesticides) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
BFG Supply Co-Cheswick: 4.9 TCR = 221% of Garden supplies (e.g., fertilizers, pesticides) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
BFG Supply Co-Cheswick safety composite
BFG Supply Co-Cheswick scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 31%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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
−0.9
2019→2023
BFG Supply Co-Cheswick injury rate improved
BFG Supply Co-Cheswick's TCR fell 0.9 from 8.1 in 2019 to 7.2 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 8.1 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.74× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=8.1 · 2020=2.9 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=4.8 · 2023=7.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424910 · Cheswick, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 4.9 · 221% of ind
- DART 3.6 DART
- RANK #13/15
- PHOTO MFA Agri Service - G…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~44 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: MFA Agri Service - Glasgow (0.0 TCR gap)
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BFG Supply Co-Cheswick in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
BFG Supply Co-Cheswick
4.9 TCR
- MFA Agri Servi
MFA Agri Service - Glasgow
4.9 TCR
- Burlington Fer
Burlington Fertilizer
4.9 TCR
- Overton Farmer
Overton Farmers Co-op
4.9 TCR
- JR Simplot Com
JR Simplot Company-SGS Osgood
4.9 TCR
What this shows BFG Supply Co-Cheswick averages 4.9 TCR (221% of the Garden supplies (e.g., fertilizers, pesticides) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
BFG Supply Co-Cheswick TCR series: 2019=8.1 · 2020=2.9 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=4.8 · 2023=7.2 · BLS 2.2
Where BFG Supply Co-Cheswick falls in its industry
1,202 Garden supplies (e.g., fertili establishmentsSafer than 34% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 15 Garden supplies (e.g., fertili employers in Pennsylvania.
BFG Supply Co-Cheswick has more employees than the Garden supplies (e.g., fertilizers, pest 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 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424910 · PA · Cheswick
1,202 Garden supplies (e.g., fertilizers, pesticides) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 30 employers in Cheswick, PA · 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 | MFA Agri Service - Glasgow | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Burlington Fertilizer | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Overton Farmers Co-op | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JR Simplot Company-SGS Osgood | 4.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Milton Grove Egg | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kreider Farms - Donegal Egg | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WESSC West Shore Service Center | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SUNSC Sunbury Service Center | 44 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Curtiss Wright - Cheswick Facility | 721 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HarmarVillage Care Center | 229 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Glass Technology Center | 219 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Harmar Village Care Center | 187 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | RK-097-Gainesville ( RK-097 ) | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Princeton Contract Production | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CFC1 | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sysco Hawaii Inc | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Griffith Rubber Mills | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Santoshi Corporation | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tetra Pak Tubex Inc. | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rxr Ny Pm Charlie LLC | 44 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.