Garden supplies (e.g., fertilizers, pesticides) merchant wholesalers · Michigan
BFG Supply Co-Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids, MI · ~66 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
BFG Supply Co-Grand Rapids runs at 155% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Garden supplies (e.g., fertilizers, pesticides) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
BFG Supply Co-Grand Rapids: 3.4 TCR = 155% of Garden supplies (e.g., fertilizers, pesticides) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
BFG Supply Co-Grand Rapids safety composite
BFG Supply Co-Grand Rapids scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 53% 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.58 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%).
Rising injury rate
BFG Supply Co-Grand Rapids: 3.3 → 7.2 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 7.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.05× in 2023
BFG Supply Co-Grand Rapids's TCR rose 3.9 from 3.3 in 2019 to 7.2 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 1.05× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424910 · Grand Rapids, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.4 · 155% of ind
- DART 3.6 DART
- RANK #13/24
- PHOTO Cokato Agronomy
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~66 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Cokato Agronomy (0.0 TCR gap)
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BFG Supply Co-Grand Rapids in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
BFG Supply Co-Grand Rapids
3.4 TCR
- Cokato Agronom
Cokato Agronomy
3.4 TCR
- Watsonville CA
Watsonville CA
3.4 TCR
- 72882
72882
3.4 TCR
- Bath
Bath
3.4 TCR
What this shows BFG Supply Co-Grand Rapids averages 3.4 TCR (155% of the Garden supplies (e.g., fertilizers, pesticides) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
BFG Supply Co-Grand Rapids TCR series: 2019=3.3 · 2020=1.7 · 2021=1.5 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=7.2 · BLS 2.2
Where BFG Supply Co-Grand Rapids falls in its industry
1,202 Garden supplies (e.g., fertili establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 24 Garden supplies (e.g., fertili employers in Michigan.
BFG Supply Co-Grand Rapids has more employees than the Garden supplies (e.g., fertilizers, pest median and a lower 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 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424910 · MI · Grand Rapids
1,202 Garden supplies (e.g., fertilizers, pesticides) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 1,006 employers in Grand Rapids, MI · 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 | Cokato Agronomy | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Watsonville CA | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 72882 | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bath | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Frank Rewold and Son, Inc. - Main Branch | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ox Paperboard WP, LLC | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Milbocker & Sons Inc | 66 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FSM Rochester Hills | 66 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SHHG-GR BUTTERWORTH CA | 9,012 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SH Butterworth Hospital | 7,397 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Health Saint Mary's Hospital-MH-MI | 2,914 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Steelcase - Grand Rapids / Kentwood | 2,817 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Eugene Water and Electric Board | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ayer | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nye Pointe | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Unit #1951 | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Environmental Remediation Services, Inc. | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Eagle | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RK-048-Jeffersonville ( RK-048 ) | 66 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RK-097-Gainesville ( RK-097 ) | 66 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.