Agricultural chemicals merchant wholesalers · Iowa
Cedar County Cooperative
Tipton, IA · ~44 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cedar County Cooperative runs at 191% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Agricultural chemicals merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Cedar County Cooperative: 4.2 TCR = 191% of Agricultural chemicals merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cedar County Cooperative safety composite
Cedar County Cooperative scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 41%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% 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
−1.3
2016→2023
Cedar County Cooperative injury rate improved
Cedar County Cooperative's TCR fell 1.3 from 2.4 in 2016 to 1.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 8.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.08× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.4 · 2017=4.6 · 2018=8.8 · 2019=8.0 · 2020=1.9 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=1.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424910 · Tipton, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 191% of ind
- DART 0.3 DART
- RANK #73/154
- PHOTO Meadowland Farmers C…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~44 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Meadowland Farmers Coop - Lamberton (0.0 TCR gap)
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Cedar County Cooperative in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Cedar County Cooperative
4.2 TCR
- Meadowland Far
Meadowland Farmers Coop - Lamberton
4.2 TCR
- INTEGRATED CRO
INTEGRATED CROP MANAGEMENT CON
4.2 TCR
- Garden City
Garden City
4.2 TCR
- Cal Feed
Cal Feed
4.2 TCR
What this shows Cedar County Cooperative averages 4.2 TCR (191% of the Agricultural chemicals merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Cedar County Cooperative TCR series: 2016=2.4 · 2017=4.6 · 2018=8.8 · 2019=8 · 2020=1.9 · 2021=0 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=1 · BLS 2.2
Where Cedar County Cooperative falls in its industry
1,202 Agricultural chemicals merchan establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #73 safest of 154 Agricultural chemicals merchan employers in Iowa.
Cedar County Cooperative has more employees than the Agricultural chemicals merchant wholesal 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 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424910 · IA · Tipton
1,202 Agricultural chemicals merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 15 employers in Tipton, IA · 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 | Meadowland Farmers Coop - Lamberton | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | INTEGRATED CROP MANAGEMENT CON | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Garden City | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cal Feed | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Centrum Valley Farms East | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GAC | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2511-Beaman, IA (Monsanto Co.) | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2050-Clarion, IA (Monsanto Co.) | 44 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cedar County | 126 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CDS Global Tipton | 105 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 841 | 79 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 841 | 70 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | MCRT Tempe 1 Tenant LLC | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Unit #2071 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0848 - San Jose Ca Bus Ctr | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0267 - Morris Il (Dry) Depot | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mathews Mechanical | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | C&B Builders Hardware 470 | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gerling and Associates, Inc. | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 51000 SIDS-Suwanee Suffolk/Sussex Del | 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.