Sod farming · Illinois

Central Sod

Name: Central Sod Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Plainfield, IL · ~64 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

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Average Safety Record: 4.6
Avg TCR: 4.5
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Central Sod runs at 102% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Sod farming workplace, earning a grade C.

Central Sod: 4.6 TCR = 102% of Sod farming BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Central Sod safety composite

Central Sod scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 35%), 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).

47/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 4.6 per 100 workers

Safer than 54% of industry peers
DART rate: D 3.53 per 100 workers

Safer than 35% 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

−4.9

2017→2019

Central Sod injury rate improved

Central Sod's TCR fell 4.9 from 8.4 in 2017 to 3.5 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2017 at 8.4 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.77× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=8.4 · 2018=1.8 · 2019=3.5

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 111421 · Plainfield, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 4.6 · 102% of ind

DART 3.5 DART
RANK #3/11
PHOTO McKay Nursery Company
BOOK 3y book
INJ 8 inj
SIZE ~64 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: McKay Nursery Company (0.0 TCR gap)

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4.6
McKay Nursery

4.6
Evergreen Nurs

4.6
Webster Nurser

4.5
Means Nursery

4.5

What this shows Central Sod averages 4.6 TCR (102% of the Sod farming BLS benchmark).

Central Sod TCR series: 2017=8.4 · 2018=1.8 · 2019=3.5 · BLS 4.5

Where Central Sod falls in its industry

386 Sod farming establishments

Safer than 54% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 11 Sod farming employers in Illinois.

Central Sod (64 employees, TCR 4.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 52 employees and a TCR of 4.9

Central Sod has more employees than the Sod farming median and a lower 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
2019	3.5	3.5	2
2018	1.8	1.8	1
2017	8.4	8.4	5

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

111421 · IL · Plainfield

386 Sod farming employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 84 employers in Plainfield, IL · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	McKay Nursery Company	WATERLOO, WI	4.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Evergreen Nursery Company, Inc.	STURGEON BAY, WI	4.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Webster Nursery	WEBSTER, FL	4.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Means Nursery Inc (River Road)	HILLSBORO, OR	4.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Central Sod Farms, Inc	PLAINFIELD	64 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Nashville	NASHVILLE	64 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Alliance Contractors Inc	WOODSTOCK	64 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Anthony Roofing Tecta America, LLC	AURORA	64 FTE
CITY-NEAR	5038	Plainfield	404 FTE
CITY-NEAR	KBI/Pentair Commercial Services	Plainfield	378 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Ken's Beverage Inc.	Plainfield	367 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Meijer Store 214	Plainfield	272 FTE
NAT-TCR	Prestonsburg, Ky	Prestonsburg, KY	4.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	6400-Swy 0017 2716	Phoenix, AZ	4.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Saint Mary's Detroit Lakes Clinic	Detroit Lakes, MN	4.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	6800 Abilene Lbm	Abilene, TX	4.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE	camden iga	Camden, SC	64 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Corporate Office	Seaford, DE	64 FTE
NAT-SIZE	6962-Swy 0029 2386	Sun City, CA	64 FTE
NAT-SIZE	6400-Swy 0005 0549	Alliance, NE	64 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.