Farm machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers · Louisiana
Ditch Witch of South Louisiana
Geismar, LA · ~23 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ditch Witch of South Louisiana runs at 163% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Farm machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Ditch Witch of South Louisiana: 3.6 TCR = 163% of Farm machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ditch Witch of South Louisiana safety composite
Ditch Witch of South Louisiana scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 74% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% 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%).
Ditch Witch of South Louisiana held a steady TCR band
Ditch Witch of South Louisiana's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 15.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=0.0 · 2019=5.6 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=15.9 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423820 · Geismar, LA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.6 · 163% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #11/18
- PHOTO C & B Operations Spe…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~23 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: C & B Operations Spencer (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ditch Witch of South Louisiana in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ditch Witch of South Louisiana
3.6 TCR
- C & B Operatio
C & B Operations Spencer
3.6 TCR
- H & R Agripowe
H & R Agripower - Vergennes
3.6 TCR
- BTI Ness City
BTI Ness City
3.6 TCR
- SunSouth Demop
SunSouth Demopolis
3.6 TCR
What this shows Ditch Witch of South Louisiana averages 3.6 TCR (163% of the Farm machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Ditch Witch of South Louisiana TCR series: 2018=0 · 2019=5.6 · 2021=0 · 2022=15.9 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Ditch Witch of South Louisiana falls in its industry
700 Farm machinery and equipment m establishmentsSafer than 58% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to Louisiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 18 Farm machinery and equipment m employers in Louisiana.
Ditch Witch of South Louisiana has fewer employees than the Farm machinery and equipment merchant wh median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15.9 | 5.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423820 · LA · Geismar
700 Farm machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 6,723 rated employers in Louisiana with headcount on file · 127 employers in Geismar, LA · 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 | C & B Operations Spencer | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | H & R Agripower - Vergennes | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BTI Ness City | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SunSouth Demopolis | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mississippi Canyon 281 (Lena) | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Slidell Service Center | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SLEMCO CROWLEY | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CenterPoint Energy - Ruston Stateline Dubach | 23 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BASF | 1,212 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BASF - Geismar | 1,143 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brock Services Geismar LA | 936 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Turner at Shell Chemical LP Geismar LA | 674 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | GAA015 | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alpine Slicing and Cheese Conversion | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lehigh Valley Division | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Portsmouth Store | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pinnacle Premix, LLC | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grand Traverse Stamping | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ARO002 | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AZP001 | 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.