Potting soil manufacturing · California
FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Company
Samoa, CA · ~62 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Company runs at 95% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Potting soil manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Company: 3.1 TCR = 95% of Potting soil manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Company safety composite
FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Company scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 27%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% 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→2024
FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Company injury rate improved
FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Company's TCR fell 1.3 from 6.4 in 2016 to 5.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 6.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.09× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.4 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=1.6 · 2019=1.8 · 2020=2.8 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=5.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325314 · Samoa, CA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.1 · 95% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK #6/14
- PHOTO New Earth Katy
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~62 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: New Earth Katy (0.0 TCR gap)
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FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Vital Earth Re
Vital Earth Resources, Inc.
3.3 TCR
- Panamerican Fe
Panamerican Fertilizer, Inc.
3.2 TCR
- This site
FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Company
3.1 TCR
- New Earth Katy
New Earth Katy
3.1 TCR
- Morral Compani
Morral Companies - Caledonia Facility
3.1 TCR
What this shows FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Company averages 3.1 TCR (95% of the Potting soil manufacturing BLS benchmark).
FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Company TCR series: 2016=6.4 · 2017=0 · 2018=1.6 · 2019=1.8 · 2020=2.8 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=5.2 · BLS 3.3
Where FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Company falls in its industry
163 Potting soil manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 14 Potting soil manufacturing employers in California.
FoxFarm Soil & Fertilizer Company has more employees than the Potting soil manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325314 · CA · Samoa
163 Potting soil manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 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 | New Earth Katy | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Morral Companies - Caledonia Facility | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Panamerican Fertilizer, Inc. | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Vital Earth Resources, Inc. | 3.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Zipper Farms, Inc. | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Crain Marketing, Inc. | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Maricopa Orchards, LLC | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WESTLAND ORCHIDS | 62 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Price Rite Store 346 Bridgeport | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Natchez Trace Electric Power Association | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Select Specialty Hospital - Columbus, Inc. (SSH - Columbus - Grant) | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ndx, LLC | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Franklin | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plymouth Industries Plymouth | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Liberty Utilities - Massena | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HCS Oldsmar | 62 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.