Fertilizer and fertilizer materials merchant wholesalers · Delaware

Growmark Fs - Milford Operations

Name: Growmark Fs - Milford Operations Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Milford, DE · ~23 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 6.2
Avg TCR: 2.2
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Growmark Fs - Milford Operations runs at 282% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fertilizer and fertilizer materials merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.

Growmark Fs - Milford Operations: 6.2 TCR = 282% of Fertilizer and fertilizer materials merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Growmark Fs - Milford Operations safety composite

Growmark Fs - Milford Operations scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 24%), 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).

31/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 6.21 per 100 workers

Safer than 24% of industry peers
DART rate: F 4.33 per 100 workers

Safer than 24% 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

−3.8

2017→2018

Growmark Fs - Milford Operations injury rate improved

Growmark Fs - Milford Operations's TCR fell 3.8 from 8.1 in 2017 to 4.3 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 8.1 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.7× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=8.1 · 2018=4.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 424910 · Milford, DE ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 6.2 · 282% of ind

DART 4.3 DART
RANK #6/7
PHOTO AgCentral Farmers Co…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 3 inj
SIZE ~23 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: AgCentral Farmers Co-op, Farm Center (0.0 TCR gap)

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6.2
AgCentral Farm

6.2
Wyatt-Quarles

6.2
Templeton

6.2
IBA Inc.

6.2

What this shows Growmark Fs - Milford Operations averages 6.2 TCR (282% of the Fertilizer and fertilizer materials merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

Growmark Fs - Milford Operations TCR series: 2017=8.1 · 2018=4.3 · BLS 2.2

Where Growmark Fs - Milford Operations falls in its industry

1,202 Fertilizer and fertilizer mate establishments

Safer than 24% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Delaware alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 7 Fertilizer and fertilizer mate employers in Delaware.

Growmark Fs - Milford Operations (23 employees, TCR 6.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 30 employees and a TCR of 3.5

Growmark Fs - Milford Operations has fewer employees than the Fertilizer and fertilizer materials merc 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
2018	4.3	4.3	1	0	0
2017	8.1	8.1	2	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

424910 · DE · Milford

1,202 Fertilizer and fertilizer materials merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,487 rated employers in Delaware with headcount on file · 49 employers in Milford, DE · 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	AgCentral Farmers Co-op, Farm Center	ATHENS, TN	6.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Wyatt-Quarles Seed Company	GARNER, NC	6.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Templeton	TEMPLETON, IA	6.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	IBA Inc.	MILLBURY, MA	6.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Wimlington Offices	WILMINGTON	23 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Mid-Atlantic Dismantlement Corporation	DOVER	23 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Red Lion	DELAWARE CITY	23 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Perdue AgriRecycle LLC	SEAFORD	23 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Milford Plant	Milford	1,425 FTE
CITY-NEAR	DEL0000022 GOODWILL INDUSTRIES - MILFORD	Milford	1,028 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Sussex Campus	Milford	890 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Milford Memorial Hospital	Milford	741 FTE
NAT-TCR	Life Care Center of Bruceton Hollow Rock	Bruceton, TN	6.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Advantage Logistics - Anniston	Anniston, AL	6.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Wetmore	Chino, CA	6.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Atrium Post Acute Care of Wisconsin Rapids	Wisconsin Rapids, WI	6.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Malloy Electric-Omaha	Omaha, NE	23 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Hampton Inn Anchorage	Anchorage, AK	23 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Hom/Ade Foods Inc	Pensacola, FL	23 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Valencia Lakes	Wimauma, FL	23 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: 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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