Nitrogenous fertilizer materials manufacturing · Kansas
Koch Fertilizer Dodge City
Dodge City, KS · ~78 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Koch Fertilizer Dodge City runs at 45% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Nitrogenous fertilizer materials manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Koch Fertilizer Dodge City: 1.5 TCR = 45% of Nitrogenous fertilizer materials manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Koch Fertilizer Dodge City safety composite
Koch Fertilizer Dodge City scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 68% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 36%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Koch Fertilizer Dodge City: 0.0 → 1.3 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 5.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.85× in 2024
Koch Fertilizer Dodge City's TCR rose 1.3 from 0.0 in 2018 to 1.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 5.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.85× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325311 · Dodge City, KS AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.5 · 45% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #2/4
- PHOTO Pine Bend Warehouse
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~78 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Pine Bend Warehouse (0.0 TCR gap)
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Koch Fertilizer Dodge City in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Andersons Uppe
Andersons Upper Sandusky Plant Nutrient
1.6 TCR
- This site
Koch Fertilizer Dodge City
1.5 TCR
- Pine Bend Ware
Pine Bend Warehouse
1.5 TCR
- Boardman
Boardman
1.5 TCR
- Kinston Fertil
Kinston Fertilizer
1.5 TCR
What this shows Koch Fertilizer Dodge City averages 1.5 TCR (45% of the Nitrogenous fertilizer materials manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Koch Fertilizer Dodge City TCR series: 2018=0 · 2019=1.1 · 2020=0 · 2021=5 · 2024=1.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Koch Fertilizer Dodge City falls in its industry
85 Nitrogenous fertilizer materia establishmentsSafer than 68% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 4 Nitrogenous fertilizer materia employers in Kansas.
Koch Fertilizer Dodge City has more employees than the Nitrogenous fertilizer materials manufac median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.4. 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 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325311 · KS · Dodge City
85 Nitrogenous fertilizer materials manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 59 employers in Dodge City, KS · 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 | Pine Bend Warehouse | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Boardman | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kinston Fertilizer | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Andersons Upper Sandusky Plant Nutrient | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Reece Construction Co., Inc. -- Scandia | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Siding Products Group, McPherson | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Balco Wichita | 78 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Horizon PSI | 78 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NATIONAL BEEF OF DODGE CITY | 3,197 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cargill Protein Dodge City | 2,668 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Primary Beef - Dodge City KS | 2,476 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 372 | 346 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ridgeview Terrace of Life Care | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FabOhio Inc | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pratt (Love Box) LLC | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ryerson | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Custom Mold and Design | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | INLAND | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bayonet Point Office | 78 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Custom Marine | 78 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.