Compost manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Laurel Valley Farms
Landenberg, PA · ~65 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Laurel Valley Farms runs at 352% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Compost manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Laurel Valley Farms: 11.6 TCR = 352% of Compost manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Laurel Valley Farms safety composite
Laurel Valley Farms scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 5%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Laurel Valley Farms: 2.7 → 10.8 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 137.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.4× in 2024
Laurel Valley Farms's TCR rose 8.1 from 2.7 in 2016 to 10.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 137.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325314 · Landenberg, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.6 · 352% of ind
- DART 4.6 DART
- RANK #9/9
- PHOTO Jiffy Lorain
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 70 inj
- SIZE ~65 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Jiffy Lorain (0.2 TCR gap)
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Laurel Valley Farms in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- AUSTIN WOOD RE
AUSTIN WOOD RECYCLING
12.7 TCR
- This site
Laurel Valley Farms
11.6 TCR
- Jiffy Lorain
Jiffy Lorain
11.5 TCR
- Kochergen Farm
Kochergen Farms Composting
10.7 TCR
- Masterblend In
Masterblend International, LLC
10.7 TCR
What this shows Laurel Valley Farms averages 11.6 TCR (352% of the Compost manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Laurel Valley Farms TCR series: 2016=2.7 · 2017=11.4 · 2018=137.1 · 2019=12.1 · 2020=11.9 · 2021=17.7 · 2022=15.4 · 2023=11 · 2024=10.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Laurel Valley Farms falls in its industry
163 Compost manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 5% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 9 Compost manufacturing employers in Pennsylvania.
Laurel Valley Farms has more employees than the Compost manufacturing median and a higher 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 | 10.8 | 4.6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15.4 | 6.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17.7 | 6.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.9 | 5.4 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 137.1 | 114.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.4 | 3.4 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325314 · PA · Landenberg
163 Compost manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 9 employers in Landenberg, PA · 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 | Jiffy Lorain | 11.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kochergen Farms Composting | 10.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Masterblend International, LLC | 10.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AUSTIN WOOD RECYCLING | 12.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Star Roses and Plants | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. - Willow Grove | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Yoe Construction, Inc | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Yoe Industrial Services | 65 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | New Garden | 248 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Farm | 68 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Technivate, Inc. | 63 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North Creek Nurseries, Inc. | 59 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kenmore Mercy Hospital | 11.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sunview Vineyards of California Inc | 11.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Village at Northridge | 11.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Somerset | 11.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lord Hobo Brewing Company | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gilbane Building Company Richmond | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LP Annville, LLC--Jackson Manor | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bradington YOung Furniture | 65 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.