Seeds (e.g., field, flower, garden) merchant wholesalers · Kentucky
Louisville Seed
Louisville, KY · ~60 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Louisville Seed runs at 135% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Seeds (e.g., field, flower, garden) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
Louisville Seed: 3.0 TCR = 135% of Seeds (e.g., field, flower, garden) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Louisville Seed safety composite
Louisville Seed 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 2.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.6
2016→2024
Louisville Seed injury rate improved
Louisville Seed's TCR fell 1.6 from 1.6 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 7.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.6 · 2017=7.5 · 2018=3.8 · 2019=3.9 · 2020=3.7 · 2021=3.3 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=3.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424910 · Louisville, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.0 · 135% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/14
- PHOTO Adrian Facility
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~60 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Adrian Facility (0.0 TCR gap)
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Louisville Seed in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Louisville Seed
3 TCR
- Adrian Facilit
Adrian Facility
3 TCR
- Bomgaars Suppl
Bomgaars Supply,Inc. - Dodge City
3 TCR
- Hawthorne Gard
Hawthorne Gardening - York
3 TCR
- River Valley C
River Valley Cooperative-Sunbury
3 TCR
What this shows Louisville Seed averages 3.0 TCR (135% of the Seeds (e.g., field, flower, garden) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Louisville Seed TCR series: 2016=1.6 · 2017=7.5 · 2018=3.8 · 2019=3.9 · 2020=3.7 · 2021=3.3 · 2022=0 · 2023=3 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Louisville Seed falls in its industry
1,202 Seeds (e.g., field, flower, ga establishmentsSafer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 14 Seeds (e.g., field, flower, ga employers in Kentucky.
Louisville Seed has more employees than the Seeds (e.g., field, flower, garden) merc median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424910 · KY · Louisville
1,202 Seeds (e.g., field, flower, garden) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 1,638 employers in Louisville, KY · 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 | Adrian Facility | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bomgaars Supply,Inc. - Dodge City | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hawthorne Gardening - York | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | River Valley Cooperative-Sunbury | 3.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Workman Farms INC | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | OFP | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cooper Generating Station | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hopkinsville Electric System | 60 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jefferson County Public Schools | 18,524 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | KYGRA - WORLDPORT | 11,933 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WORLDPORT (KYGRA) | 9,667 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | KTKY TRUCK | 8,757 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Operation Stand Down TN | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Adrian Facility | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | JPW Structural Contracting, Inc. | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Northern Improvement Fargo | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Inn on Boltwood | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CHEP Orlando Service Center (UST1) | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | QSI Kinston | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DGA | 60 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.