Dairy products (except canned, dried) merchant wholesalers · New Jersey
Milk Industry Management Co. d.b.a Balford Farms
Burlington, NJ · ~154 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 18.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Milk Industry Management Co. d.b.a Balford Farms runs at 842% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Dairy products (except canned, dried) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Milk Industry Management Co. d.b.a Balford Farms: 18.5 TCR = 842% of Dairy products (except canned, dried) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Milk Industry Management Co. d.b.a Balford Farms safety composite
Milk Industry Management Co. d.b.a Balford Farms scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 0%), 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).
13/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 18.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 16.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% 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
−2.7
2018→2024
Milk Industry Management Co. d.b.a Balford Farms injury rate improved
Milk Industry Management Co. d.b.a Balford Farms's TCR fell 2.7 from 20.6 in 2018 to 17.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 20.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.9× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=20.6 · 2019=20.1 · 2020=19.8 · 2022=19.2 · 2023=13.5 · 2024=17.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424430 · Burlington, NJ ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 18.5 · 842% of ind
- DART 16.8 DART
- RANK #8/8
- PHOTO Garelick MA - Watert…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 205 inj
- SIZE ~154 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Garelick MA - Watertown (0.8 TCR gap)
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Milk Industry Management Co. d.b.a Balford Farms in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Garelick MA -
Garelick MA - Watertown
19.3 TCR
- This site
Milk Industry Management Co. d.b.a Balford Farms
18.5 TCR
- Hill Country D
Hill Country Dairies - Dallas
17.1 TCR
- McArthur - Mia
McArthur - Miami - 71 Street - DTI
16.7 TCR
- Allentown
Allentown
16.4 TCR
What this shows Milk Industry Management Co. d.b.a Balford Farms averages 18.5 TCR (842% of the Dairy products (except canned, dried) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Milk Industry Management Co. d.b.a Balford Farms TCR series: 2018=20.6 · 2019=20.1 · 2020=19.8 · 2022=19.2 · 2023=13.5 · 2024=17.8 · BLS 2.2
Where Milk Industry Management Co. d.b.a Balford Farms falls in its industry
231 Dairy products (except canned, establishmentsSafer than 0% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.9.
Narrower to New Jersey alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 8 Dairy products (except canned, employers in New Jersey.
Milk Industry Management Co. d.b.a Balford Farms has more employees than the Dairy products (except canned, dried) me median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.9. 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 | 17.8 | 16.8 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 19.2 | 18.7 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 19.8 | 18.5 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 20.1 | 19.6 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 20.6 | 19.6 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424430 · NJ · Burlington
231 Dairy products (except canned, dried) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 101 employers in Burlington, NJ · 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 | Garelick MA - Watertown | 19.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hill Country Dairies - Dallas | 17.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | McArthur - Miami - 71 Street - DTI | 16.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Allentown | 16.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Brian Trematore Plumbing & Heating, Inc. | 154 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bind Rite Robbinsville LLC | 154 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hovione Technology Transfer Center | 154 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sika Corporation 875 Valley Brook Ave | 154 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | COMPASSIONATE CARE HOSPICE GROUP LTD. | 1,470 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : ACY2 | 1,426 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - ACY2 | 1,055 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - ACY8 | 658 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | AZP008 | 18.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mt. Morris Fire Protection District | 18.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trader Joe's 0792 Franklin | 18.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cannon Valley Vet Clinic | 18.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Publick House | 154 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TRUMPF Inc - TUSD | 154 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gate Precast Company (Jacksonville, FL) | 154 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | D&J Enterprises | 154 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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