Plant, ornamental, growing · Iowa
Natural Beauty Growers, LLC - Boyden IA
Boyden, IA · ~53 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Natural Beauty Growers, LLC - Boyden IA runs at 79% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Plant, ornamental, growing workplace, earning a grade B.
Natural Beauty Growers, LLC - Boyden IA: 3.5 TCR = 79% of Plant, ornamental, growing BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Natural Beauty Growers, LLC - Boyden IA safety composite
Natural Beauty Growers, LLC - Boyden IA scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% 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).
70/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 67% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% 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
2017→2024
Natural Beauty Growers, LLC - Boyden IA injury rate improved
Natural Beauty Growers, LLC - Boyden IA's TCR fell 1.6 from 1.6 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 12.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=1.6 · 2018=5.0 · 2019=3.4 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=12.7 · 2023=3.7 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111422 · Boyden, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 3.5 · 79% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK P67
- PHOTO Dan Schantz Farm (Zi…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~53 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dan Schantz Farm (Zionsville, PA) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Natural Beauty Growers, LLC - Boyden IA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Dan Schantz Gr
Dan Schantz Greenhouse (Pipersville, PA)
3.7 TCR
- Terra Nova Nur
Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
3.7 TCR
- Nash Greenhous
Nash Greenhouses, LLC
3.6 TCR
- This site
Natural Beauty Growers, LLC - Boyden IA
3.5 TCR
- Dan Schantz Fa
Dan Schantz Farm (Zionsville, PA)
3.5 TCR
What this shows Natural Beauty Growers, LLC - Boyden IA averages 3.5 TCR (79% of the Plant, ornamental, growing BLS benchmark).
Natural Beauty Growers, LLC - Boyden IA TCR series: 2017=1.6 · 2018=5 · 2019=3.4 · 2020=0 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=12.7 · 2023=3.7 · 2024=0 · BLS 4.5
Where Natural Beauty Growers, LLC - Boyden IA falls in its industry
166 Plant, ornamental, growing establishmentsSafer than 67% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.5.
Natural Beauty Growers, LLC - Boyden IA has fewer employees than the Plant, ornamental, growing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.5. 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 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.7 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111422 · IA · Boyden
166 Plant, ornamental, growing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 4 employers in Boyden, IA · 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 | Dan Schantz Farm (Zionsville, PA) | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nash Greenhouses, LLC | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dan Schantz Greenhouse (Pipersville, PA) | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Smith Fertilizer & Grain Co | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Streb Construction Co., Inc. | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Caliber Concrete LLC | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Blake Hershberger Enterprises, LLC | 53 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dethmers Mfg Co | 269 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Farmers Coop Society-Boyden | 35 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Boyden | 34 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Howard County Highway Department | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Prestige Drywall inc. | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Metals USA | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | urbanfloor main | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Herzog Transit Services - Stockton | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Donco 3 Construction | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | M&K, Inc. dba McCauley Services | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Miami 17th Avenue Yard 401 | 53 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.