Grain elevators, storage only · Washington
Northwest Grain Growers
Walla Walla, WA · ~105 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 9.2
- Avg TCR
- 5.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Northwest Grain Growers runs at 159% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Grain elevators, storage only workplace, earning a grade D.
Northwest Grain Growers: 9.2 TCR = 159% of Grain elevators, storage only BLS 5.8 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Northwest Grain Growers safety composite
Northwest Grain Growers scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 72% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 12%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 72% 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
−4.0
2019→2024
Northwest Grain Growers injury rate improved
Northwest Grain Growers's TCR fell 4.0 from 8.6 in 2019 to 4.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 15.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=8.6 · 2020=10.3 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=10.5 · 2023=15.6 · 2024=4.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 493130 · Walla Walla, WA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 9.2 · 159% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO Wanamingo Energy
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 60 inj
- SIZE ~105 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Wanamingo Energy (0.3 TCR gap)
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Northwest Grain Growers in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Goodhue Feed D
Goodhue Feed Department
10 TCR
- Lewis-Clark Te
Lewis-Clark Terminal, Inc
10 TCR
- This site
Northwest Grain Growers
9.2 TCR
- Wanamingo Ener
Wanamingo Energy
8.9 TCR
- Plains Cotton
Plains Cotton Warehouse Sweetwater
8.8 TCR
What this shows Northwest Grain Growers averages 9.2 TCR (159% of the Grain elevators, storage only BLS benchmark).
Northwest Grain Growers TCR series: 2019=8.6 · 2020=10.3 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=10.5 · 2023=15.6 · 2024=4.5 · BLS 5.8
Where Northwest Grain Growers falls in its industry
77 Grain elevators, storage only establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Grain elevators, storage only employers in Washington.
Northwest Grain Growers has more employees than the Grain elevators, storage only median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15.6 | 4.2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.5 | 3.2 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.3 | 2.6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
493130 · WA · Walla Walla
77 Grain elevators, storage only employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 67 employers in Walla Walla, WA · 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 | Wanamingo Energy | 8.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plains Cotton Warehouse Sweetwater | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Goodhue Feed Department | 10.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lewis-Clark Terminal, Inc | 10.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | LONGVIEW YARD | 105 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RDF Builders Co. | 105 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | N.A. Degerstrom, Inc. | 105 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Petersen Brothers Inc | 105 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2252-00000325 | 1,246 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WA645 ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER-WALLA WALLA HR | 1,037 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Walla Walla | 407 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Water Treatment Plan | 372 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 0750 - Valdosta | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Highway Department | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bella Blue Water | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | R11 Morrisville VT | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 0832 - Roswell | 105 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1914 - Osage Beach | 105 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2368 - Bullhead City | 105 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wright Hennepin Cooperative Electric Association | 105 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.