Tobacco farming, field and seed production · North Carolina
Rock Ridge Farms Partnership
WILSON, NC · ~22 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Rock Ridge Farms Partnership runs at 160% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Tobacco farming, field and seed production workplace, earning a grade D.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.2
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 4.5
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 7
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares Rock Ridge Farms Partnership's OSHA Total Case Rate to the BLS industry benchmark across 4 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024).
Injury rate over time
Rock Ridge Farms Partnership's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 4.5 industry benchmark.
Total Case Rate (recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers), OSHA ITA Form 300A. Industry benchmark: BLS IIF, NAICS 111910.
Where Rock Ridge Farms Partnership falls in its industry
51 Tobacco farming, field and see establishmentsSafer than 2% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.0.
Rock Ridge Farms Partnership has an average TCR of 7.2, which is 160% of the industry average (4.5) for Tobacco farming, field and seed production. This is worse than average.
Safety Insights for Rock Ridge Farms Partnership
Rock Ridge Farms Partnership operates an establishment with approximately 22 full-time equivalent workers in WILSON, NC, classified under the Tobacco farming, field and seed production industry (NAICS 111910). Across 4 years of mandatory OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) reporting, this employer has accumulated 7 recordable injuries, 0 occupational illnesses, and 0 workplace fatalities. The average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 7.2 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year provides the anchor metric for the D letter grade (Poor Safety Record).
Benchmarked against the Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average of 4.5 for Tobacco farming, field and seed production, Rock Ridge Farms Partnership's workforce experiences 160% of the typical injury burden. This ratio matters because TCR already normalizes for hours worked, a 200,000-hour exposure base equals roughly 100 full-time workers, so establishments with very different headcounts can be compared directly. A TCR above the benchmark flags a higher-than-typical risk profile for jobseekers, insurers, and enforcement agencies to examine.
Multi-year trend analysis is the single most reliable signal here: a one-year spike could reflect a single severe event, whereas sustained elevation across 4 reporting cycles points to systemic hazard exposure. Readers evaluating Rock Ridge Farms Partnership as an employer, contractor, investment, or regulatory target should examine the yearly DART rate (days away, restricted, or transferred), the fatality count of 0, and any year-over-year deterioration shown in the table below. All figures come directly from employer-submitted OSHA Form 300A summaries, there is no modeling, estimation, or third-party adjustment layered on top of the government data.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
All injury, illness, and fatality figures on this page are sourced from Rock Ridge Farms Partnership's own mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 111910 - Tobacco farming, field and seed production.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2021)
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
1 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 44,091 hours worked = 4.54 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Ridge Farms Partnership (this establishment) | 7.21 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 4-year avg |
| Tobacco farming, field and seed production industry avg | 4.50 | BLS IIF, NAICS 111910 |
| North Carolina state avg (all industries) | 3.89 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Rock Ridge Farms Partnership to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2021: 1 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2020: 1 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2019: 3 reportable incidents · 3 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2018: 2 reportable incidents · 2 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Rock Ridge Farms Partnership's reported OSHA injury record versus its Tobacco farming, field and seed production peers, not a verdict on whether any single site is safe today.
- At 160% of the Tobacco farming, field and seed production benchmark, Rock Ridge Farms Partnership reports more injuries than typical peers, ask specifically how the employer is reducing them. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Tobacco farming, field and seed production sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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