Fertilizer application for crops · Iowa
Smith Fertilizer & Grain Co
Knoxville, IA · ~53 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Smith Fertilizer & Grain Co runs at 101% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Fertilizer application for crops workplace, earning a grade C.
Smith Fertilizer & Grain Co: 4.5 TCR = 101% of Fertilizer application for crops BLS 4.5 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Smith Fertilizer & Grain Co safety composite
Smith Fertilizer & Grain Co scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 76% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 45%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% 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
−4.3
2019→2023
Smith Fertilizer & Grain Co injury rate improved
Smith Fertilizer & Grain Co's TCR fell 4.3 from 4.3 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 7.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=4.3 · 2020=7.3 · 2021=5.4 · 2022=5.6 · 2023=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 115112 · Knoxville, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 4.5 · 101% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #11/11
- PHOTO Sun Pacific Farming …
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~53 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sun Pacific Farming | Citrus Farming | Liberty Bell (0.0 TCR gap)
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Smith Fertilizer & Grain Co in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- G&F Ag Service
G&F Ag Service
4.6 TCR
- This site
Smith Fertilizer & Grain Co
4.5 TCR
- Sun Pacific Fa
Sun Pacific Farming | Citrus Farming | Liberty Bell
4.5 TCR
- Service and Su
Service and Supply Cooperative, Bellflower MO
4.5 TCR
- Elite Fusions
Elite Fusions INC
4.5 TCR
What this shows Smith Fertilizer & Grain Co averages 4.5 TCR (101% of the Fertilizer application for crops BLS benchmark).
Smith Fertilizer & Grain Co TCR series: 2019=4.3 · 2020=7.3 · 2021=5.4 · 2022=5.6 · 2023=0 · BLS 4.5
Where Smith Fertilizer & Grain Co falls in its industry
221 Fertilizer application for cro establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 11 Fertilizer application for cro employers in Iowa.
Smith Fertilizer & Grain Co has more employees than the Fertilizer application for crops 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
115112 · IA · Knoxville
221 Fertilizer application for crops employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 18 employers in Knoxville, 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 | Sun Pacific Farming | Citrus Farming | Liberty Bell | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Service and Supply Cooperative, Bellflower MO | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | G&F Ag Service | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Elite Fusions INC | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Natural Beauty Growers, LLC - Boyden IA | 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 | Knoxville | 583 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Weiler, Inc. | 524 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Knoxville Hospital and Clinics | 289 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hormel Foods | 207 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lac qui Parle Valley | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Abel & Schafer, Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ARC Group Employment Services Inc | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Holiday Inn & Suites Phoenix Airport North | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Fc2 - Regional Flood Control District | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NorthState - 40 | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chamberlain Machine LLC | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wimmer Corporate | 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.