Fertilizers, mixed, made in plants not manufacturing fertilizer materials · Virginia
The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co., Inc.
Mt. Jackson, VA · ~32 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co., Inc. runs at 227% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fertilizers, mixed, made in plants not manufacturing fertilizer materials workplace, earning a grade F.
The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co., Inc.: 7.5 TCR = 227% of Fertilizers, mixed, made in plants not manufacturing fertilizer materials BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co., Inc. safety composite
The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co., Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 13%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.95 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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%).
Rising injury rate
The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co., Inc.: 5.3 → 8.8 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 8.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.39× in 2020
The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co., Inc.'s TCR rose 3.5 from 5.3 in 2018 to 8.8 in 2020. In 2020, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325314 · Mt. Jackson, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.5 · 227% of ind
- DART 3.0 DART
- RANK #4/5
- PHOTO Silver Creek Materia…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~32 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Silver Creek Materials, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co., Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Keith Day Comp
Keith Day Company Inc
7.7 TCR
- This site
The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co., Inc.
7.5 TCR
- Silver Creek M
Silver Creek Materials, Inc.
7.5 TCR
- Tarheel Bark
Tarheel Bark
7.4 TCR
- United Coopera
United Cooperative- Reedsburg
7.3 TCR
What this shows The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co., Inc. averages 7.5 TCR (227% of the Fertilizers, mixed, made in plants not manufacturing fertilizer materials BLS benchmark).
The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co., Inc. TCR series: 2018=5.3 · 2019=8.3 · 2020=8.8 · BLS 3.3
Where The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co., Inc. falls in its industry
163 Fertilizers, mixed, made in pl establishmentsSafer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 5 Fertilizers, mixed, made in pl employers in Virginia.
The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co., Inc. has fewer employees than the Fertilizers, mixed, made in plants not m median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325314 · VA · Mt. Jackson
163 Fertilizers, mixed, made in plants not manufacturing fertilizer materials employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 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 | Silver Creek Materials, Inc. | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tarheel Bark | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Keith Day Company Inc | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | United Cooperative- Reedsburg | 7.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Ayrshire Farm Management, LC | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BIRDSONG CORPORATION-FRANKLIN/SOUTHAMPTON | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NAES : Southampton | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Christiansburg Svc Ctr | 32 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Masco Cabinetry | 270 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | NAPA Carrollton | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sunnybrook | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Technica LLC Fort Irwin | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Potac, LLC | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Homewood Suites by Hilton | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FairField Inn & Suites | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Meridian Brick-Stanton-Meridian | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plant 2 | 32 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.