Mixing purchased fertilizer materials · Virginia
The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co Inc
Mt Jackson, VA · ~27 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co Inc runs at 49% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Mixing purchased fertilizer materials workplace, earning a grade A.
The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co Inc: 1.6 TCR = 49% of Mixing purchased fertilizer materials BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co Inc safety composite
The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% 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).
72/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% 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
−3.2
2022→2024
The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co Inc injury rate improved
The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co Inc's TCR fell 3.2 from 3.2 in 2022 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 3.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=3.2 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325314 · Mt Jackson, VA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.6 · 49% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/5
- PHOTO The Scotts Company -…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~27 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: The Scotts Company - Provo (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
- This site
The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co Inc
1.6 TCR
- The Scotts Com
The Scotts Company - Provo
1.6 TCR
- The Scotts Com
The Scotts Company - Cresson
1.6 TCR
- Sungro Quincy
Sungro Quincy
1.6 TCR
- The Scotts Com
The Scotts Company - Vance
1.6 TCR
What this shows The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co Inc averages 1.6 TCR (49% of the Mixing purchased fertilizer materials BLS benchmark).
The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co Inc TCR series: 2022=3.2 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co Inc falls in its industry
163 Mixing purchased fertilizer ma establishmentsSafer than 79% 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 #2 safest of 5 Mixing purchased fertilizer ma employers in Virginia.
The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co Inc has fewer employees than the Mixing purchased fertilizer materials median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325314 · VA · Mt Jackson
163 Mixing purchased 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 | The Scotts Company - Provo | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Scotts Company - Cresson | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sungro Quincy | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Scotts Company - Vance | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Temperanceville Hatchery | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Degesch America Weyers Cave | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Potomac Energy Center, LLC | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rocky Mount Ofc and Svc Ctr | 27 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bowman Andros LLC | 480 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | SkyWater Florida | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | La Porte SBS | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | WESTERN | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amcor Rigid Packaging | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lisbon | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Faulkner Fabricators Inc | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Image Supply, Inc | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Englewood | 27 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.