Planting crops · Oregon
Universal Seed LLC
Independence, OR · ~49 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Universal Seed LLC runs at 87% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Planting crops workplace, earning a grade C.
Universal Seed LLC: 3.9 TCR = 87% of Planting crops BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Universal Seed LLC safety composite
Universal Seed LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 76% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 49%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% 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
−5.2
2017→2024
Universal Seed LLC injury rate improved
Universal Seed LLC's TCR fell 5.2 from 5.2 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 7.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=5.2 · 2018=7.2 · 2019=7.8 · 2020=2.3 · 2021=4.8 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=2.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 115112 · Independence, OR AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.9 · 87% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/8
- PHOTO Vineyard Management
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~49 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Vineyard Management (0.0 TCR gap)
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Universal Seed LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Manchester
Manchester
4 TCR
- This site
Universal Seed LLC
3.9 TCR
- Vineyard Manag
Vineyard Management
3.9 TCR
- Grow Ohio LLC
Grow Ohio LLC
3.9 TCR
- Pioneer Hi-Bre
Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. - Champaign Research - CMI1
3.8 TCR
What this shows Universal Seed LLC averages 3.9 TCR (87% of the Planting crops BLS benchmark).
Universal Seed LLC TCR series: 2017=5.2 · 2018=7.2 · 2019=7.8 · 2020=2.3 · 2021=4.8 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=2 · 2024=0 · BLS 4.5
Where Universal Seed LLC falls in its industry
221 Planting crops establishmentsSafer than 49% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Oregon alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 8 Planting crops employers in Oregon.
Universal Seed LLC has more employees than the Planting 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
115112 · OR · Independence
221 Planting crops employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 8,031 rated employers in Oregon with headcount on file · 17 employers in Independence, OR · 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 | Vineyard Management | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Grow Ohio LLC | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Manchester | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. - Champaign Research - CMI1 | 3.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Polehn Farms Inc | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fessler Nursery Company | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sunnyview (Shared Services + MVS Admin + Warehouse) | 49 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pennington Seed - Seed Processing Lebanon | 49 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Central School District | 476 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Marquis Hot Tubs LLC | 226 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elkay Wood Products Company - Independence | 207 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cabinetworks Group | 202 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Senior High School | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southern Tier Pet Nutrition | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | T A Woods | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Midland Engineering Company, Inc. | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dave Evans Transports Inc. | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Reliable Tire Disposal | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FRH Dairy | 49 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | USA Albuquerque 3400 University Blvd SE | 49 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.