Fertilizers, mixed, made in plants producing nitrogenous fertilizer materials · Wisconsin
Valders Agronomy and Grain
Valders, WI · ~25 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Valders Agronomy and Grain runs at 42% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Fertilizers, mixed, made in plants producing nitrogenous fertilizer materials workplace, earning a grade A.
Valders Agronomy and Grain: 1.4 TCR = 42% of Fertilizers, mixed, made in plants producing nitrogenous fertilizer materials BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Valders Agronomy and Grain safety composite
Valders Agronomy and Grain scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
68/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
Valders Agronomy and Grain: 0.0 → 4.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 4.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Valders Agronomy and Grain's TCR rose 4.4 from 0.0 in 2016 to 4.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325311 · Valders, WI AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.4 · 42% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1/6
- PHOTO Koch Fertilizer Beat…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Koch Fertilizer Beatrice, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Valders Agronomy and Grain in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Pine Bend Ware
Pine Bend Warehouse
1.5 TCR
- Koch Fertilize
Koch Fertilizer Dodge City
1.5 TCR
- This site
Valders Agronomy and Grain
1.4 TCR
- Koch Fertilize
Koch Fertilizer Beatrice, LLC
1.4 TCR
- Koch Fertilize
Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge
1.4 TCR
What this shows Valders Agronomy and Grain averages 1.4 TCR (42% of the Fertilizers, mixed, made in plants producing nitrogenous fertilizer materials BLS benchmark).
Valders Agronomy and Grain TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=4.3 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=3.9 · 2024=4.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Valders Agronomy and Grain falls in its industry
85 Fertilizers, mixed, made in pl establishmentsSafer than 71% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 6 Fertilizers, mixed, made in pl employers in Wisconsin.
Valders Agronomy and Grain has fewer employees than the Fertilizers, mixed, made in plants produ median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.4. 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 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325311 · WI · Valders
85 Fertilizers, mixed, made in plants producing nitrogenous fertilizer materials employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 8 employers in Valders, WI · 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 | Koch Fertilizer Beatrice, LLC | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Koch Fertilizer Ft. Dodge | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pine Bend Warehouse | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Koch Fertilizer Dodge City | 1.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fergusons Minnesota Harvest LLC | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Minocqua Service Center | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Janesville Headquarters | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Berlin Office | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Spancrete Valders | 213 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wells - Valders Production | 189 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CP FEEDS LLC | 64 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CP Feeds LLC - Valders | 51 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | NAS-ESS | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. - San Jose, CA | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 203 - Dump - Norfolk | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Billings Clinic Cody | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | B&E Electrical, Inc. | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Atlantic Tire - Store 34 | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Orrco | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bell Tool, Inc. | 25 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.