Grain Mill Animal Feed · Iowa
Van Beek Natural Science, LLC
Orange City, IA · ~53 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Van Beek Natural Science, LLC runs at 89% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Grain Mill Animal Feed workplace, earning a grade C.
Van Beek Natural Science, LLC: 3.5 TCR = 89% of Grain Mill Animal Feed BLS 3.9 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Van Beek Natural Science, LLC safety composite
Van Beek Natural Science, LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 47%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% 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
−0.6
2016→2024
Van Beek Natural Science, LLC injury rate improved
Van Beek Natural Science, LLC's TCR fell 0.6 from 4.1 in 2016 to 3.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 8.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.5× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.1 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=5.2 · 2019=1.6 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=8.3 · 2022=1.8 · 2024=3.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311119 · Orange City, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.5 · 89% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #22/62
- PHOTO Fargo Wildlife
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~53 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fargo Wildlife (0.0 TCR gap)
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Van Beek Natural Science, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Van Beek Natural Science, LLC
3.5 TCR
- Fargo Wildlife
Fargo Wildlife
3.5 TCR
- Alltech Nichol
Alltech Nicholasville
3.5 TCR
- Ashland Feed &
Ashland Feed & Seed Co.
3.5 TCR
- Maxwell Millin
Maxwell Milling of Indiana
3.5 TCR
What this shows Van Beek Natural Science, LLC averages 3.5 TCR (89% of the Grain Mill Animal Feed BLS benchmark).
Van Beek Natural Science, LLC TCR series: 2016=4.1 · 2017=0 · 2018=5.2 · 2019=1.6 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=8.3 · 2022=1.8 · 2024=3.5 · BLS 3.9
Where Van Beek Natural Science, LLC falls in its industry
756 Grain Mill Animal Feed establishmentsSafer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #22 safest of 62 Grain Mill Animal Feed employers in Iowa.
Van Beek Natural Science, LLC has more employees than the Grain Mill Animal Feed median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.3 | 1.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311119 · IA · Orange City
756 Grain Mill Animal Feed employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 23 employers in Orange City, 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 | Fargo Wildlife | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alltech Nicholasville | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ashland Feed & Seed Co. | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Maxwell Milling of Indiana | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Natural Beauty Growers, LLC - Boyden IA | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Smith Fertilizer & Grain Co | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Streb Construction Co., Inc. | 53 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Caliber Concrete LLC | 53 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SPP - Orange City | 492 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Orange City Area Health System | 367 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Smithfield Pet | 194 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Smithfield Orange City (PPH) Fresh | 184 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Riverside Machine & Engineering | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jackson County Rural Electric | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ID Technology-New Freedom | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fresh Mark Cold Storage | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | H.E. Browder Veneer Company, Inc. | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | M-B-W, Inc. | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | R+L Carriers - WTK | 53 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sanderson Pipe Corporation | 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.