Milk production, dairy cattle · Wisconsin
Van Der Geest Dairy Cattle, Inc.
Merrill, WI · ~82 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Van Der Geest Dairy Cattle, Inc. runs at 77% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Milk production, dairy cattle workplace, earning a grade B.
Van Der Geest Dairy Cattle, Inc.: 3.5 TCR = 77% of Milk production, dairy cattle BLS 4.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Van Der Geest Dairy Cattle, Inc. safety composite
Van Der Geest Dairy Cattle, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 71% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 45%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% 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
Van Der Geest Dairy Cattle, Inc.: 1.2 → 4.4 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 4.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.95× in 2020
Van Der Geest Dairy Cattle, Inc.'s TCR rose 3.2 from 1.2 in 2016 to 4.4 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2019 at 4.7 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.95× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 112120 · Merrill, WI AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 3.5 · 77% of ind
- DART 3.3 DART
- RANK #3/33
- PHOTO Natural Prairie Dair…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~82 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Natural Prairie Dairy Farms, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Van Der Geest Dairy Cattle, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Van Der Geest Dairy Cattle, Inc.
3.5 TCR
- Natural Prairi
Natural Prairie Dairy Farms, LLC
3.5 TCR
- Stone Land Com
Stone Land Company
3.5 TCR
- Willow Point D
Willow Point Dairy
3.5 TCR
- Foster Dairy F
Foster Dairy Farms, Dairy #1
3.5 TCR
What this shows Van Der Geest Dairy Cattle, Inc. averages 3.5 TCR (77% of the Milk production, dairy cattle BLS benchmark).
Van Der Geest Dairy Cattle, Inc. TCR series: 2016=1.2 · 2017=3.6 · 2019=4.7 · 2020=4.4 · BLS 4.5
Where Van Der Geest Dairy Cattle, Inc. falls in its industry
530 Milk production, dairy cattle establishmentsSafer than 71% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.0.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 33 Milk production, dairy cattle employers in Wisconsin.
Van Der Geest Dairy Cattle, Inc. has more employees than the Milk production, dairy cattle median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.0. 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 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
112120 · WI · Merrill
530 Milk production, dairy cattle employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 49 employers in Merrill, 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 | Natural Prairie Dairy Farms, LLC | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Stone Land Company | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Willow Point Dairy | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Foster Dairy Farms, Dairy #1 | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | United Pride Dairy LLC | 82 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ebert Enterprises | 82 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Alma | 82 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Midwest Energy Resources Company | 82 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Merrill Area Public Schools | 440 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1366 | 240 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1366 | 224 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Weinbrenner Shoe Company, INC. - Merrill | 200 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ron Cohn Inc-Henry's Marketplace | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Griffin Creek Elementary | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Triumph Interiors - Atlanta | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Meijer Store 134 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mammoet Northern USA Inc. | 82 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2077-Us Dd Nw Orange Branch | 82 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Solomon Georgetown | 82 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Augustana Home Health 238 | 82 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.