Fertilizers, mixed, made in plants not manufacturing fertilizer materials · Missouri
Verdesian Life Sciences
Cape Girardeau, MO · ~110 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Verdesian Life Sciences runs at 76% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Fertilizers, mixed, made in plants not manufacturing fertilizer materials workplace, earning a grade B.
Verdesian Life Sciences: 2.5 TCR = 76% of Fertilizers, mixed, made in plants not manufacturing fertilizer materials BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Verdesian Life Sciences safety composite
Verdesian Life Sciences 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).
65/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% 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
−4.9
2022→2024
Verdesian Life Sciences injury rate improved
Verdesian Life Sciences's TCR fell 4.9 from 4.9 in 2022 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 4.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=4.9 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325314 · Cape Girardeau, MO AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.5 · 76% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/4
- PHOTO Harrell's Coatings S…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~110 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Harrell's Coatings Solutions (0.0 TCR gap)
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Verdesian Life Sciences in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- TCSC Sebring P
TCSC Sebring Plant
2.6 TCR
- This site
Verdesian Life Sciences
2.5 TCR
- Harrell's Coat
Harrell's Coatings Solutions
2.5 TCR
- MICHIGAN PEAT
MICHIGAN PEAT - RETAIL PLANT
2.5 TCR
- GFW
GFW
2.5 TCR
What this shows Verdesian Life Sciences averages 2.5 TCR (76% of the Fertilizers, mixed, made in plants not manufacturing fertilizer materials BLS benchmark).
Verdesian Life Sciences TCR series: 2022=4.9 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Verdesian Life Sciences falls in its industry
163 Fertilizers, mixed, made in pl establishmentsSafer than 61% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Missouri alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 4 Fertilizers, mixed, made in pl employers in Missouri.
Verdesian Life Sciences has more employees than the Fertilizers, mixed, made in plants not m 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 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325314 · MO · Cape Girardeau
163 Fertilizers, mixed, made in plants not manufacturing fertilizer materials employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,075 rated employers in Missouri with headcount on file · 117 employers in Cape Girardeau, MO · 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 | Harrell's Coatings Solutions | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MICHIGAN PEAT - RETAIL PLANT | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GFW | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TCSC Sebring Plant | 2.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Johnson County Egg Farm | 110 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RTS Water Solutions | 110 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Otis Elevator Company-St. Louis | 110 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IWR North America | 110 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Saint Francis Medical Center | 2,822 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Southeast Hospital | 1,434 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Procter and Gamble Cape Girardeau Plant | 1,111 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Isle Casino Cape Girardeau | 527 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Delta Air Lines - ATL CARGO | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Delta Air Lines - LIT | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AJM Packaging - Southgate | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ohio Living - Llanfair | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Eagle Railcar Services - Wichita Falls, LLC | 110 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RepcoLite Paints, LLC | 110 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Siskiyou County Health & Human Services Agency - SSD | 110 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carrollwood Care Center | 110 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.