Potato farming, field and seed potato production · Michigan
Walther Farms Cass City
Cass City, MI · ~26 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.3
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Walther Farms Cass City runs at 162% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Potato farming, field and seed potato production workplace, earning a grade D.
Walther Farms Cass City: 7.3 TCR = 162% of Potato farming, field and seed potato production BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Walther Farms Cass City safety composite
Walther Farms Cass City scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 27%), 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).
41/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 54% 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
−3.0
2022→2023
Walther Farms Cass City injury rate improved
Walther Farms Cass City's TCR fell 3.0 from 8.8 in 2022 to 5.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 8.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.27× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=8.8 · 2023=5.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111211 · Cass City, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 7.3 · 162% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #5/6
- PHOTO Greenridge Farming I…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~26 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Greenridge Farming Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Walther Farms Cass City in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Elkhorn River
Elkhorn River Farms
7.4 TCR
- This site
Walther Farms Cass City
7.3 TCR
- Greenridge Far
Greenridge Farming Inc.
7.3 TCR
- L.J. OLSEN, IN
L.J. OLSEN, INC.
7.3 TCR
- Wadena
Wadena
7.2 TCR
What this shows Walther Farms Cass City averages 7.3 TCR (162% of the Potato farming, field and seed potato production BLS benchmark).
Walther Farms Cass City TCR series: 2022=8.8 · 2023=5.8 · BLS 4.5
Where Walther Farms Cass City falls in its industry
153 Potato farming, field and seed establishmentsSafer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 6 Potato farming, field and seed employers in Michigan.
Walther Farms Cass City has fewer employees than the Potato farming, field and seed potato pr median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.8 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111211 · MI · Cass City
153 Potato farming, field and seed potato production employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 16 employers in Cass City, MI · 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 | Greenridge Farming Inc. | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | L.J. OLSEN, INC. | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Elkhorn River Farms | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wadena | 7.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | United States Gypsum | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Genesee Power Station | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bronson SC | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Buchanan Office/Service Center | 26 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kappen Tree Service, LLC | 377 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Walbro LLC | 329 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North Area Energy Center | 80 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MICSC - CASS CITY CENTER | 74 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 0655 - Dallas Tx Bus Ctr | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HHC IL Plant | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #5112 Roswell, GA | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HG275 | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lee Designs llc | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rh Reinhardt Co | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Prmc Operations LLC | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Independent Steel Co., LLC | 26 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.