Industry profile · NAICS 325314

Mixing purchased fertilizer materials

Workplace injury rates across 180 OSHA-reporting establishments in this industry, 2016–2024. Average TCR uses the 163 establishments with a credible rate.

180
Employers
4.4
Avg TCR (rated)
3.3
BLS benchmark
1,403
Injuries (all)

TCR, interpreted

Above average

4.4 avg TCR

The industry picture

According to OSHA ITA filings (2016–2024), Mixing purchased fertilizer materials ranks #284 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated employers by average Total Case Rate (higher TCR = more injuries per 100 workers). The 163 rated employers in Mixing purchased fertilizer materials average 4.4 recordable injuries per 100 workers, 1.3 times the BLS national benchmark of 3.3.

#284 of 540
corpus TCR rank · ≥100 rated
4.4
avg TCR · rated subset
3.3
BLS national benchmark
163
rated employers

ITA inventory (180) and injury totals cover every reporting establishment; the average TCR is the rated subset only. Corpus rank matches /rankings/most-dangerous-industries (≥100 rated employers). BLS IIF is a separate survey population, see Methodology → Three Populations.

Where Mixing purchased fertilizer materials sits nationally on injury rate

Average Total Case Rate, industries with ≥100 rated employers

4 Lower than most lower TCR than 52% of 540 industries

Industries, banded by average TCR

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Source OSHA Injury Tracking Application (2016–2024) · 2026-08-25

What Mixing purchased fertilizer materials Safety Data Reveals

According to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application (2016–2024), Mixing purchased fertilizer materials ranks #284 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated establishments by rated-subset average Total Case Rate (same basis as the most-dangerous-industries ranking; higher TCR means more injuries). The Mixing purchased fertilizer materials sector (NAICS 325314) encompasses 180 distinct employer establishments currently reporting to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Across this cohort, workers have logged 1,403 recordable injuries during the 2016–2024 reporting window. The industry-weighted average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 4.4 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year is computed on the 163 establishments with a credible rate (see methodology). Because OSHA's ITA mandates submission from establishments with 250+ employees plus all high-hazard industries at 20+ employees, this dataset represents a structural slice of U.S. workplace risk rather than a voluntary sample.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes a separate national benchmark TCR of 3.3 for this NAICS code, derived from the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. Comparing the two, the ITA-reported rate of 4.4 is higher than the BLS benchmark, a gap that typically widens when the industry contains many large, high-exposure establishments required to file ITA reports. Employers in the table below are sorted so you can see how far individual establishments deviate from both the industry average and the national benchmark.

The practical value of industry-level safety data is threefold. First, jobseekers can gauge whether a prospective employer is better or worse than its industry peers, not just absolute injury counts, which tilt toward larger payrolls. Second, insurers and workers' compensation carriers use sector TCR as a baseline for experience-modification adjustments. Third, safety professionals benchmark their own programs against the cohort median. Use the grade-sorted employer list below to identify specific establishments within Mixing purchased fertilizer materials that outperform or underperform the sector average, and click through to each record for year-by-year injury, illness, and fatality breakdowns.

Employers in this industry, by injury rate

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EmployerLocationGradeAvg TCR
Chemical Dynamics Inc.Plant City, FLF22.6
Vermont Compost CompanyMontpelier, VTF21.8
Barr-Tech LLCSpokane, WAF21.1
New Milford FarmsNew Milford, CTF17.6
McFarlane's Bark IncMilwaukie, ORF17.3
Synergy Community Cooperative - Almena AgronomyAlmena, WIF15.4
Everris NA - North CharlestonNorth Charleston, SCF13.4
Austin Wood RecyclingCedar Park, TXF12.7
Laurel Valley FarmsLandenberg, PAF11.6
Jiffy LorainLorain, OHF11.5
Kochergen Farms CompostingAvenal, CAF10.7
Masterblend International, LLCMorris, ILF10.7
Wedgworth's Inc Moore HavenMoore Haven, FLF10.2
Smith Garden ProductsCumming, GAF9.7
Advanced NutrientsWoodland, WAF9.2
Atlas Organics CU05 LLCSan Antonio, TXF8.7
Danville PlantDanville, ILF8.7
Bruce Oakley, Inc. - TerminalNorth Little Rock, ARF8.5
Perdue AgriRecycle LLCSeaford, DEF8.0
Southern States Chesapeake WarehouseChesapeake, VAF7.9
Ohio Mulch SupplyColumbus, Oh, OHF7.9
Keith Day Company IncSalinas, CAF7.7
The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Co., Inc.Mt. Jackson, VAF7.5
Silver Creek Materials, Inc.Fort Worth, TXF7.5
Tarheel BarkHarrisburg, NCF7.4
United Cooperative- ReedsburgReedsburg, WIF7.3
Frit IndustriesWalnut Ridge, ARF7.3
Southern States Winchester Fertilizer PlantWinchester, KYF7.0
Ontelaunee Farms, Inc.Temple, PAF6.7
The Scotts Company - EverettMarysville, WAD6.6
HubbardHubbard, ORD6.5
Two Rivers Terminal LLCPasco, WAD6.4
The Andersons, Inc. - Maumee DGMaumee, OHD6.2
Winston Weaver Fertilizer, Inc.Winston Salem, NCD5.9
The Andersons Inc. - SeymourSeymour, IND5.9
New Earth CNSConroe, TXD5.8
Wedgworth's Inc Lake PlacidLake Placid, FLD5.7
Ohio MulchColumbus, OHD5.6
Garick PaygroSouth Charleston, OHD5.5
Lake PlacidLake Placid, FLD5.3
Easy Gardener Products, Inc./Jobe's CompanyParis, KYD5.3
Bruce Oakley, Inc.- Trucking Division Shop and Wash BayNorth Little Rock, ARD5.2
Ontario Facility - 02Ontario, CAD5.2
Jobe's Company Fertilizer FacilityParis, KYD5.1
The Scotts Company - OlivehurstOlivehurst, CAD5.0
FoxFarm PendletonPendleton, SCD5.0
Kentucky Fertlizer, LLCWinchester, KYD4.9
Bulloch Fertilizer Co., Inc.Statesboro, GAD4.9
Western OrganicsTempe, AZD4.8
Basin Fertilizer/StoreBasin, WYD4.8
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Nationwide industries with similar injury rates or employer scale

Two PlainSafetyScore-derived peer sets for Mixing purchased fertilizer materials: nearest NAICS cohorts by rated-subset average TCR and by OSHA-reporting employer inventory. These are cross-industry neighborhoods, not the employer list above.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average injury rate (TCR) in Mixing purchased fertilizer materials?

Across 163 OSHA-reporting establishments with a credible rate, Mixing purchased fertilizer materials averages 4.4 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers per year (Total Case Rate, 2016-2024). The BLS national benchmark for this NAICS code is 3.3.

How does Mixing purchased fertilizer materials compare with other industries nationally?

Mixing purchased fertilizer materials ranks #284 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated employers by average TCR (highest TCR = #1, most dangerous). That places it above 52% of ranked industries by injury rate.

How many employers report in Mixing purchased fertilizer materials?

180 establishments report to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application under this NAICS code, of which 163 have a credible enough filing history to carry a rated average TCR.

Data sourced from official public datasets, PlainSafetyScore's OSHA ITA / BLS-based industry database (2016-2024). Retrieved and formatted by PlainSafetyScore. See our methodology for details.

Working in Mixing purchased fertilizer materials?

This sector averages 4.4 against a BLS benchmark of 3.3 - but individual employers span the full A-to-F range.

Sector figures use the credible-subset mean across reporting employers; a benchmark is not any single establishment's measured rate.

Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.

Mixing purchased fertilizer materials Safety FAQ

What is the average injury rate (TCR) in Mixing purchased fertilizer materials?

Across 163 OSHA-reporting establishments with a credible rate, Mixing purchased fertilizer materials averages 4.4 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers per year (Total Case Rate, 2016-2024). The BLS national benchmark for this NAICS code is 3.3.

How does Mixing purchased fertilizer materials compare with other industries nationally?

Mixing purchased fertilizer materials ranks #284 of 540 industries with at least 100 rated employers by average TCR (highest TCR = #1, most dangerous). That places it above 52% of ranked industries by injury rate.

How many employers report in Mixing purchased fertilizer materials?

180 establishments report to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application under this NAICS code, of which 163 have a credible enough filing history to carry a rated average TCR.