sod farm · California
A-G Sod Farms of Fresno
Selma, CA · ~25 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
A-G Sod Farms of Fresno runs at 288% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical sod farm workplace, earning a grade F.
A-G Sod Farms of Fresno: 12.9 TCR = 288% of sod farm BLS 4.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
A-G Sod Farms of Fresno safety composite
A-G Sod Farms of Fresno scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% 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
−0.9
2017→2024
A-G Sod Farms of Fresno injury rate improved
A-G Sod Farms of Fresno's TCR fell 0.9 from 13.4 in 2017 to 12.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 19.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=13.4 · 2018=19.0 · 2020=11.7 · 2021=8.0 · 2022=13.1 · 2024=12.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111421 · Selma, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 12.9 · 288% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #113/120
- PHOTO Fernlea Nurseries - …
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fernlea Nurseries - Carp (0.1 TCR gap)
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A-G Sod Farms of Fresno in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Weston Nurseri
Weston Nurseries
13.2 TCR
- Fernlea Nurser
Fernlea Nurseries - Carp
13.1 TCR
- Growest
Growest
13.1 TCR
- This site
A-G Sod Farms of Fresno
12.9 TCR
- La Verne Nurse
La Verne Nursery, Inc.
12.6 TCR
What this shows A-G Sod Farms of Fresno averages 12.9 TCR (288% of the sod farm BLS benchmark).
A-G Sod Farms of Fresno TCR series: 2017=13.4 · 2018=19 · 2020=11.7 · 2021=8 · 2022=13.1 · 2024=12.5 · BLS 4.5
Where A-G Sod Farms of Fresno falls in its industry
386 sod farm establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #113 safest of 120 sod farm employers in California.
A-G Sod Farms of Fresno has fewer employees than the sod farm median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.9. 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 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13.1 | 4.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.7 | 3.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 19.0 | 11.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111421 · CA · Selma
386 sod farm employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 39 employers in Selma, CA · 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 | Fernlea Nurseries - Carp | 13.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Growest | 13.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Weston Nurseries | 13.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | La Verne Nursery, Inc. | 12.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Conservation Farms Ranches | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GM Ag Services, Inc. | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Farm Shop | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dougherty Brothers | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Harris Ranch Beef Company | 988 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JAVIER JACOBO | 485 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dragados Flatiron Joint Venture | 406 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | McClarty Farms | 352 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Madison Manor Nursing Home | 12.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MediLodge of Leelanau | 12.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wood Essence | 12.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Book Fairs - Baton Rouge | 12.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | At Home Stores #181 | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | United Towing Vestavia Hills | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | At Home Stores #158 | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 432 Perry Street | 25 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.