Apple orchards · Washington
A&K Orchards Inc.
Zillah, WA · ~22 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.8
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
A&K Orchards Inc. runs at 240% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Apple orchards workplace, earning a grade F.
A&K Orchards Inc.: 10.8 TCR = 240% of Apple orchards BLS 4.5 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
A&K Orchards Inc. safety composite
A&K Orchards Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 12%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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
−8.3
2019→2023
A&K Orchards Inc. injury rate improved
A&K Orchards Inc.'s TCR fell 8.3 from 17.3 in 2019 to 9.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 18.4 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.83× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=17.3 · 2020=4.3 · 2021=5.0 · 2022=18.4 · 2023=9.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111331 · Zillah, WA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.8 · 240% of ind
- DART 9.0 DART
- RANK #42/51
- PHOTO MWR RIVERSIDE ORCHAR…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: MWR RIVERSIDE ORCHARDS LLC (0.3 TCR gap)
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A&K Orchards Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Wapatox
Wapatox
11.4 TCR
- MWR RIVERSIDE
MWR RIVERSIDE ORCHARDS LLC
11.1 TCR
- This site
A&K Orchards Inc.
10.8 TCR
- Columbia Fruit
Columbia Fruit Packers
10.4 TCR
- King Fuji Ranc
King Fuji Ranch Inc
10.3 TCR
What this shows A&K Orchards Inc. averages 10.8 TCR (240% of the Apple orchards BLS benchmark).
A&K Orchards Inc. TCR series: 2019=17.3 · 2020=4.3 · 2021=5 · 2022=18.4 · 2023=9 · BLS 4.5
Where A&K Orchards Inc. falls in its industry
90 Apple orchards establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.6.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #42 safest of 51 Apple orchards employers in Washington.
A&K Orchards Inc. has fewer employees than the Apple orchards median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.6. 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 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 18.4 | 18.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111331 · WA · Zillah
90 Apple orchards employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 8 employers in Zillah, WA · 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 | MWR RIVERSIDE ORCHARDS LLC | 11.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Columbia Fruit Packers | 10.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | King Fuji Ranch Inc | 10.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wapatox | 11.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | MLDCN-MLDIV-CONNELL CATTLE FEEDERS | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gulf Mist, Inc. | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ITC Services- Pasco | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Avista Generation Control Center | 22 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Henry Bosma Orchard | 95 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Borton Zillah Plant | 63 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Yakima Chief Ranches | 56 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Foster's Drywall | 35 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | QPI, An H&K Perforating Co | 10.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Western Horizons Living Centers | 10.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kentucky Blood Center - Beaumont | 10.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BSI, LLC Garage Door | 10.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Roosevelt County Courthouse | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | A New Way Professional Services Inc. | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Altair Enviromental Group | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | West Virginia Heating & Plumbing | 22 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.