Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing · California
American Licorice Company - Union City, CA
Union City, CA · ~161 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
American Licorice Company - Union City, CA runs at 68% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
American Licorice Company - Union City, CA: 2.9 TCR = 68% of Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing BLS 4.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
American Licorice Company - Union City, CA safety composite
American Licorice Company - Union City, CA scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 31%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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%).
Rising injury rate
American Licorice Company - Union City, CA: 0.6 → 4.8 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 5.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.39× in 2024
American Licorice Company - Union City, CA's TCR rose 4.2 from 0.6 in 2019 to 4.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 5.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311340 · Union City, CA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.9 · 68% of ind
- DART 4.0 DART
- RANK #2/9
- PHOTO Bowman Andros Produc…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~161 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bowman Andros Products LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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American Licorice Company - Union City, CA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
American Licorice Company - Union City, CA
2.9 TCR
- Bowman Andros
Bowman Andros Products LLC
2.9 TCR
- The Lucks Comp
The Lucks Company LLC
2.9 TCR
- Ferrara Candy
Ferrara Candy Company - Bellwood, IL.
2.7 TCR
- American Licor
American Licorice
2.6 TCR
What this shows American Licorice Company - Union City, CA averages 2.9 TCR (68% of the Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
American Licorice Company - Union City, CA TCR series: 2019=0.6 · 2020=3.1 · 2021=5.6 · 2022=2.4 · 2023=0.6 · 2024=4.8 · BLS 4.2
Where American Licorice Company - Union City, CA falls in its industry
123 Confectionery, nonchocolate, m establishmentsSafer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 9 Confectionery, nonchocolate, m employers in California.
American Licorice Company - Union City, CA has fewer employees than the Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturi median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311340 · CA · Union City
123 Confectionery, nonchocolate, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 142 employers in Union City, 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 | Bowman Andros Products LLC | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Lucks Company LLC | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ferrara Candy Company - Bellwood, IL. | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | American Licorice | 2.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | La Valle Sabbia, Inc. | 161 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | El Espinal FLC | 161 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Henry Avocado Corporation | 161 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CA-SONGS Station | 161 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carson Consulting Corp | 953 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Zoetis LLC | 646 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4818-48180003-33321 DOWE AVE-WC | 597 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Zoetis (Formerly Abaxis) | 563 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 104 - Scranton Fas | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at University of Florida | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0f40 - Rhode Island Fire | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alpla Caribe | 2.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | PDX-Main | 161 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pro-Pak Industries | 161 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sentara Materials Management | 161 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1004-40 GoJet ORD Flight Operations | 161 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.