Strawberry farming · California
Buenaventura Ranch, LLC
Nipomo, CA · ~557 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.0
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Buenaventura Ranch, LLC runs at 67% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Strawberry farming workplace, earning a grade B.
Buenaventura Ranch, LLC: 3.0 TCR = 67% of Strawberry farming BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Buenaventura Ranch, LLC safety composite
Buenaventura Ranch, LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 61% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 33%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% 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
−4.6
2016→2024
Buenaventura Ranch, LLC injury rate improved
Buenaventura Ranch, LLC's TCR fell 4.6 from 8.2 in 2016 to 3.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 8.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.13× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.2 · 2017=3.3 · 2018=1.5 · 2019=1.3 · 2020=3.6 · 2021=1.1 · 2022=2.4 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=3.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111333 · Nipomo, CA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 3.0 · 67% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK #47/124
- PHOTO R. Montanez Farms, LLC
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 155 inj
- SIZE ~557 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: R. Montanez Farms, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Buenaventura Ranch, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Buenaventura Ranch, LLC
3 TCR
- R. Montanez Fa
R. Montanez Farms, LLC
3 TCR
- AJ FARM LABOR
AJ FARM LABOR CONTRACTING, INC OFFICE
3 TCR
- SANTA CLARA FA
SANTA CLARA FARMS LLC
3 TCR
- Vincent Ranch
Vincent Ranch
2.9 TCR
What this shows Buenaventura Ranch, LLC averages 3.0 TCR (67% of the Strawberry farming BLS benchmark).
Buenaventura Ranch, LLC TCR series: 2016=8.2 · 2017=3.3 · 2018=1.5 · 2019=1.3 · 2020=3.6 · 2021=1.1 · 2022=2.4 · 2023=2.3 · 2024=3.6 · BLS 4.5
Where Buenaventura Ranch, LLC falls in its industry
132 Strawberry farming establishmentsSafer than 61% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #47 safest of 124 Strawberry farming employers in California.
Buenaventura Ranch, LLC has more employees than the Strawberry farming median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 13 | 27 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 44 | 18 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111333 · CA · Nipomo
132 Strawberry farming employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 31 employers in Nipomo, 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 | R. Montanez Farms, LLC | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AJ FARM LABOR CONTRACTING, INC OFFICE | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SANTA CLARA FARMS LLC | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Vincent Ranch | 2.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | District 10 | 557 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Oak Valley Hospital District | 557 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CA - Vernon - 3220 E. 26th St - The American Bottling Company | 557 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cagwin & Dorward | 557 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sarc, Inc. | 345 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WE LOVE BERRIES LLC | 289 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cal South Harvesting LLC | 285 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Castaneda & Sons, Inc. | 253 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Redner's Warehouse Market Leesport | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Delta Contracting Inc. | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Diversicare of Lanett | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lowes Foods #175 | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Raybrook Manor | 557 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Century College | 557 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Independence Contract Drilling | 557 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Charles - Kirk Road | 557 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.