Pest control services, agricultural · California
Chaparral Applicators Inc
Brawley, CA · ~19 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Chaparral Applicators Inc runs at 269% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Pest control services, agricultural workplace, earning a grade F.
Chaparral Applicators Inc: 12.1 TCR = 269% of Pest control services, agricultural BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Chaparral Applicators Inc safety composite
Chaparral Applicators Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 8% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 1%), 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).
4/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 15.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 1% 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
Chaparral Applicators Inc: 3.5 → 15.1 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 30.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.25× in 2024
Chaparral Applicators Inc's TCR rose 11.6 from 3.5 in 2017 to 15.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 30.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.25× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 115112 · Brawley, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 12.1 · 269% of ind
- DART 15.1 DART
- RANK #77/86
- PHOTO Ag Force Labor
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~19 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ag Force Labor (0.2 TCR gap)
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Chaparral Applicators Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Korbel Vineyar
Korbel Vineyards
12.5 TCR
- Howard Farmers
Howard Farmers Coop Assn
12.5 TCR
- Nissen Vineyar
Nissen Vineyard Services Inc.
12.4 TCR
- This site
Chaparral Applicators Inc
12.1 TCR
- Ag Force Labor
Ag Force Labor
11.9 TCR
What this shows Chaparral Applicators Inc averages 12.1 TCR (269% of the Pest control services, agricultural BLS benchmark).
Chaparral Applicators Inc TCR series: 2017=3.5 · 2018=6.8 · 2019=19.2 · 2020=17.4 · 2021=30.3 · 2022=4.6 · 2023=0 · 2024=15.1 · BLS 4.5
Where Chaparral Applicators Inc falls in its industry
221 Pest control services, agricul establishmentsSafer than 8% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #77 safest of 86 Pest control services, agricul employers in California.
Chaparral Applicators Inc has fewer employees than the Pest control services, agricultural median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 | 15.1 | 15.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30.3 | 17.3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 19.2 | 15.4 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
115112 · CA · Brawley
221 Pest control services, agricultural employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 47 employers in Brawley, CA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Ag Force Labor | 11.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nissen Vineyard Services Inc. | 12.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Korbel Vineyards | 12.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Howard Farmers Coop Assn | 12.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | A. OSEGUERA CO., INC. | 19 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TEIXEIRA FARMS INC | 19 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Golden R, Inc. | 19 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PEDRAZZI FARMS | 19 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 355 | 1,170 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | One World Beef Packers LLC | 901 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | 866 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sonia Corina, Inc. | 835 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Runnings of Litchfield | 12.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Centennial QC/PC | 12.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Front Range CO Windows | 12.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Warehouse RET-TCP | 12.1 TCR |
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.