Planting crops · Oregon
Columbia Basin Farming
Hermiston, OR · ~62 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Columbia Basin Farming runs at 160% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Planting crops workplace, earning a grade D.
Columbia Basin Farming: 7.2 TCR = 160% of Planting crops BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Columbia Basin Farming safety composite
Columbia Basin Farming scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 76% 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 76% 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%).
TCR Δ
−7.5
2016→2024
Columbia Basin Farming injury rate improved
Columbia Basin Farming's TCR fell 7.5 from 9.5 in 2016 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 13.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.5 · 2017=7.8 · 2018=1.9 · 2019=13.3 · 2020=5.1 · 2022=9.0 · 2023=9.1 · 2024=2.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 115112 · Hermiston, OR ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 7.2 · 160% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #6/8
- PHOTO Bowland Vineyard Man…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 41 inj
- SIZE ~62 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bowland Vineyard Management, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Columbia Basin Farming in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- C & J Waste Ha
C & J Waste Handling, LLC
7.4 TCR
- Central Counti
Central Counties Cooperative
7.3 TCR
- Sun Pacific Fa
Sun Pacific Farming | Citrus Farming | Maricopa
7.3 TCR
- This site
Columbia Basin Farming
7.2 TCR
- Bowland Vineya
Bowland Vineyard Management, Inc.
7.2 TCR
What this shows Columbia Basin Farming averages 7.2 TCR (160% of the Planting crops BLS benchmark).
Columbia Basin Farming TCR series: 2016=9.5 · 2017=7.8 · 2018=1.9 · 2019=13.3 · 2020=5.1 · 2022=9 · 2023=9.1 · 2024=2 · BLS 4.5
Where Columbia Basin Farming falls in its industry
221 Planting crops establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Oregon alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 8 Planting crops employers in Oregon.
Columbia Basin Farming has more employees than the Planting crops 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 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.1 | 5.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.0 | 2.6 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13.3 | 5.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.5 | 3.8 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
115112 · OR · Hermiston
221 Planting crops employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 8,031 rated employers in Oregon with headcount on file · 65 employers in Hermiston, OR · 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 | Bowland Vineyard Management, Inc. | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Central Counties Cooperative | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sun Pacific Farming | Citrus Farming | Maricopa | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | C & J Waste Handling, LLC | 7.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sixmile Land and Cattle LLC | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Public Works - Willow Lake Water Pollution Control Facility | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | H3O Incorporated | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Shoestring Valley Holdings, Inc. | 62 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6037 | 919 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 6037 | 818 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HERMISTON OR | 550 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mj's Labor Services Inc. | 507 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | R+L Carriers - HAG | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Knapheide Equipment Company - N. 5th St Installation Center | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Andersons Inc. - Bliss | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Oaks at Woodfield | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | LeRoy Plastics Inc. | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority - Administration & Wastewater Operations | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Labconco - Fort Scott | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 80-Jacksonville Marriott | 62 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.