Baking chocolate made from cacao beans · California
Dandelion Chocolate
San Francisco, CA · ~84 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.4
- Avg TCR
- 4.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dandelion Chocolate runs at 153% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Baking chocolate made from cacao beans workplace, earning a grade D.
Dandelion Chocolate: 6.4 TCR = 153% of Baking chocolate made from cacao beans BLS 4.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dandelion Chocolate safety composite
Dandelion Chocolate scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 17%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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
−2.8
2017→2024
Dandelion Chocolate injury rate improved
Dandelion Chocolate's TCR fell 2.8 from 8.6 in 2017 to 5.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 12.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=8.6 · 2018=12.6 · 2019=4.8 · 2020=1.4 · 2021=10.0 · 2022=8.1 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=5.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311351 · San Francisco, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.4 · 153% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #4/7
- PHOTO R. M. Palmer Company…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 34 inj
- SIZE ~84 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: R. M. Palmer Company - Building #1 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dandelion Chocolate in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Gertrude Hawk
Gertrude Hawk Chocolates
6.5 TCR
- This site
Dandelion Chocolate
6.4 TCR
- R. M. Palmer C
R. M. Palmer Company - Building #1
6.4 TCR
- Barry Callebau
Barry Callebaut Chicago Manufacturing
6.2 TCR
- R. M. Palmer C
R. M. Palmer Company - Building #3
6.1 TCR
What this shows Dandelion Chocolate averages 6.4 TCR (153% of the Baking chocolate made from cacao beans BLS benchmark).
Dandelion Chocolate TCR series: 2017=8.6 · 2018=12.6 · 2019=4.8 · 2020=1.4 · 2021=10 · 2022=8.1 · 2023=0 · 2024=5.8 · BLS 4.2
Where Dandelion Chocolate falls in its industry
65 Baking chocolate made from cac establishmentsSafer than 17% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 7 Baking chocolate made from cac employers in California.
Dandelion Chocolate has fewer employees than the Baking chocolate made from cacao beans median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.6 | 8.8 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311351 · CA · San Francisco
65 Baking chocolate made from cacao beans employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 1,144 employers in San Francisco, 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. M. Palmer Company - Building #1 | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gertrude Hawk Chocolates | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Barry Callebaut Chicago Manufacturing | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | R. M. Palmer Company - Building #3 | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | montalvo farms | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hansen Custom Farming, LLC | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hilarides Dairy | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | McIntyre Labor Service, LLC. | 84 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC San Francisco | 18,070 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DoorDash, Inc. | 12,430 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC San Francisco Health | 12,262 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SFO - Airport United Airlines Offices | 11,622 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | WB Law & Son Inc | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Old Faithful Beverage Company | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Summers Plumbing Heating & Cooling | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Meadow Park Operator LLC | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bethesda Gardens Ft Worth | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Maintenance Facility | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Eagle Valley Children's Home | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Honolulu International Airport - HNL Cargo | 84 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.