Food inspection agencies · California
DFA of California
Sacramento, CA · ~318 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
DFA of California runs at 102% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Food inspection agencies workplace, earning a grade C.
DFA of California: 3.3 TCR = 102% of Food inspection agencies BLS 3.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
DFA of California safety composite
DFA of California scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 87% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
68/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 63% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 87% 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%).
TCR Δ
−3.5
2017→2024
DFA of California injury rate improved
DFA of California's TCR fell 3.5 from 4.5 in 2017 to 0.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 4.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=4.5 · 2018=4.3 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=0.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 926140 · Sacramento, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.3 · 102% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #6/19
- PHOTO Ag Commissioner
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 37 inj
- SIZE ~318 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ag Commissioner (0.4 TCR gap)
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DFA of California in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Owyhee Irrigat
Owyhee Irrigation District - Nyssa, OR
4.1 TCR
- County of Vent
County of Ventura
3.7 TCR
- This site
DFA of California
3.3 TCR
- Ag Commissione
Ag Commissioner
2.9 TCR
- Processing Tom
Processing Tomato Advisory Board
2.8 TCR
What this shows DFA of California averages 3.3 TCR (102% of the Food inspection agencies BLS benchmark).
DFA of California TCR series: 2017=4.5 · 2018=4.3 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=3.5 · 2024=0.9 · BLS 3.2
Where DFA of California falls in its industry
30 Food inspection agencies establishmentsSafer than 63% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 19 Food inspection agencies employers in California.
DFA of California has more employees than the Food inspection agencies median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
926140 · CA · Sacramento
30 Food inspection agencies employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 1,348 employers in Sacramento, 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 | Ag Commissioner | 2.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Processing Tomato Advisory Board | 2.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | County of Ventura | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Owyhee Irrigation District - Nyssa, OR | 4.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Grimmius Cattle Company, Inc. - Home Ranch | 318 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Alston Construction Company, Inc. | 318 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Doty Bros. Equipment Co. | 318 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Dutra Group | 318 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC Davis Health | 10,481 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Employment Development Department | 8,494 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 451 | 5,500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 485 | 5,500 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | CBJ Aquatics | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Life Flight Network | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vital Earth Resources, Inc. | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | L3Harris | 318 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pittman Center | 318 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Instrumentation Laboratory (Werfen) | 318 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | EPI Power, LLC. | 318 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.