Vegetable and melon farming, vegetable (except potato) and melon dominant crops, field, bedding plants and seed production · California
DFFF-Salinas
Salinas, CA · ~59 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.6
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
DFFF-Salinas runs at 57% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Vegetable and melon farming, vegetable (except potato) and melon dominant crops, field, bedding plants and seed production workplace, earning a grade B.
DFFF-Salinas: 2.6 TCR = 57% of Vegetable and melon farming, vegetable (except potato) and melon dominant crops, field, bedding plants and seed production BLS 4.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
DFFF-Salinas safety composite
DFFF-Salinas scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
66/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 60% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−2.1
2019→2024
DFFF-Salinas injury rate improved
DFFF-Salinas's TCR fell 2.1 from 3.7 in 2019 to 1.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 5.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.61× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=3.7 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=3.4 · 2024=1.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111219 · Salinas, CA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.6 · 57% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #25/175
- PHOTO Oceano Packing Compa…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~59 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Oceano Packing Company LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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DFFF-Salinas in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
DFFF-Salinas
2.6 TCR
- Oceano Packing
Oceano Packing Company LLC
2.6 TCR
- Barkley Compan
Barkley Company of Arizona
2.6 TCR
- Phil Foster Ra
Phil Foster Ranch
2.5 TCR
- Pacific Tomato
Pacific Tomato Growers , Ltd. - Midway TN PH
2.5 TCR
What this shows DFFF-Salinas averages 2.6 TCR (57% of the Vegetable and melon farming, vegetable (except potato) and melon dominant crops, field, bedding plants and seed production BLS benchmark).
DFFF-Salinas TCR series: 2019=3.7 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=0 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=3.4 · 2024=1.6 · BLS 4.5
Where DFFF-Salinas falls in its industry
331 Vegetable and melon farming, v establishmentsSafer than 80% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.5.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #25 safest of 175 Vegetable and melon farming, v employers in California.
DFFF-Salinas has fewer employees than the Vegetable and melon farming, vegetable ( median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.5. 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 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111219 · CA · Salinas
331 Vegetable and melon farming, vegetable (except potato) and melon dominant crops, field, bedding plants and seed production employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 337 employers in Salinas, 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 | Oceano Packing Company LLC | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Phil Foster Ranch | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pacific Tomato Growers , Ltd. - Midway TN PH | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Barkley Company of Arizona | 2.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | LOMA | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J.R. AG SOLUTIONS, INC. | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | F&J FERNANDEZ CONTRACTING | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Soto Bros Farm Labor Contractor Inc | 59 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Foothill Packing | 8,854 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Foothill Packing-California | 3,255 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital | 2,197 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Salinas Valley Healthcare System | 2,133 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | BGSU Starbucks | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | IBM Yorktown | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nickelston Industries, Inc. | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Ana Hnl Food | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bandera | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Schleuniger, Inc. | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NEPW Logistics - Devens | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pro Electrical | 59 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.