Vegetables, cut or peeled, fresh, manufacturing · Maryland
East Coast Fresh
Laurel, MD · ~514 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 8.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
East Coast Fresh runs at 200% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Vegetables, cut or peeled, fresh, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
East Coast Fresh: 8.2 TCR = 200% of Vegetables, cut or peeled, fresh, manufacturing BLS 4.1 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
East Coast Fresh safety composite
East Coast Fresh scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 25%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% 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%).
Rising injury rate
East Coast Fresh: 3.5 → 9.1 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 10.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.58× in 2024
East Coast Fresh's TCR rose 5.6 from 3.5 in 2016 to 9.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 10.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.58× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311991 · Laurel, MD ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 8.2 · 200% of ind
- DART 4.8 DART
- RANK #5/5
- PHOTO Taylor Farms Retail
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 361 inj
- SIZE ~514 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Taylor Farms Retail (0.0 TCR gap)
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East Coast Fresh in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Niitakaya USA
Niitakaya USA INC
8.3 TCR
- Perimeter Bran
Perimeter Brands
8.3 TCR
- 42nd Plant
42nd Plant
8.3 TCR
- This site
East Coast Fresh
8.2 TCR
- Taylor Farms R
Taylor Farms Retail
8.2 TCR
What this shows East Coast Fresh averages 8.2 TCR (200% of the Vegetables, cut or peeled, fresh, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
East Coast Fresh TCR series: 2016=3.5 · 2017=8.7 · 2018=10.1 · 2019=10.2 · 2020=9.8 · 2021=6.4 · 2022=7.7 · 2024=9.1 · BLS 4.1
Where East Coast Fresh falls in its industry
376 Vegetables, cut or peeled, fre establishmentsSafer than 25% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 5 Vegetables, cut or peeled, fre employers in Maryland.
East Coast Fresh has more employees than the Vegetables, cut or peeled, fresh, manufa median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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 | 9.1 | 4.8 | 50 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 60 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 58 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 36 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.1 | 7.7 | 49 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311991 · MD · Laurel
376 Vegetables, cut or peeled, fresh, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 125 employers in Laurel, MD · 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 | Taylor Farms Retail | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Niitakaya USA INC | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Perimeter Brands | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 42nd Plant | 8.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Freshly Inc. | 513 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BAE Systems I&S - Maritime Solutions | 515 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC - Elkton | 513 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Thermo Fisher Scientific Frederick MD (R&D, MFG, Facilities) | 513 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BURTONSVILLE (MDBUR) | 2,341 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MDBUR - BURTONSVILLE | 2,339 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WSSC Water | 1,668 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Beltsville (Laurel) | 1,661 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Club at Sonterra | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wholesum Farms Arizona | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Benton, IL | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AJ Manufacturing, Inc. 105 Riggs Street | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Gerdau - Monroe Mill | 514 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pridgeon and Clay | 514 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ncwin - Winston Salem Building | 514 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bemidji State University | 514 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.