Sod farming · California
Escondido Farm
Escondido, CA · ~15 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.3
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Escondido Farm runs at 161% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Sod farming workplace, earning a grade D.
Escondido Farm: 7.3 TCR = 161% of Sod farming BLS 4.5 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Escondido Farm safety composite
Escondido Farm scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 24%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% 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
−4.8
2017→2024
Escondido Farm injury rate improved
Escondido Farm's TCR fell 4.8 from 4.8 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 20.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=4.8 · 2019=5.7 · 2022=20.9 · 2023=4.9 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111421 · Escondido, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 7.3 · 161% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #92/120
- PHOTO Baucom's Nursery Com…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~15 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Baucom's Nursery Company (0.0 TCR gap)
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Escondido Farm in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Escondido Farm
7.3 TCR
- Baucom's Nurse
Baucom's Nursery Company
7.3 TCR
- Little Valley
Little Valley Wholesale Nursery
7.2 TCR
- Green Valley G
Green Valley Greenhouse
7.2 TCR
- Cornflower Far
Cornflower Farms, INC
7.2 TCR
What this shows Escondido Farm averages 7.3 TCR (161% of the Sod farming BLS benchmark).
Escondido Farm TCR series: 2017=4.8 · 2019=5.7 · 2022=20.9 · 2023=4.9 · 2024=0 · BLS 4.5
Where Escondido Farm falls in its industry
386 Sod farming establishmentsSafer than 24% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #92 safest of 120 Sod farming employers in California.
Escondido Farm has fewer employees than the Sod farming median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.9. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111421 · CA · Escondido
386 Sod farming employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 244 employers in Escondido, CA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Baucom's Nursery Company | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Little Valley Wholesale Nursery | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Green Valley Greenhouse | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cornflower Farms, INC | 7.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | JK FARMS | 15 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | workers | 15 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pajaro Valley | 15 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MMF-Hemet | 15 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CA Escondido | 4,667 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palomar Medical Center Escondido | 3,031 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Escondido CA | 1,546 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bergelectric Corp. CA | 1,279 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Extruded Aluminum Company, LLC | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | St. Charles High School | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mills Ford Chrysler | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Waterloo Plant | 7.3 TCR |
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.