Grocery stores · California
Food 4 Less - Arroyo Grande
Arroyo Grande, CA · ~55 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Food 4 Less - Arroyo Grande runs at 244% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Grocery stores workplace, earning a grade F.
Food 4 Less - Arroyo Grande: 8.3 TCR = 244% of Grocery stores BLS 3.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Food 4 Less - Arroyo Grande safety composite
Food 4 Less - Arroyo Grande scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 12%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Food 4 Less - Arroyo Grande: 0.0 → 12.7 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 16.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.02× in 2023
Food 4 Less - Arroyo Grande's TCR rose 12.7 from 0.0 in 2016 to 12.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 16.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.02× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · Arroyo Grande, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.3 · 244% of ind
- DART 8.5 DART
- RANK #2904/4686
- PHOTO Store 1482
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~55 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Store 1482 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Food 4 Less - Arroyo Grande in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Food 4 Less - Arroyo Grande
8.3 TCR
- Store 1482
Store 1482
8.3 TCR
- ABS-0029-0028-
ABS-0029-0028-00740 FAC-00740-OCEANSIDE-CA
8.3 TCR
- SWY-0005-0005-
SWY-0005-0005-02810 FAC-02810-MONTE VISTA-CO
8.3 TCR
- SWY-0025-0025-
SWY-0025-0025-02900 FAC-02900-SAN JOSE-CA
8.3 TCR
What this shows Food 4 Less - Arroyo Grande averages 8.3 TCR (244% of the Grocery stores BLS benchmark).
Food 4 Less - Arroyo Grande TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=10.5 · 2018=16.9 · 2019=8.5 · 2020=1.9 · 2021=11.7 · 2022=4 · 2023=12.7 · BLS 3.4
Where Food 4 Less - Arroyo Grande falls in its industry
30,654 Grocery stores establishmentsSafer than 18% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2904 safest of 4686 Grocery stores employers in California.
Food 4 Less - Arroyo Grande has fewer employees than the Grocery stores median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12.7 | 8.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.7 | 7.8 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16.9 | 12.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
445110 · CA · Arroyo Grande
30,654 Grocery stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 33 employers in Arroyo Grande, 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 | Store 1482 | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ABS-0029-0028-00740 FAC-00740-OCEANSIDE-CA | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SWY-0005-0005-02810 FAC-02810-MONTE VISTA-CO | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SWY-0025-0025-02900 FAC-02900-SAN JOSE-CA | 8.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | FARMING ADMINISTRATION | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dwelley Family Farms LLC | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tri-Valley Vineyard Management | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cornerstone Certified Vineyard | 55 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6403-64030365 | 439 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Marian Regional Medica Center - Arroyo Grande Campus | 380 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Papich Construction | 223 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2556 | 214 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Neville | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ft Myers | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stop & Shop 100561 | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kaukauna Area SD * | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | C&B American Building Services Wheeling, IL 600 | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PPI Plumbing | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MCR Cleveland Tenant LLC | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Indiana Spine Hospital - Carmel | 55 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.