Salads, fresh or refrigerated, manufacturing · California
Fresh Express Incorporated
Salinas, CA · ~668 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.3
- Avg TCR
- 4.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Fresh Express Incorporated runs at 80% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Salads, fresh or refrigerated, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Fresh Express Incorporated: 3.3 TCR = 80% of Salads, fresh or refrigerated, manufacturing BLS 4.1 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Fresh Express Incorporated safety composite
Fresh Express Incorporated scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 69% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 69% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% 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
Fresh Express Incorporated: 1.8 → 3.9 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 8.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.71× in 2024
Fresh Express Incorporated's TCR rose 2.0 from 1.8 in 2016 to 3.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 8.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.71× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311991 · Salinas, CA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.3 · 80% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #18/69
- PHOTO Greenleaf Foods
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 159 inj
- SIZE ~668 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Greenleaf Foods (0.0 TCR gap)
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Fresh Express Incorporated in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Fresh Express Incorporated
3.3 TCR
- Greenleaf Food
Greenleaf Foods
3.3 TCR
- Produce Packag
Produce Packaging Inc.
3.3 TCR
- House of Brick
House of Bricks
3.3 TCR
- Wellington Foo
Wellington Foods Inc.
3.3 TCR
What this shows Fresh Express Incorporated averages 3.3 TCR (80% of the Salads, fresh or refrigerated, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Fresh Express Incorporated TCR series: 2016=1.8 · 2017=2 · 2018=2.5 · 2019=2 · 2020=8 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=4 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=3.9 · BLS 4.1
Where Fresh Express Incorporated falls in its industry
376 Salads, fresh or refrigerated, establishmentsSafer than 69% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 69 Salads, fresh or refrigerated, employers in California.
Fresh Express Incorporated has more employees than the Salads, fresh or refrigerated, manufactu median and a lower 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 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 15 | 47 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311991 · CA · Salinas
376 Salads, fresh or refrigerated, manufacturing 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 | Greenleaf Foods | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Produce Packaging Inc. | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | House of Bricks | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wellington Foods Inc. | 3.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bronco Wine Company | 668 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | City of Clovis | 668 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Monterey Mushrooms, LLC. | 667 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | California Department of Transportation Facility 11 | 667 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 | Key Polymer, LLC | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DyStar Foam Control | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 153008-Montrose | CO | 153008 | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MyMichigan Medical Center West Branch | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | O-I Perrysburg HQ | 668 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | United Forming Inc. | 668 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BWH - Baystate Wing Hospital | 668 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Phoenix, Az | 668 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.