Vegetable and melon farming, vegetable (except potato) and melon dominant crops, field, bedding plants and seed production · California
George Chiala Farms, Inc.
Hollister, CA · ~185 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
George Chiala Farms, Inc. runs at 176% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Vegetable and melon farming, vegetable (except potato) and melon dominant crops, field, bedding plants and seed production workplace, earning a grade D.
George Chiala Farms, Inc.: 7.9 TCR = 176% of Vegetable and melon farming, vegetable (except potato) and melon dominant crops, field, bedding plants and seed production BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
George Chiala Farms, Inc. safety composite
George Chiala Farms, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.64 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% 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
−2.4
2021→2023
George Chiala Farms, Inc. injury rate improved
George Chiala Farms, Inc.'s TCR fell 2.4 from 9.1 in 2021 to 6.6 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 9.1 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.59× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=9.1 · 2022=8.1 · 2023=6.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111219 · Hollister, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 7.9 · 176% of ind
- DART 4.6 DART
- RANK #130/175
- PHOTO Walther Farms FL
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 37 inj
- SIZE ~185 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Walther Farms FL (0.0 TCR gap)
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George Chiala Farms, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Pu'uloa Farms,
Pu'uloa Farms, Inc.
8 TCR
- Fagerberg Prod
Fagerberg Produce Inc
8 TCR
- Donald W Beema
Donald W Beeman
8 TCR
- This site
George Chiala Farms, Inc.
7.9 TCR
- Walther Farms
Walther Farms FL
7.9 TCR
What this shows George Chiala Farms, Inc. averages 7.9 TCR (176% of the Vegetable and melon farming, vegetable (except potato) and melon dominant crops, field, bedding plants and seed production BLS benchmark).
George Chiala Farms, Inc. TCR series: 2021=9.1 · 2022=8.1 · 2023=6.6 · BLS 4.5
Where George Chiala Farms, Inc. falls in its industry
331 Vegetable and melon farming, v establishmentsSafer than 24% 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 #130 safest of 175 Vegetable and melon farming, v employers in California.
George Chiala Farms, Inc. has more employees than the Vegetable and melon farming, vegetable ( median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.1 | 6.1 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.1 | 7.5 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111219 · CA · Hollister
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 · 71 employers in Hollister, 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 | Walther Farms FL | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pu'uloa Farms, Inc. | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fagerberg Produce Inc | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Donald W Beeman | 8.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | JSJ Harvesting, LLC | 185 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Glad-A-Way Gardens, Inc. | 185 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | VLC FARM LABOR, INC | 185 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CA-Foothill S/C | 185 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 155 | 764 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jose M. Espindola | 530 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PSEMC CA | 480 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PacSci EMC Hollister | 459 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | ContinueCARE Hospital @ Baptist Health Corbin | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RK-027-Monticello ( RK-027 ) | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TCA | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Super Stop & Shop Store 2614 | 7.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | R&K Distributors | 185 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Eberhard Manufacturing Company | 185 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grnvl/Sprtbg SC FXFE-GSP | 185 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IA - Google Council Bluffs SLNDC | 185 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.