Seed bed preparing · California
Germains Seed Technology - Gilroy
Gilroy, CA · ~71 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 8.7
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Germains Seed Technology - Gilroy runs at 192% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Seed bed preparing workplace, earning a grade D.
Germains Seed Technology - Gilroy: 8.7 TCR = 192% of Seed bed preparing BLS 4.5 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Germains Seed Technology - Gilroy safety composite
Germains Seed Technology - Gilroy scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% 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
Germains Seed Technology - Gilroy: 3.1 → 6.1 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 17.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.18× in 2024
Germains Seed Technology - Gilroy's TCR rose 3.0 from 3.1 in 2020 to 6.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 17.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.18× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 115112 · Gilroy, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 8.7 · 192% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #65/86
- PHOTO P&C Farms
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~71 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: P&C Farms (0.1 TCR gap)
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Germains Seed Technology - Gilroy in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Germains Seed Technology - Gilroy
8.7 TCR
- P&C Farms
P&C Farms
8.7 TCR
- Stemilt Ag Ser
Stemilt Ag Services (Mattawa West)
8.5 TCR
- Wooden Valley
Wooden Valley
8.5 TCR
- CPC Missouri S
CPC Missouri Smithville LLC dba Local Cannabis
8.4 TCR
What this shows Germains Seed Technology - Gilroy averages 8.7 TCR (192% of the Seed bed preparing BLS benchmark).
Germains Seed Technology - Gilroy TCR series: 2020=3.1 · 2021=7.4 · 2022=17.2 · 2023=9.5 · 2024=6.1 · BLS 4.5
Where Germains Seed Technology - Gilroy falls in its industry
221 Seed bed preparing establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #65 safest of 86 Seed bed preparing employers in California.
Germains Seed Technology - Gilroy has more employees than the Seed bed preparing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17.2 | 11.5 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
115112 · CA · Gilroy
221 Seed bed preparing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 113 employers in Gilroy, 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 | P&C Farms | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Stemilt Ag Services (Mattawa West) | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wooden Valley | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CPC Missouri Smithville LLC dba Local Cannabis | 8.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | M Pineda Farming Co | 71 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AgSource Services, LLC | 71 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schafer Ranch, Inc | 71 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | R & J Dondero Inc | 71 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 9 | 2,891 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Christopher Ranch LLC | 660 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0010-00100005 | 475 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Olam West Coast | 450 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Brush Meat Processors | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Aspen Aerials, Inc. | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stericycle - Lake City,GA | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Agrana Fruit US, Inc. Lysander | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 48 Capital Drive, W. Springfield, MA 01089 | 71 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Five Guys Services Main Operations | 71 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Breck School | 71 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Anron Air Systems, Inc | 71 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.