Strawberry farming · California
Golden State Harvesting, Inc.
Watsonville, CA · ~165 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Golden State Harvesting, Inc. runs at 138% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Strawberry farming workplace, earning a grade D.
Golden State Harvesting, Inc.: 6.2 TCR = 138% of Strawberry farming BLS 4.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Golden State Harvesting, Inc. safety composite
Golden State Harvesting, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 28%), 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 6.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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
−1.3
2018→2024
Golden State Harvesting, Inc. injury rate improved
Golden State Harvesting, Inc.'s TCR fell 1.3 from 6.5 in 2018 to 5.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 9.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=6.5 · 2019=3.5 · 2020=9.7 · 2024=5.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111333 · Watsonville, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.2 · 138% of ind
- DART 4.2 DART
- RANK #87/124
- PHOTO Crisalida Berry Farm…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~165 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Crisalida Berry Farms, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Golden State Harvesting, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Golden State Harvesting, Inc.
6.2 TCR
- Crisalida Berr
Crisalida Berry Farms, LLC
6.2 TCR
- SANTA CLARA FA
SANTA CLARA FARMS LLC
6.2 TCR
- SVL - 01
SVL - 01
6.2 TCR
- Red Bluff Nurs
Red Bluff Nursery
6.1 TCR
What this shows Golden State Harvesting, Inc. averages 6.2 TCR (138% of the Strawberry farming BLS benchmark).
Golden State Harvesting, Inc. TCR series: 2018=6.5 · 2019=3.5 · 2020=9.7 · 2024=5.2 · BLS 4.5
Where Golden State Harvesting, Inc. falls in its industry
132 Strawberry farming establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #87 safest of 124 Strawberry farming employers in California.
Golden State Harvesting, Inc. has fewer employees than the Strawberry farming median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.7 | 7.5 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111333 · CA · Watsonville
132 Strawberry farming employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 111 employers in Watsonville, 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 | Crisalida Berry Farms, LLC | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SANTA CLARA FARMS LLC | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SVL - 01 | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Red Bluff Nursery | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pier 96-Recycle Central | 165 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 920080001 | 165 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RbA Orange County | 165 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sacramento-Antelope #036 | 165 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate Office | 2,439 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Premiere Raspberries, LLC | 680 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Watsonville Community Hospital | 632 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Elkhorn Berry Farms LLC | 550 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lyons & Hohl Site Contractors | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Piedmont Columbus Northside Hospital | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Denali Ingredients Calhoun | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 101 AZ Dairy | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Belmont Village Turtle Creek | 165 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Scheck Mechanical Corporation | 165 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NX Automotive Logistics USA, Inc. (ELP) | 165 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Valdosta GA FXFE-VLD | 165 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.