Farm labor contractors · California
Gonzalez Ag, Inc
Shafter, CA · ~69 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Gonzalez Ag, Inc runs at 117% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Farm labor contractors workplace, earning a grade C.
Gonzalez Ag, Inc: 5.3 TCR = 117% of Farm labor contractors BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gonzalez Ag, Inc safety composite
Gonzalez Ag, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 39%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−1.5
2017→2024
Gonzalez Ag, Inc injury rate improved
Gonzalez Ag, Inc's TCR fell 1.5 from 6.0 in 2017 to 4.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 12.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.58× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=6.0 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=12.9 · 2020=6.9 · 2021=6.8 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=4.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 115115 · Shafter, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 5.3 · 117% of ind
- DART 3.0 DART
- RANK #369/620
- PHOTO Pacific Ag - Western…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~69 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Pacific Ag - Western Business Unit (0.0 TCR gap)
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Gonzalez Ag, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Gonzalez Ag, Inc
5.3 TCR
- Pacific Ag - W
Pacific Ag - Western Business Unit
5.3 TCR
- FRESH HARVEST,
FRESH HARVEST, INC
5.3 TCR
- Freeman Harves
Freeman Harvesting
5.3 TCR
- West Pacifico
West Pacifico FLC, Inc
5.3 TCR
What this shows Gonzalez Ag, Inc averages 5.3 TCR (117% of the Farm labor contractors BLS benchmark).
Gonzalez Ag, Inc TCR series: 2017=6 · 2018=0 · 2019=12.9 · 2020=6.9 · 2021=6.8 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=0 · 2024=4.6 · BLS 4.5
Where Gonzalez Ag, Inc falls in its industry
836 Farm labor contractors establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #369 safest of 620 Farm labor contractors employers in California.
Gonzalez Ag, Inc has fewer employees than the Farm labor contractors median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12.9 | 9.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
115115 · CA · Shafter
836 Farm labor contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 66 employers in Shafter, 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 | Pacific Ag - Western Business Unit | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FRESH HARVEST, INC | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Freeman Harvesting | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | West Pacifico FLC, Inc | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Woolf Enterprises | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Terranova Ranch, Inc | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rayo Shop | 69 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sun Pacific Harvesting | Citrus Harvesting | 69 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - BFL2 | 1,819 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0593 - Shafter CA DC | 1,587 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Central Valley Distribution Center CVDC | 1,395 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0593 - Bakersfield DC | 1,179 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Giant Food Stores 6043 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Giant 378 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chester | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Muskegon Surgery Center | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FPM Heat Treating - Cherry Valley | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Electro-Miniatures Corp. | 69 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Apex Operations | 69 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.