Farm labor contractors · California
Gonzalez Brothers Farm Services, Inc
Shafter, CA · ~216 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Gonzalez Brothers Farm Services, Inc runs at 70% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Farm labor contractors workplace, earning a grade B.
Gonzalez Brothers Farm Services, Inc: 3.1 TCR = 70% of Farm labor contractors BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gonzalez Brothers Farm Services, Inc safety composite
Gonzalez Brothers Farm Services, Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 65% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 53%), 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 3.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 65% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Gonzalez Brothers Farm Services, Inc: 0.0 → 2.8 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 5.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.54× in 2024
Gonzalez Brothers Farm Services, Inc's TCR rose 2.8 from 0.0 in 2017 to 2.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 5.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 115115 · Shafter, CA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 3.1 · 70% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #228/620
- PHOTO Harlan Ranch Co
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 42 inj
- SIZE ~216 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Harlan Ranch Co (0.0 TCR gap)
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Gonzalez Brothers Farm Services, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Rochester Farm
Rochester Farms, LLC
3.2 TCR
- Plant Sciences
Plant Sciences, Watsonville
3.2 TCR
- This site
Gonzalez Brothers Farm Services, Inc
3.1 TCR
- Harlan Ranch C
Harlan Ranch Co
3.1 TCR
- TGH Inc
TGH Inc
3.1 TCR
What this shows Gonzalez Brothers Farm Services, Inc averages 3.1 TCR (70% of the Farm labor contractors BLS benchmark).
Gonzalez Brothers Farm Services, Inc TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=3.1 · 2019=4 · 2020=2.7 · 2021=5.7 · 2022=4.5 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 4.5
Where Gonzalez Brothers Farm Services, Inc falls in its industry
836 Farm labor contractors establishmentsSafer than 65% 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 #228 safest of 620 Farm labor contractors employers in California.
Gonzalez Brothers Farm Services, Inc has more employees than the Farm labor contractors median and a lower 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 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 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 | Harlan Ranch Co | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TGH Inc | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rochester Farms, LLC | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plant Sciences, Watsonville | 3.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | RCP-HURON | 216 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Freedom Forever, LLC Temecula | 216 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Matrix HG, Inc. | 216 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LiDestri Fresno | 216 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 | Copper Valley Electric Association | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Judd Wire | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carrier Commerical Services (Clifton) | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Manth Mfg. | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Techmetals, Inc. | 216 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mile Hi Foods | 216 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Giant Food Stores 6464 | 216 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hillsborough YMCA | 216 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.