Farm labor contractors · California
Grape Valley Contracting
Bakersfield, CA · ~178 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.4
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Grape Valley Contracting runs at 52% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Farm labor contractors workplace, earning a grade B.
Grape Valley Contracting: 2.4 TCR = 52% of Farm labor contractors BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Grape Valley Contracting safety composite
Grape Valley Contracting scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% 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).
73/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% 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
−1.9
2017→2024
Grape Valley Contracting injury rate improved
Grape Valley Contracting's TCR fell 1.9 from 1.9 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 6.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=1.9 · 2018=4.1 · 2019=6.0 · 2020=6.8 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 115115 · Bakersfield, CA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 52% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #163/620
- PHOTO L. Gonzales Corporat…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 40 inj
- SIZE ~178 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: L. Gonzales Corporation (0.0 TCR gap)
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Grape Valley Contracting in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Grape Valley Contracting
2.4 TCR
- L. Gonzales Co
L. Gonzales Corporation
2.4 TCR
- Bioline Agrosc
Bioline Agrosciences Camarillo
2.3 TCR
- La Perla Verde
La Perla Verde Inc
2.3 TCR
- Cal Enterprise
Cal Enterprise Labor Solutions, Inc.
2.3 TCR
What this shows Grape Valley Contracting averages 2.4 TCR (52% of the Farm labor contractors BLS benchmark).
Grape Valley Contracting TCR series: 2017=1.9 · 2018=4.1 · 2019=6 · 2020=6.8 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 4.5
Where Grape Valley Contracting falls in its industry
836 Farm labor contractors establishmentsSafer than 74% 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 #163 safest of 620 Farm labor contractors employers in California.
Grape Valley Contracting 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.8 | 2.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
115115 · CA · Bakersfield
836 Farm labor contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 818 employers in Bakersfield, 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 | L. Gonzales Corporation | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bioline Agrosciences Camarillo | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | La Perla Verde Inc | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cal Enterprise Labor Solutions, Inc. | 2.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenheart Farms, Inc. | 178 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Marmol Radziner, An Architecture Corporation | 178 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | W.E. O'Neil Construction Co. of California | 178 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stronghold Engineering, Inc. | 178 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CA Bakersfield | 4,667 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CA-04 | 4,525 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - BFL1 | 4,113 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Esparza Enterprises, Inc | 3,267 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Rocky Mountain College | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lawrence Middle School 7/8 | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pewaukee Central Stores | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | United Houston HQ | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Platte Health Center Avera | 178 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RTP | 178 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grant Industries Inc. | 178 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nadine Food Corp. | 178 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.