Agriculture production or harvesting crews · California
Grether Farming Company, Inc
Somis, CA · ~44 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 8.6
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Grether Farming Company, Inc runs at 190% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Agriculture production or harvesting crews workplace, earning a grade D.
Grether Farming Company, Inc: 8.6 TCR = 190% of Agriculture production or harvesting crews BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Grether Farming Company, Inc safety composite
Grether Farming Company, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 17%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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
Grether Farming Company, Inc: 7.5 → 8.1 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 16.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.63× in 2024
Grether Farming Company, Inc's TCR rose 0.6 from 7.5 in 2017 to 8.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 16.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.63× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 115115 · Somis, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 8.6 · 190% of ind
- DART 5.4 DART
- RANK #521/620
- PHOTO Automated Harvesting…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~44 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Automated Harvesting LLc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Grether Farming Company, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Grether Farming Company, Inc
8.6 TCR
- Automated Harv
Automated Harvesting LLc
8.6 TCR
- Heritage Farms
Heritage Farms LLC
8.6 TCR
- Shryne Group -
Shryne Group - Greenfield Organix
8.6 TCR
- LB HARVESTING
LB HARVESTING INC.
8.6 TCR
What this shows Grether Farming Company, Inc averages 8.6 TCR (190% of the Agriculture production or harvesting crews BLS benchmark).
Grether Farming Company, Inc TCR series: 2017=7.5 · 2019=16 · 2020=4.4 · 2021=9.4 · 2022=11.8 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=8.1 · BLS 4.5
Where Grether Farming Company, Inc falls in its industry
836 Agriculture production or harv establishmentsSafer than 17% 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 #521 safest of 620 Agriculture production or harv employers in California.
Grether Farming Company, Inc has fewer employees than the Agriculture production or harvesting cre 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 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.8 | 9.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.4 | 2.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16.0 | 9.2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
115115 · CA · Somis
836 Agriculture production or harvesting crews employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 8 employers in Somis, 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 | Automated Harvesting LLc | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Heritage Farms LLC | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shryne Group - Greenfield Organix | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LB HARVESTING INC. | 8.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Firebaugh | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Boutonnet Farms | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Central Coast Vineyards | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FESTIVAL FARMS | 44 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UNDERWOOD FAMILY FARMS LP | 91 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | West Coast Harvesting Inc. | 82 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HAGLE LUMBER COMPANY | 68 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | somis | 42 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | TXH060 | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jackson-Merkey Contractors,Inc | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Minnesota Dehydrated Vegetables Inc. | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Knoxville Tn | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Farmington Library | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MFG One, LLC | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Structural Components, Inc. | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kenworth Syracuse | 44 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.