Freeze-dried, food processing, fruits and vegetables · California
JFFFI-Merced
Merced, CA · ~151 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
JFFFI-Merced runs at 155% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Freeze-dried, food processing, fruits and vegetables workplace, earning a grade D.
JFFFI-Merced: 5.1 TCR = 155% of Freeze-dried, food processing, fruits and vegetables BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
JFFFI-Merced safety composite
JFFFI-Merced scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 45%), 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% 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
−0.8
2018→2024
JFFFI-Merced injury rate improved
JFFFI-Merced's TCR fell 0.8 from 4.6 in 2018 to 3.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 8.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.6× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=4.6 · 2019=1.3 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=8.2 · 2022=8.8 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=3.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311423 · Merced, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.1 · 155% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #12/25
- PHOTO PROCESSING PLANT
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 56 inj
- SIZE ~151 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: PROCESSING PLANT (0.0 TCR gap)
Read with this employer → · Industry book → · California employers → · Look up another →
JFFFI-Merced in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Mercer Foods
Mercer Foods
5.2 TCR
- This site
JFFFI-Merced
5.1 TCR
- PROCESSING PLA
PROCESSING PLANT
5.1 TCR
- Victoria Fine
Victoria Fine Foods
5.1 TCR
- Lewisville
Lewisville
5 TCR
What this shows JFFFI-Merced averages 5.1 TCR (155% of the Freeze-dried, food processing, fruits and vegetables BLS benchmark).
JFFFI-Merced TCR series: 2018=4.6 · 2019=1.3 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=8.2 · 2022=8.8 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=3.8 · BLS 3.3
Where JFFFI-Merced falls in its industry
123 Freeze-dried, food processing, establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.5.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 25 Freeze-dried, food processing, employers in California.
JFFFI-Merced has more employees than the Freeze-dried, food processing, fruits an median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.5. 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 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311423 · CA · Merced
123 Freeze-dried, food processing, fruits and vegetables employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 187 employers in Merced, 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 | PROCESSING PLANT | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Victoria Fine Foods | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lewisville | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mercer Foods | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Delta Farm Packing | 151 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Truitt Oilfield Maintenance Corp. | 151 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Chino Base - Bld: 0842 - 15 | 151 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lodi Pump and Irrigation, LLC | 151 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6403-64030211 | 1,404 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 64030211-211001 MERCY MEDICAL CENTER MERCED | 1,306 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dignity Health | 1,279 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2643-64030211-211001 | 1,200 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Midwest Acoust-A-Fiber | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Associated Finishing Inc. | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cassone Leasing Inc. | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3022 LKQ Keystone Linthicum | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sara Warehouse | 151 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Public Works Agency | 151 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brammer Bio Lexington | 151 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Young & Sons Drywall | 151 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.