Tomato farming (except under cover), field, bedding plant and seed production · California
J.H. Meek & Sons Inc.
Woodland, CA · ~36 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 8.6
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
J.H. Meek & Sons Inc. runs at 191% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Tomato farming (except under cover), field, bedding plant and seed production workplace, earning a grade D.
J.H. Meek & Sons Inc.: 8.6 TCR = 191% of Tomato farming (except under cover), field, bedding plant and seed production BLS 4.5 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
J.H. Meek & Sons Inc. safety composite
J.H. Meek & Sons Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
J.H. Meek & Sons Inc.: 1.5 → 3.7 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 14.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2021
J.H. Meek & Sons Inc.'s TCR rose 2.3 from 1.5 in 2017 to 3.7 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 14.1 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111219 · Woodland, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 8.6 · 191% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #140/175
- PHOTO B&W Quality Growers …
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~36 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: B&W Quality Growers - Main Office (0.0 TCR gap)
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J.H. Meek & Sons Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
J.H. Meek & Sons Inc.
8.6 TCR
- B&W Quality Gr
B&W Quality Growers - Main Office
8.6 TCR
- Illinois Found
Illinois Foundation Seed Inc- Harvard
8.5 TCR
- Midnight Harve
Midnight Harvest
8.5 TCR
- MFarms
MFarms
8.5 TCR
What this shows J.H. Meek & Sons Inc. averages 8.6 TCR (191% of the Tomato farming (except under cover), field, bedding plant and seed production BLS benchmark).
J.H. Meek & Sons Inc. TCR series: 2017=1.5 · 2018=12.7 · 2019=14.1 · 2020=11 · 2021=3.7 · BLS 4.5
Where J.H. Meek & Sons Inc. falls in its industry
331 Tomato farming (except under c establishmentsSafer than 19% 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 #140 safest of 175 Tomato farming (except under c employers in California.
J.H. Meek & Sons Inc. has fewer employees than the Tomato farming (except under cover), fie median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.0 | 9.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14.1 | 11.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.7 | 10.9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111219 · CA · Woodland
331 Tomato farming (except under cover), field, bedding plant and seed production employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 172 employers in Woodland, 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 | B&W Quality Growers - Main Office | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Illinois Foundation Seed Inc- Harvard | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Midnight Harvest | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MFarms | 8.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | River Garden Farms | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Knight Farms | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dirt Farmer and Company | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | M3 West Incorporated | 36 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 800 | 2,413 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0555 - Woodland CA DC | 1,759 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0555 - Sacramento DC | 1,196 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6403-64030173 | 820 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 4769-670-West Elm | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | C045 Indianaplis | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Liquid Waste Technology LLC DBA Ellicott Dredge Technologies | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Paris Save A Lot | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Totem Electric | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lendlease - 217 W. 57th Street | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bensenville Fire Protection District | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cleveland, TN Triumph | 36 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.