Farm labor contractors · California
Kern Labor Contracting, Inc
Wasco, CA · ~257 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kern Labor Contracting, Inc runs at 24% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Farm labor contractors workplace, earning a grade A.
Kern Labor Contracting, Inc: 1.1 TCR = 24% of Farm labor contractors BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kern Labor Contracting, Inc safety composite
Kern Labor Contracting, Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 90% 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)
- A 1.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 90% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.64 per 100 workers
Safer than 67% 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
−1.1
2017→2024
Kern Labor Contracting, Inc injury rate improved
Kern Labor Contracting, Inc's TCR fell 1.1 from 1.7 in 2017 to 0.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 3.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.58× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=1.7 · 2018=3.0 · 2019=1.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.5 · 2022=0.7 · 2023=1.2 · 2024=0.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 115115 · Wasco, CA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.1 · 24% of ind
- DART 0.6 DART
- RANK #69/620
- PHOTO Silva Farms LLC
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 23 inj
- SIZE ~257 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Silva Farms LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kern Labor Contracting, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kern Labor Contracting, Inc
1.1 TCR
- Silva Farms LL
Silva Farms LLC
1.1 TCR
- McGrath Ranch
McGrath Ranch #41 BLK# 1,2
1.1 TCR
- D Alvarado Far
D Alvarado Farm Labor Contractor,Inc
1.1 TCR
- Glezen Farms,
Glezen Farms, LLC
1.1 TCR
What this shows Kern Labor Contracting, Inc averages 1.1 TCR (24% of the Farm labor contractors BLS benchmark).
Kern Labor Contracting, Inc TCR series: 2017=1.7 · 2018=3 · 2019=1 · 2020=0 · 2021=0.5 · 2022=0.7 · 2023=1.2 · 2024=0.6 · BLS 4.5
Where Kern Labor Contracting, Inc falls in its industry
836 Farm labor contractors establishmentsSafer than 90% 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 #69 safest of 620 Farm labor contractors employers in California.
Kern Labor Contracting, 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 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
115115 · CA · Wasco
836 Farm labor contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 44 employers in Wasco, 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 | Silva Farms LLC | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | McGrath Ranch #41 BLK# 1,2 | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | D Alvarado Farm Labor Contractor,Inc | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Glezen Farms, LLC | 1.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Premier Mushrooms | 257 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KEARNY - 1 | 257 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TRL Systems, Inc. | 257 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | EVOLUTION FRESH | 257 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 179 | 1,600 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JERRY'S FLC, INC. | 770 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MOT | 661 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | R.M.T. Contracting, Inc. | 505 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 3137 Keystone Columbia | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ChemArt Company | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cousins Furniture & Home Improvements, Corp. | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Signal Metal Industries - Irving, TX | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ogden | 257 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oklahoma State Fair Inc. | 257 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Shop Rite of Hammonton | 257 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plover | 257 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.