Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, merchant wholesalers · California
Kern Machinery, Inc. - Buttonwillow
Buttonwillow, CA · ~37 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kern Machinery, Inc. - Buttonwillow runs at 74% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade B.
Kern Machinery, Inc. - Buttonwillow: 1.6 TCR = 74% of Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kern Machinery, Inc. - Buttonwillow safety composite
Kern Machinery, Inc. - Buttonwillow scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 90% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
75/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 1.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 90% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% 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
−3.3
2023→2024
Kern Machinery, Inc. - Buttonwillow injury rate improved
Kern Machinery, Inc. - Buttonwillow's TCR fell 3.3 from 3.3 in 2023 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 3.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=3.3 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423820 · Buttonwillow, CA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.6 · 74% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/27
- PHOTO Independence, KS
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~37 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Independence, KS (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kern Machinery, Inc. - Buttonwillow in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kern Machinery, Inc. - Buttonwillow
1.6 TCR
- Independence,
Independence, KS
1.6 TCR
- Eldridge Suppl
Eldridge Supply Company - Augusta Location
1.6 TCR
- Ag Leader Tech
Ag Leader Technology Inc
1.6 TCR
- Double M Ranch
Double M Ranch & Agriculture Supply
1.6 TCR
What this shows Kern Machinery, Inc. - Buttonwillow averages 1.6 TCR (74% of the Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Kern Machinery, Inc. - Buttonwillow TCR series: 2023=3.3 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Kern Machinery, Inc. - Buttonwillow falls in its industry
700 Harvesting machinery and equip establishmentsSafer than 90% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 27 Harvesting machinery and equip employers in California.
Kern Machinery, Inc. - Buttonwillow has more employees than the Harvesting machinery and equipment, agri median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423820 · CA · Buttonwillow
700 Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 13 employers in Buttonwillow, 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 | Independence, KS | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eldridge Supply Company - Augusta Location | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ag Leader Technology Inc | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Double M Ranch & Agriculture Supply | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | BULLSEYE FARMS LLC | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KP Spraying LLC | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KAN - 01 | 37 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kimberlina Shop | 37 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Reyes Contracting Inc | 156 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sandridge Partners,LP | 54 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Goyenetche Dairy LLC | 53 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Southern Cross Dairy | 45 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Grovin Construction | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CCL Sleeve | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Austin Foam/Sealed Air | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tobyhanna Army Depot | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Action Gypsum Supply West Phoenix | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | THERMOSEAL INC Sidney | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Denton, TX | 37 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FIAT Products | 37 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.