Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, merchant wholesalers · California
Kern Machinery, Inc - Delano
Delano, CA · ~39 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kern Machinery, Inc - Delano runs at 70% 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 - Delano: 1.5 TCR = 70% of Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kern Machinery, Inc - Delano safety composite
Kern Machinery, Inc - Delano scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 91% 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 1.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 91% 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
−3.1
2023→2024
Kern Machinery, Inc - Delano injury rate improved
Kern Machinery, Inc - Delano's TCR fell 3.1 from 3.1 in 2023 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 3.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=3.1 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423820 · Delano, CA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.5 · 70% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/27
- PHOTO L. L. Johnson Distri…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~39 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: L. L. Johnson Distributing Co. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kern Machinery, Inc - Delano in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- C & B Operatio
C & B Operations Corsica
1.6 TCR
- This site
Kern Machinery, Inc - Delano
1.5 TCR
- L. L. Johnson
L. L. Johnson Distributing Co.
1.5 TCR
- HTI - PITTSBUR
HTI - PITTSBURG
1.5 TCR
- Jennings
Jennings
1.5 TCR
What this shows Kern Machinery, Inc - Delano averages 1.5 TCR (70% of the Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Kern Machinery, Inc - Delano TCR series: 2023=3.1 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Kern Machinery, Inc - Delano falls in its industry
700 Harvesting machinery and equip establishmentsSafer than 91% 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 #2 safest of 27 Harvesting machinery and equip employers in California.
Kern Machinery, Inc - Delano 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 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423820 · CA · Delano
700 Harvesting machinery and equipment, agriculture, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 123 employers in Delano, 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 | L. L. Johnson Distributing Co. | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HTI - PITTSBURG | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | C & B Operations Corsica | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jennings | 1.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | San Felipe Farms | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schreiner Brothers Farms | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TLC Custom Farming Company LLC | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sonoma Valley Vineyards | 39 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HMN Incorporated | 1,942 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rachma Contracting, Inc. | 1,600 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kern Valley State Prison | 1,523 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sunview Vineyards of California Inc | 1,489 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Machining Concepts LLC | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | THERMOSEAL INC Sidney | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Britax Child Safety Inc | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Illinois Oil Marketing Equipment, Inc. | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Structural Services Inc | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Benton House of Staley Hills | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Missoula Peterbilt, Inc | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nevers Industries Inc. | 39 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.