Warehousing, refrigerated · Washington
Kershaw Fruit & Cold Storage
Yakima, WA · ~279 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 8.4
- Avg TCR
- 5.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kershaw Fruit & Cold Storage runs at 145% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Warehousing, refrigerated workplace, earning a grade D.
Kershaw Fruit & Cold Storage: 8.4 TCR = 145% of Warehousing, refrigerated BLS 5.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kershaw Fruit & Cold Storage safety composite
Kershaw Fruit & Cold Storage scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 13%), 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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.39 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% 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%).
Kershaw Fruit & Cold Storage held a steady TCR band
Kershaw Fruit & Cold Storage's TCR held near 0.3 from 5.0 in 2019 to 4.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 13.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.57× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=5.0 · 2021=13.9 · 2022=7.3 · 2023=10.9 · 2024=4.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 493120 · Yakima, WA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 8.4 · 145% of ind
- DART 4.8 DART
- RANK #24/32
- PHOTO 50013 CARTERSVILLE, GA
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 99 inj
- SIZE ~279 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 50013 CARTERSVILLE, GA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kershaw Fruit & Cold Storage in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kershaw Fruit & Cold Storage
8.4 TCR
- 50013 CARTERSV
50013 CARTERSVILLE, GA
8.4 TCR
- Jackson(Richla
Jackson(Richland)-PRW
8.4 TCR
- Americold Logi
Americold Logistics, LLC: Fairmont
8.4 TCR
- Lineage Logist
Lineage Logistics Des Moines
8.4 TCR
What this shows Kershaw Fruit & Cold Storage averages 8.4 TCR (145% of the Warehousing, refrigerated BLS benchmark).
Kershaw Fruit & Cold Storage TCR series: 2019=5 · 2021=13.9 · 2022=7.3 · 2023=10.9 · 2024=4.8 · BLS 5.8
Where Kershaw Fruit & Cold Storage falls in its industry
1,039 Warehousing, refrigerated establishmentsSafer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #24 safest of 32 Warehousing, refrigerated employers in Washington.
Kershaw Fruit & Cold Storage has more employees than the Warehousing, refrigerated median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
493120 · WA · Yakima
1,039 Warehousing, refrigerated employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 192 employers in Yakima, WA · 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 | 50013 CARTERSVILLE, GA | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jackson(Richland)-PRW | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Americold Logistics, LLC: Fairmont | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lineage Logistics Des Moines | 8.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Green Acre Farms Inc | 279 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery | 279 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hope Human Services - Lakewood | 279 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Washington State Dept of Natural Resources - Northeast Region | 279 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Yakima Valley Hospital WA | 2,748 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Borton Fruit | 1,473 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Yakima County | 997 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Borton Orchards | 918 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Shorewood Senior Living | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mid-Continental Restoration Co., Inc. Masonry | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2165 - Vista South Business Park Drive | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Avantara Milbank | 8.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Custom Glass Solutions | 279 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Standard Aero Alliance Inc. | 279 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2216 - El Paso Joe Battle Blvd | 279 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lewisberry DC | 279 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.