Potato farming, field and seed potato production · Washington
L.J. Olsen, Inc.
Othello, WA · ~17 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.3
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
L.J. Olsen, Inc. runs at 161% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Potato farming, field and seed potato production workplace, earning a grade D.
L.J. Olsen, Inc.: 7.3 TCR = 161% of Potato farming, field and seed potato production BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
L.J. Olsen, Inc. safety composite
L.J. Olsen, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 28%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 54% 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
−6.8
2019→2021
L.J. Olsen, Inc. injury rate improved
L.J. Olsen, Inc.'s TCR fell 6.8 from 6.8 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2020 at 15.0 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=6.8 · 2020=15.0 · 2021=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111211 · Othello, WA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 7.3 · 161% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #11/18
- PHOTO Greenridge Farming I…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~17 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Greenridge Farming Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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L.J. Olsen, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
L.J. Olsen, Inc.
7.3 TCR
- Greenridge Far
Greenridge Farming Inc.
7.3 TCR
- Walther Farms
Walther Farms Cass City
7.3 TCR
- Wadena
Wadena
7.2 TCR
- Brooten
Brooten
7.1 TCR
What this shows L.J. Olsen, Inc. averages 7.3 TCR (161% of the Potato farming, field and seed potato production BLS benchmark).
L.J. Olsen, Inc. TCR series: 2019=6.8 · 2020=15 · 2021=0 · BLS 4.5
Where L.J. Olsen, Inc. falls in its industry
153 Potato farming, field and seed establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 18 Potato farming, field and seed employers in Washington.
L.J. Olsen, Inc. has fewer employees than the Potato farming, field and seed potato pr median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111211 · WA · Othello
153 Potato farming, field and seed potato production employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 29 employers in Othello, WA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Greenridge Farming Inc. | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Walther Farms Cass City | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wadena | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Brooten | 7.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Konnowac Orchards LLC | 17 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GOLD STAR NURSERY, LLC | 17 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DECCO US Post-Harvest Inc. - Wenatchee | 17 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | POWELL RYKA INC. | 17 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | McCain foods USA INC | 624 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | McCain Foods Othello | 500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mar-Jon Labor LLC | 465 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JR Simplot Company, Food-Othello | 388 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Schreiter Ready Mix | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pan American Body Shop - Fremont | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MineARC Systems America | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | McRae Industries Footwear Finishing / Shipping | 7.3 TCR |
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.