Vegetable and potato farming, vegetable (except potato) dominant crops, field, bedding plants and seed production · Florida
L&M Farms of North Florida, LLC
East Palatka, FL · ~46 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.4
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
L&M Farms of North Florida, LLC runs at 76% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Vegetable and potato farming, vegetable (except potato) dominant crops, field, bedding plants and seed production workplace, earning a grade B.
L&M Farms of North Florida, LLC: 3.4 TCR = 76% of Vegetable and potato farming, vegetable (except potato) dominant crops, field, bedding plants and seed production BLS 4.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
L&M Farms of North Florida, LLC safety composite
L&M Farms of North Florida, LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 72% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 72% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−8.3
2018→2023
L&M Farms of North Florida, LLC injury rate improved
L&M Farms of North Florida, LLC's TCR fell 8.3 from 10.9 in 2018 to 2.6 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 10.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.57× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=10.9 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.9 · 2021=2.4 · 2022=3.6 · 2023=2.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111219 · East Palatka, FL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 3.4 · 76% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #8/37
- PHOTO EL CENTRO
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~46 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: EL CENTRO (0.0 TCR gap)
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L&M Farms of North Florida, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Cactus Lane Fa
Cactus Lane Farm
3.5 TCR
- This site
L&M Farms of North Florida, LLC
3.4 TCR
- EL CENTRO
EL CENTRO
3.4 TCR
- McKay Farms
McKay Farms
3.4 TCR
- Sugarland Grow
Sugarland Growers, Inc.
3.4 TCR
What this shows L&M Farms of North Florida, LLC averages 3.4 TCR (76% of the Vegetable and potato farming, vegetable (except potato) dominant crops, field, bedding plants and seed production BLS benchmark).
L&M Farms of North Florida, LLC TCR series: 2018=10.9 · 2019=0 · 2020=0.9 · 2021=2.4 · 2022=3.6 · 2023=2.6 · BLS 4.5
Where L&M Farms of North Florida, LLC falls in its industry
331 Vegetable and potato farming, establishmentsSafer than 72% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.5.
Narrower to Florida alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 37 Vegetable and potato farming, employers in Florida.
L&M Farms of North Florida, LLC has fewer employees than the Vegetable and potato farming, vegetable median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.9 | 7.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111219 · FL · East Palatka
331 Vegetable and potato farming, vegetable (except potato) dominant crops, field, bedding plants and seed production employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 26,569 rated employers in Florida with headcount on file · 4 employers in East Palatka, FL · 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 | EL CENTRO | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | McKay Farms | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sugarland Growers, Inc. | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cactus Lane Farm | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Robert C Hatton Inc | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hundley Farms Inc. | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Panhandle Growers, Inc. | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | T.W. BYRD'S SONS INC. | 46 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DIAMOND R FERTILIZER CO INC - EAST PALATKA | 43 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | L&M Warehouse & Packing of North Florida LLC | 39 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 21016 STORE 21016 | 31 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Unit #2679 | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3882 Wadsworth | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dyersville IA IA | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Burk Erectors | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc. - Mira Loma | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Crowne Plaza Lake Oswego | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SIE - Austin | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Visual Promotions, LLC | 46 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.