Berry (except strawberry) farming · Washington
M & G Farms Inc
Lynden, WA · ~34 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.7
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
M & G Farms Inc runs at 170% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Berry (except strawberry) farming workplace, earning a grade D.
M & G Farms Inc: 7.7 TCR = 170% of Berry (except strawberry) farming BLS 4.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
M & G Farms Inc safety composite
M & G Farms Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 6%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% 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%).
Rising injury rate
M & G Farms Inc: 5.5 → 5.9 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 13.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.77× in 2024
M & G Farms Inc's TCR rose 0.4 from 5.5 in 2019 to 5.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 13.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.77× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111334 · Lynden, WA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 7.7 · 170% of ind
- DART 5.9 DART
- RANK #6/7
- PHOTO Premiere Raspberries…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Premiere Raspberries, LLC (0.4 TCR gap)
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M & G Farms Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Cornerstone Ag
Cornerstone Ag Enterprises
8 TCR
- This site
M & G Farms Inc
7.7 TCR
- Premiere Raspb
Premiere Raspberries, LLC
7.3 TCR
- Sleepy Creek F
Sleepy Creek Farms
7.2 TCR
- Creekside Farm
Creekside Farms, Inc.
6.8 TCR
What this shows M & G Farms Inc averages 7.7 TCR (170% of the Berry (except strawberry) farming BLS benchmark).
M & G Farms Inc TCR series: 2019=5.5 · 2020=8.9 · 2021=8.8 · 2022=13.9 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=5.9 · BLS 4.5
Where M & G Farms Inc falls in its industry
41 Berry (except strawberry) farm establishmentsSafer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 7 Berry (except strawberry) farm employers in Washington.
M & G Farms Inc has fewer employees than the Berry (except strawberry) farming median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.6. 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 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111334 · WA · Lynden
41 Berry (except strawberry) farming employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 52 employers in Lynden, 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 | Premiere Raspberries, LLC | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cornerstone Ag Enterprises | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sleepy Creek Farms | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Creekside Farms, Inc. | 6.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dobbe Farms, LLC | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Benjert Farms Inc | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kettle Falls Logging - WP | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Vail | 34 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lynden Door, Inc. | 515 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Maberry Packing LLC | 278 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Enfield Farms Inc | 276 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Christian Health Care Center | 203 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Installation Professionals LLC - South Holland | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0614 - Bakersfield NE | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Akron Foundry Company | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tuma Lawn Service & Landscaping, Inc. | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Portage - J. RETTENMAIER USA LP | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Leg Window Cleaning DBA Mile High | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Montrose County Schools | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | At Home Stores #201 | 34 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.