Bracing of orchard trees and vines · California
Maria
Porterville, CA · ~118 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.7
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Maria runs at 216% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Bracing of orchard trees and vines workplace, earning a grade F.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.7
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 4.5
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 15
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares Maria's OSHA Total Case Rate of 9.7 to the Bracing of orchard trees and vines BLS benchmark of 4.5 (216% of benchmark) across 2 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). <a href="/methodology">See methodology</a> for reporting-limitation caveats.
Injury rate over time
Maria's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 4.5 industry benchmark.
Where Maria falls in its industry
263 Bracing of orchard trees and v establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #79 safest of 96 Bracing of orchard trees and v employers in California.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 15 injuries shown on this page for Maria are sourced from its own 2 years of mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 115112 - Bracing of orchard trees and vines.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2024)
What is the DART rate formula?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
8 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 165,000 hours worked = 9.70 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Maria (this establishment) | 9.70 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 2-year avg |
| Planting crops industry avg | 4.50 | BLS IIF, NAICS 115112 |
| California state avg (all industries) | 5.64 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Maria to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2024: 8 reportable incidents · 8 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2023: 7 reportable incidents · 7 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 951.1 | 951.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Maria's reported OSHA injury record versus its Bracing of orchard trees and vines peers, not a verdict on whether any single site is safe today.
- At 216% of the Bracing of orchard trees and vines benchmark, Maria reports more injuries than typical peers, ask specifically how the employer is reducing them. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Bracing of orchard trees and vines sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.