Freeze-dried, food processing, fruits and vegetables · California
Mercer Foods
Modesto, CA · ~389 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Mercer Foods runs at 158% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Freeze-dried, food processing, fruits and vegetables workplace, earning a grade D.
Mercer Foods: 5.2 TCR = 158% of Freeze-dried, food processing, fruits and vegetables BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Mercer Foods safety composite
Mercer Foods scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 22%), 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).
41/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.4
2017→2024
Mercer Foods injury rate improved
Mercer Foods's TCR fell 1.4 from 7.8 in 2017 to 6.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 7.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.17× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=7.8 · 2018=4.8 · 2022=3.6 · 2023=3.7 · 2024=6.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311423 · Modesto, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 158% of ind
- DART 6.1 DART
- RANK #13/25
- PHOTO Albion Freeze Dry Fo…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 82 inj
- SIZE ~389 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Albion Freeze Dry Foods (0.1 TCR gap)
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Mercer Foods in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Albion Freeze
Albion Freeze Dry Foods
5.3 TCR
- Vita-Pakt Citr
Vita-Pakt Citrus Products Co. (North Lindsay)
5.3 TCR
- This site
Mercer Foods
5.2 TCR
- JFFFI-Merced
JFFFI-Merced
5.1 TCR
- PROCESSING PLA
PROCESSING PLANT
5.1 TCR
What this shows Mercer Foods averages 5.2 TCR (158% of the Freeze-dried, food processing, fruits and vegetables BLS benchmark).
Mercer Foods TCR series: 2017=7.8 · 2018=4.8 · 2022=3.6 · 2023=3.7 · 2024=6.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Mercer Foods falls in its industry
123 Freeze-dried, food processing, establishmentsSafer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.5.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 25 Freeze-dried, food processing, employers in California.
Mercer Foods has more employees than the Freeze-dried, food processing, fruits an 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311423 · CA · Modesto
123 Freeze-dried, food processing, fruits and vegetables employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 418 employers in Modesto, CA · 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 | Albion Freeze Dry Foods | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JFFFI-Merced | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Vita-Pakt Citrus Products Co. (North Lindsay) | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PROCESSING PLANT | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenview Farming. Inc | 389 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Royal Oak Ag Services Main Office | 389 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Oltmans Construction Co. | 389 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Main Office | 389 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sutter Valley Hospitals (30240) | 3,153 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Modesto Operations | 3,043 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4701-930 | 3,018 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 930 DOCTORS MEDICAL CENTER OF MODESTO | 2,759 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ebensburg Distribution Center | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eastern Waste Systems, Inc. | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Municipal Service Center | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 10283 Lakewood | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | OR190 Toledo Paper | 389 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Great Lakes Cheese of La Crosse, Wisconsin, Inc. | 389 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - SWI1 | 389 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Elk Mills 5 | 389 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.