Cotton ginning · Texas
Mereta Coop
Mereta, TX · ~25 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.6
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Mereta Coop runs at 58% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Cotton ginning workplace, earning a grade B.
Mereta Coop: 2.6 TCR = 58% of Cotton ginning BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Mereta Coop safety composite
Mereta Coop scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 72% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 72% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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
−0.6
2016→2017
Mereta Coop injury rate improved
Mereta Coop's TCR fell 0.6 from 2.9 in 2016 to 2.3 in 2017. Peak filing year was 2016 at 2.9 TCR. In 2017, DART was 0.89× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.9 · 2017=2.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 115111 · Mereta, TX AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.6 · 58% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #20/95
- PHOTO Harvey Gin
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Harvey Gin (0.0 TCR gap)
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Mereta Coop in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Mereta Coop
2.6 TCR
- Harvey Gin
Harvey Gin
2.6 TCR
- D & J Gin Inco
D & J Gin Incorporated
2.6 TCR
- Birome Gin Com
Birome Gin Company, Inc.
2.6 TCR
- Big Creek Gin
Big Creek Gin Co., Inc.
2.6 TCR
What this shows Mereta Coop averages 2.6 TCR (58% of the Cotton ginning BLS benchmark).
Mereta Coop TCR series: 2016=2.9 · 2017=2.3 · BLS 4.5
Where Mereta Coop falls in its industry
194 Cotton ginning establishmentsSafer than 72% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #20 safest of 95 Cotton ginning employers in Texas.
Mereta Coop has fewer employees than the Cotton ginning median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
115111 · TX · Mereta
194 Cotton ginning employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 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 | Harvey Gin | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | D & J Gin Incorporated | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Birome Gin Company, Inc. | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Big Creek Gin Co., Inc. | 2.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Village Farms of Monahans | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lubbock Feeders, LLC | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Circle Three Feed Yard, Ltd | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SEABOARD FOODS LP 501-508 | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lonestar Farmers Cooperative-Mereta | 26 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tishler Industries Incorporated | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rai Mx Ind | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Power Services : RT - Cincinnati, OH, USA | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wausau (Wiwas) | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Atlantic Nurseries, Inc. | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 3105 Republic Services of South Carolina, Hilton Head | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GCT - Sharonville | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GCR - Dayton | 25 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.