Lettuce farming, field, bedding plant and seed production · California
Merrill Farms LLC
Salinas, CA · ~170 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.7
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Merrill Farms LLC runs at 172% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Lettuce farming, field, bedding plant and seed production workplace, earning a grade D.
Merrill Farms LLC: 7.7 TCR = 172% of Lettuce farming, field, bedding plant and seed production BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Merrill Farms LLC safety composite
Merrill Farms LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 24%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% 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
−2233.6
2017→2024
Merrill Farms LLC injury rate improved
Merrill Farms LLC's TCR fell 2233.6 from 2241.3 in 2017 to 7.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 2241.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.79× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=2241.3 · 2019=13.6 · 2020=4.6 · 2021=7.6 · 2022=7.8 · 2023=5.0 · 2024=7.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111219 · Salinas, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 7.7 · 172% of ind
- DART 6.1 DART
- RANK #127/175
- PHOTO Ratto Bros Inc
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 114 inj
- SIZE ~170 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ratto Bros Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Merrill Farms LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Christensen &
Christensen & Giannini LLC 1588 Moffett St., Ste B
7.8 TCR
- This site
Merrill Farms LLC
7.7 TCR
- Ratto Bros Inc
Ratto Bros Inc
7.7 TCR
- Tolono Researc
Tolono Research
7.6 TCR
- Linda Vista Fa
Linda Vista Farms
7.6 TCR
What this shows Merrill Farms LLC averages 7.7 TCR (172% of the Lettuce farming, field, bedding plant and seed production BLS benchmark).
Merrill Farms LLC TCR series: 2017=2241.3 · 2019=13.6 · 2020=4.6 · 2021=7.6 · 2022=7.8 · 2023=5 · 2024=7.7 · BLS 4.5
Where Merrill Farms LLC falls in its industry
331 Lettuce farming, field, beddin establishmentsSafer than 25% 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 #127 safest of 175 Lettuce farming, field, beddin employers in California.
Merrill Farms LLC has more employees than the Lettuce farming, field, bedding plant an median and a higher 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 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13.6 | 7.5 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2241.3 | 1568.9 | 26 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111219 · CA · Salinas
331 Lettuce farming, field, bedding plant and seed production employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 337 employers in Salinas, 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 | Ratto Bros Inc | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tolono Research | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Linda Vista Farms | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Christensen & Giannini LLC 1588 Moffett St., Ste B | 7.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | RICHMOND SERVICE CENTER | 170 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Shaw & Sons, Inc. | 170 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DiCarlo Concrete, Inc. | 170 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Anderson Charnesky Structural Steel, Inc. | 170 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Foothill Packing | 8,854 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Foothill Packing-California | 3,255 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital | 2,197 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Salinas Valley Healthcare System | 2,133 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Nasseff Mechanical Contractors, Inc | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shawano School District | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Columbus 087 | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SSA Terminals Terminal 18 | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | MD&A Repairs | 170 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fisher Tank Company Corporate Log | 170 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | United Center | 170 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Camp Street | 170 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.