Backgrounding, cattle · California
Mesquite Cattle Feeders
Brawley, CA · ~31 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Mesquite Cattle Feeders runs at 159% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Backgrounding, cattle workplace, earning a grade D.
Mesquite Cattle Feeders: 7.2 TCR = 159% of Backgrounding, cattle BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Mesquite Cattle Feeders safety composite
Mesquite Cattle Feeders scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 44%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 7.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% 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
−10.9
2017→2023
Mesquite Cattle Feeders injury rate improved
Mesquite Cattle Feeders's TCR fell 10.9 from 13.9 in 2017 to 3.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2017 at 13.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.42× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=13.9 · 2018=4.7 · 2019=9.5 · 2020=7.7 · 2021=8.3 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=3.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 112111 · Brawley, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 7.2 · 159% of ind
- DART 3.0 DART
- RANK #7/15
- PHOTO Calf Source, LLC
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~31 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Calf Source, LLC (0.1 TCR gap)
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Mesquite Cattle Feeders in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Heifer Ranch a
Heifer Ranch at Arroyo Seco, LTD
7.4 TCR
- A&A Cattle Com
A&A Cattle Company, LLC
7.4 TCR
- Calf Source, L
Calf Source, LLC
7.3 TCR
- This site
Mesquite Cattle Feeders
7.2 TCR
- FPL Food Chate
FPL Food Chatel Farms
7.1 TCR
What this shows Mesquite Cattle Feeders averages 7.2 TCR (159% of the Backgrounding, cattle BLS benchmark).
Mesquite Cattle Feeders TCR series: 2017=13.9 · 2018=4.7 · 2019=9.5 · 2020=7.7 · 2021=8.3 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=3 · BLS 4.5
Where Mesquite Cattle Feeders falls in its industry
75 Backgrounding, cattle establishmentsSafer than 44% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.5.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 15 Backgrounding, cattle employers in California.
Mesquite Cattle Feeders has fewer employees than the Backgrounding, cattle median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.5 | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13.9 | 4.7 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
112111 · CA · Brawley
75 Backgrounding, cattle employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 47 employers in Brawley, 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 | Calf Source, LLC | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FPL Food Chatel Farms | 7.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Heifer Ranch at Arroyo Seco, LTD | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | A&A Cattle Company, LLC | 7.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GCF | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nielsen Farms | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Western Star Nurseries LLC | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Progressive Growers Inc | 31 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 355 | 1,170 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | One World Beef Packers LLC | 901 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District | 866 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sonia Corina, Inc. | 835 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Springs at Boca Ciega Bay | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mobile Flea Market | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RK-117-Crossville ( RK-117 ) | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hannaford Agronomy/Grain | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Roosevelt County Detention Center | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Goodwill Inn and Outreach | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 211 - 29th Street SE Store | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Florida | 31 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.