Tortilla Manufacturing · North Carolina
Mexican Original Sanford Plant
Sanford, NC · ~481 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Mexican Original Sanford Plant runs at 126% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Tortilla Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Mexican Original Sanford Plant: 4.2 TCR = 126% of Tortilla Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Mexican Original Sanford Plant safety composite
Mexican Original Sanford Plant scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 69% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 3%), 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)
- C 4.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 69% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 3% 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
2017→2024
Mexican Original Sanford Plant injury rate improved
Mexican Original Sanford Plant's TCR fell 0.6 from 2.8 in 2017 to 2.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 10.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.42× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=2.8 · 2018=1.5 · 2019=0.8 · 2020=10.0 · 2021=10.6 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=2.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311830 · Sanford, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 126% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #3/4
- PHOTO Ole Mexican Foods, C…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 53 inj
- SIZE ~481 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ole Mexican Foods, Commerce City (0.0 TCR gap)
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Mexican Original Sanford Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Mission Foods
Mission Foods - Jefferson
4.3 TCR
- This site
Mexican Original Sanford Plant
4.2 TCR
- Tempe Plant
Tempe Plant
4.2 TCR
- Ole Mexican Fo
Ole Mexican Foods, Commerce City
4.1 TCR
- Diana's Mexica
Diana's Mexican Food Products, Inc. Norwalk
4.1 TCR
What this shows Mexican Original Sanford Plant averages 4.2 TCR (126% of the Tortilla Manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Mexican Original Sanford Plant TCR series: 2017=2.8 · 2018=1.5 · 2019=0.8 · 2020=10 · 2021=10.6 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=2.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Mexican Original Sanford Plant falls in its industry
93 Tortilla Manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 57% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Tortilla Manufacturing employers in North Carolina.
Mexican Original Sanford Plant has more employees than the Tortilla Manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 7 | 42 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 4 | 43 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311830 · NC · Sanford
93 Tortilla Manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 121 employers in Sanford, NC · 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 | Ole Mexican Foods, Commerce City | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Diana's Mexican Food Products, Inc. Norwalk | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tempe Plant | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mission Foods - Jefferson | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Magneti Marelli | 482 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hickory Chair - HHG | 483 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DLP Central Carolina Hospital | 479 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | USA Thomasville NC | 484 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Coty US LLC | 1,264 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pentair Sanford Hawkins Ave | 937 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sanford, NC | 772 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pentair Water Pool and Spa | 768 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | CRG Residential LLC | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hendrick Health Club | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BU740 Munford | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Crete Fire Department | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | ERP International | 481 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Commercial SE Field Employees | 481 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stamoules Produce Company | 481 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Abt Rockville | 481 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.