Fruit and tree nut combination farming · California
M&T Chico Ranch
Chico, CA · ~57 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.4
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
M&T Chico Ranch runs at 142% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fruit and tree nut combination farming workplace, earning a grade D.
M&T Chico Ranch: 6.4 TCR = 142% of Fruit and tree nut combination farming BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
M&T Chico Ranch safety composite
M&T Chico Ranch scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 48%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 70% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−2.1
2017→2023
M&T Chico Ranch injury rate improved
M&T Chico Ranch's TCR fell 2.1 from 7.5 in 2017 to 5.4 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 10.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.28× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=7.5 · 2018=10.5 · 2019=5.9 · 2020=6.8 · 2021=4.8 · 2022=4.0 · 2023=5.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111336 · Chico, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.4 · 142% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #28/48
- PHOTO Peters Fruit Farms I…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 27 inj
- SIZE ~57 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Peters Fruit Farms Inc. (0.2 TCR gap)
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M&T Chico Ranch in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Doornink Fruit
Doornink Fruit Ranch, Inc
6.7 TCR
- Peters Fruit F
Peters Fruit Farms Inc.
6.6 TCR
- This site
M&T Chico Ranch
6.4 TCR
- Apricot Lane F
Apricot Lane Farms
6 TCR
- TERRA LINDA FA
TERRA LINDA FARMS
5.8 TCR
What this shows M&T Chico Ranch averages 6.4 TCR (142% of the Fruit and tree nut combination farming BLS benchmark).
M&T Chico Ranch TCR series: 2017=7.5 · 2018=10.5 · 2019=5.9 · 2020=6.8 · 2021=4.8 · 2022=4 · 2023=5.4 · BLS 4.5
Where M&T Chico Ranch falls in its industry
65 Fruit and tree nut combination establishmentsSafer than 48% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.0.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 48 Fruit and tree nut combination employers in California.
M&T Chico Ranch has fewer employees than the Fruit and tree nut combination farming median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.0. 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 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.5 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111336 · CA · Chico
65 Fruit and tree nut combination farming employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 189 employers in Chico, 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 | Peters Fruit Farms Inc. | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Doornink Fruit Ranch, Inc | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Apricot Lane Farms | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TERRA LINDA FARMS | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bowles Farming Company | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Blanc Vineyards, LLC | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MI RANCHITO FARMING INC | 57 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Farmland Management Services | 57 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CA-11 | 4,124 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Enloe Medical Center Employees | 3,831 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 72 | 2,394 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 521 | 2,370 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Harbor Health Services, Inc. HCHC-H | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cascade Pattern | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Main Plant, Rm,Exc,Trk,Admin | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | custom glass solutions, Fostoria | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Fowler Health Care Center | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Winfield United - Vincent | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Paducah - Parks and Recreation | 57 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Finisar Corp Horsham | 57 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.