Sauces (except tomato based) manufacturing · California
Nippon Shokken U.S.A. Inc.
West Sacramento, CA · ~100 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Nippon Shokken U.S.A. Inc. runs at 160% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Sauces (except tomato based) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Nippon Shokken U.S.A. Inc.: 6.5 TCR = 160% of Sauces (except tomato based) manufacturing BLS 4.1 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Nippon Shokken U.S.A. Inc. safety composite
Nippon Shokken U.S.A. Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 8%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Nippon Shokken U.S.A. Inc.: 5.5 → 9.7 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 11.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.11× in 2024
Nippon Shokken U.S.A. Inc.'s TCR rose 4.1 from 5.5 in 2017 to 9.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 11.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.11× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311941 · West Sacramento, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.5 · 160% of ind
- DART 7.2 DART
- RANK #10/17
- PHOTO Ventura Foods
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 38 inj
- SIZE ~100 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ventura Foods (0.1 TCR gap)
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Nippon Shokken U.S.A. Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Nippon Shokken U.S.A. Inc.
6.5 TCR
- Ventura Foods
Ventura Foods
6.4 TCR
- Pepper Source
Pepper Source LTD.
6.3 TCR
- Plochman
Plochman
6.3 TCR
- Mizkan America
Mizkan America
6.3 TCR
What this shows Nippon Shokken U.S.A. Inc. averages 6.5 TCR (160% of the Sauces (except tomato based) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Nippon Shokken U.S.A. Inc. TCR series: 2017=5.5 · 2018=5.7 · 2020=0.8 · 2022=11.8 · 2023=5.7 · 2024=9.7 · BLS 4.1
Where Nippon Shokken U.S.A. Inc. falls in its industry
134 Sauces (except tomato based) m establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 17 Sauces (except tomato based) m employers in California.
Nippon Shokken U.S.A. Inc. has fewer employees than the Sauces (except tomato based) manufacturi median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 | 9.7 | 7.2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.7 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.8 | 7.9 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311941 · CA · West Sacramento
134 Sauces (except tomato based) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 188 employers in West Sacramento, 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 | Ventura Foods | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pepper Source LTD. | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plochman | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mizkan America | 6.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 4Seasons Farms, LLC | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bud of California Cauliflower | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Legacy Growers, LLC. | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DE CRUZ FLC | 100 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HEADQUARTERS: COMBINED ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS | 6,971 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Administration | 4,185 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Department of General Services | 3,631 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 36 | 2,161 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | TMX2037 | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arrow Electric Inc (Florida) | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Hilltop | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Manitou Concrete | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Aleph Logistics | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Meriwether Site Solutions | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | B&J Specialty, INC | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 3003 New Hyde Park Rd | 100 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.