Almond hulling and shelling · California
Northern Merced Hulling Assn Inc
Ballico, CA · ~25 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Northern Merced Hulling Assn Inc runs at 205% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Almond hulling and shelling workplace, earning a grade F.
Northern Merced Hulling Assn Inc: 9.2 TCR = 205% of Almond hulling and shelling BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Northern Merced Hulling Assn Inc safety composite
Northern Merced Hulling Assn Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 1%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 12.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% 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
Northern Merced Hulling Assn Inc: 3.5 → 12.4 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 25.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.35× in 2024
Northern Merced Hulling Assn Inc's TCR rose 8.9 from 3.5 in 2018 to 12.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 25.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 115114 · Ballico, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.2 · 205% of ind
- DART 12.4 DART
- RANK #192/236
- PHOTO CSS Farms - Agri Pack
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CSS Farms - Agri Pack (0.0 TCR gap)
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Northern Merced Hulling Assn Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Empire Nut Com
Empire Nut Company, LLC
9.3 TCR
- Simonian Fruit
Simonian Fruit Company
9.3 TCR
- This site
Northern Merced Hulling Assn Inc
9.2 TCR
- CSS Farms - Ag
CSS Farms - Agri Pack
9.2 TCR
- Twin Oaks
Twin Oaks
9.1 TCR
What this shows Northern Merced Hulling Assn Inc averages 9.2 TCR (205% of the Almond hulling and shelling BLS benchmark).
Northern Merced Hulling Assn Inc TCR series: 2018=3.5 · 2019=14 · 2020=25.3 · 2021=6.1 · 2022=0 · 2023=3.2 · 2024=12.4 · BLS 4.5
Where Northern Merced Hulling Assn Inc falls in its industry
666 Almond hulling and shelling establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #192 safest of 236 Almond hulling and shelling employers in California.
Northern Merced Hulling Assn Inc has fewer employees than the Almond hulling and shelling median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 25.3 | 16.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
115114 · CA · Ballico
666 Almond hulling and shelling employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 12 employers in Ballico, 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 | CSS Farms - Agri Pack | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Empire Nut Company, LLC | 9.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Simonian Fruit Company | 9.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Twin Oaks | 9.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Conservation Farms Ranches | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GM Ag Services, Inc. | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Farm Shop | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dougherty Brothers | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ballico | 262 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LE - 03 | 196 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hilltop Ranch | 189 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hilltop Ranch Inc. - Turlock Rd. | 144 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Cliffs at Eagle Rock | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AZP053 | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gates & Sons | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Goodwill Gandy Retail | 9.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Tri-County Electric- Blanchard | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Broadway Iron & Metal Inc. | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | W.W. Cannon, LLC | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Blakley Construction Services | 25 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.