Tree shakers (e.g., citrus, nut, soft fruit) manufacturing · Washington
Orchard-Rite
Union Gap, WA · ~102 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Orchard-Rite runs at 258% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Tree shakers (e.g., citrus, nut, soft fruit) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Orchard-Rite: 8.5 TCR = 258% of Tree shakers (e.g., citrus, nut, soft fruit) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Orchard-Rite safety composite
Orchard-Rite scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 56% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 20%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% 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
−2.6
2020→2024
Orchard-Rite injury rate improved
Orchard-Rite's TCR fell 2.6 from 7.8 in 2020 to 5.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 11.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=7.8 · 2021=11.9 · 2022=10.0 · 2023=7.8 · 2024=5.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333111 · Union Gap, WA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.5 · 258% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #4/9
- PHOTO Sweco Products Inc
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 43 inj
- SIZE ~102 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sweco Products Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Orchard-Rite in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Orchard-Rite
8.5 TCR
- Sweco Products
Sweco Products Inc
8.5 TCR
- Miller Manufac
Miller Manufacturing Company
8.5 TCR
- Sarabian Farms
Sarabian Farms, LLC
8.5 TCR
- Consolidated E
Consolidated Equipment Group
8.5 TCR
What this shows Orchard-Rite averages 8.5 TCR (258% of the Tree shakers (e.g., citrus, nut, soft fruit) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Orchard-Rite TCR series: 2020=7.8 · 2021=11.9 · 2022=10 · 2023=7.8 · 2024=5.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Orchard-Rite falls in its industry
433 Tree shakers (e.g., citrus, nu establishmentsSafer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 9 Tree shakers (e.g., citrus, nu employers in Washington.
Orchard-Rite has more employees than the Tree shakers (e.g., citrus, nut, soft fr median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. 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 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.9 | 7.4 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333111 · WA · Union Gap
433 Tree shakers (e.g., citrus, nut, soft fruit) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 36 employers in Union Gap, WA · 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 | Sweco Products Inc | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Miller Manufacturing Company | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sarabian Farms, LLC | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Consolidated Equipment Group | 8.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Wear-Tek Inc. | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Walla Walla Foundry Inc. | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Int'l Rehab Sciences Inc | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Arlington | 102 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1013 - UNION GAP WA WHSE | 330 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CRO | 162 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Columbia Valley Fruit, LLC | 158 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prime Window Systems | 152 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Steve Piper and Sons, Inc | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | GFL Environmental Sterling Heights | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Behold Washington, LLC-Smithville | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Reid Park Zoo | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ppe, LLC | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | National Galvanizing | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Giant 789 | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Giant Food Stores 6565 | 102 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.