Sauces (except tomato based) manufacturing · California
Otafuku Foods, Inc
Santa Fe Springs, CA · ~26 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 4.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Otafuku Foods, Inc runs at 93% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Sauces (except tomato based) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Otafuku Foods, Inc: 3.8 TCR = 93% of Sauces (except tomato based) manufacturing BLS 4.1 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Otafuku Foods, Inc safety composite
Otafuku Foods, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 15%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% 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
Otafuku Foods, Inc: 0.0 → 5.5 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 9.0 TCR · DART/TCR 1.43× in 2024
Otafuku Foods, Inc's TCR rose 5.5 from 0.0 in 2017 to 5.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 9.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311941 · Santa Fe Springs, CA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.8 · 93% of ind
- DART 5.5 DART
- RANK #3/17
- PHOTO United Foods Interna…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~26 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: United Foods International USA Inc Bernhardt (0.0 TCR gap)
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Otafuku Foods, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- United Foods I
United Foods International USA Inc Bernhardt
3.9 TCR
- Ken's Foods
Ken's Foods
3.9 TCR
- Ventura Foods,
Ventura Foods, LLC
3.9 TCR
- This site
Otafuku Foods, Inc
3.8 TCR
- Heritage Famil
Heritage Family Specialty Foods, Inc.
3.8 TCR
What this shows Otafuku Foods, Inc averages 3.8 TCR (93% of the Sauces (except tomato based) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Otafuku Foods, Inc TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=8.9 · 2020=9 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=0 · 2024=5.5 · BLS 4.1
Where Otafuku Foods, Inc falls in its industry
134 Sauces (except tomato based) m establishmentsSafer than 49% 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 #3 safest of 17 Sauces (except tomato based) m employers in California.
Otafuku Foods, 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 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311941 · CA · Santa Fe Springs
134 Sauces (except tomato based) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 310 employers in Santa Fe Springs, 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 | United Foods International USA Inc Bernhardt | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ken's Foods | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ventura Foods, LLC | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Heritage Family Specialty Foods, Inc. | 3.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | HAULING & TRAILER SHOP | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Seasholtz Co., LLC | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Redwood Valley Vineyards | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North Central Coast Vineyards | 26 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 423 | 3,217 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CSI Electrical Contractors, Inc. | 1,217 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CSI | 1,179 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Vans Distribution Center - SFS | 757 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lincoln School | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Morgan & Thornburg, Inc. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dean Warehouse Services, Inc. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Magnetool Inc. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Washburn | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Williamsburg Store | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stanford Store | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | USACAPITOL | 26 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.