Processed meats manufacturing · California
Papa Cantella's Inc.
Vernon, CA · ~199 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Papa Cantella's Inc. runs at 323% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Processed meats manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Papa Cantella's Inc.: 10.7 TCR = 323% of Processed meats manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Papa Cantella's Inc. safety composite
Papa Cantella's Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 9%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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
−9.0
2017→2024
Papa Cantella's Inc. injury rate improved
Papa Cantella's Inc.'s TCR fell 9.0 from 13.9 in 2017 to 4.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 13.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=13.9 · 2018=8.6 · 2019=12.6 · 2020=11.6 · 2021=10.1 · 2022=10.7 · 2023=12.9 · 2024=4.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311612 · Vernon, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 10.7 · 323% of ind
- DART 3.9 DART
- RANK #39/43
- PHOTO Fricks Quality Meats
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 147 inj
- SIZE ~199 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fricks Quality Meats (0.1 TCR gap)
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Papa Cantella's Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- WMP - Planta P
WMP - Planta Procesadora
10.9 TCR
- Fricks Quality
Fricks Quality Meats
10.8 TCR
- This site
Papa Cantella's Inc.
10.7 TCR
- Pontrelli & La
Pontrelli & Laricchia
10.5 TCR
- Cooked- Albert
Cooked- Albert Lea MN
10.4 TCR
What this shows Papa Cantella's Inc. averages 10.7 TCR (323% of the Processed meats manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Papa Cantella's Inc. TCR series: 2017=13.9 · 2018=8.6 · 2019=12.6 · 2020=11.6 · 2021=10.1 · 2022=10.7 · 2023=12.9 · 2024=4.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Papa Cantella's Inc. falls in its industry
613 Processed meats manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #39 safest of 43 Processed meats manufacturing employers in California.
Papa Cantella's Inc. has fewer employees than the Processed meats manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.9 | 11.0 | 20 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.1 | 6.9 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 7 | 19 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12.6 | 3.5 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.6 | 6.6 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13.9 | 8.1 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311612 · CA · Vernon
613 Processed meats manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 146 employers in Vernon, 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 | Fricks Quality Meats | 10.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pontrelli & Laricchia | 10.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cooked- Albert Lea MN | 10.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WMP - Planta Procesadora | 10.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Central District | 199 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Let's Do Lunch, Inc. dba Integrated Food Service | 199 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Salt - Newark, CA | 199 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | EJ Gallo Winery -Spirits Plant | 199 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Smithfield Foods, Inc. - Vernon, CA | 1,633 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GRANDE VISTA (CAGVS) | 1,333 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CAGVS - GRANDE VISTA | 1,215 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Smithfield Foods - Vernon | 984 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Trader Joe's 0763 Tallahassee | 10.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wenzel Metal Spinning, Inc. | 10.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Elixir DMC Division 24 | 10.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gross-Yowell | 10.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ingevity SC, LLC - Charleston Chemical Plant | 199 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities | 199 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Roncelli Inc. | 199 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Meadville Medical Center Grove Street | 199 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.