Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables · Wisconsin
Paragon Potato Farm
Bancroft, WI · ~140 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Paragon Potato Farm runs at 82% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables workplace, earning a grade C.
Paragon Potato Farm: 3.7 TCR = 82% of Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables BLS 4.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Paragon Potato Farm safety composite
Paragon Potato Farm scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 45%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% 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
−5.9
2018→2024
Paragon Potato Farm injury rate improved
Paragon Potato Farm's TCR fell 5.9 from 7.7 in 2018 to 1.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 7.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.47× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=7.7 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=1.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 115114 · Bancroft, WI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.7 · 82% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #6/16
- PHOTO 2362/3714-Lubbock, T…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~140 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 2362/3714-Lubbock, TX-R&D (Monsanto Co.) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Paragon Potato Farm in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Paragon Potato Farm
3.7 TCR
- 2362/3714-Lubb
2362/3714-Lubbock, TX-R&D (Monsanto Co.)
3.7 TCR
- GoldRiver Orch
GoldRiver Orchards, Inc.
3.7 TCR
- 2564-Marshall,
2564-Marshall, MO (Monsanto Co.)
3.7 TCR
- FRONTERA PRODU
FRONTERA PRODUCE, LTD
3.7 TCR
What this shows Paragon Potato Farm averages 3.7 TCR (82% of the Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables BLS benchmark).
Paragon Potato Farm TCR series: 2018=7.7 · 2022=2.8 · 2023=2.6 · 2024=1.7 · BLS 4.5
Where Paragon Potato Farm falls in its industry
666 Sorting, grading, cleaning, an establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 16 Sorting, grading, cleaning, an employers in Wisconsin.
Paragon Potato Farm has more employees than the Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing 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 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.7 | 4.6 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
115114 · WI · Bancroft
666 Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 3 employers in Bancroft, WI · 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 | 2362/3714-Lubbock, TX-R&D (Monsanto Co.) | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GoldRiver Orchards, Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2564-Marshall, MO (Monsanto Co.) | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FRONTERA PRODUCE, LTD | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bonduelle USA | 140 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Great Northern Corporation - Chippewa Falls Fulfillment | 140 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CastlePierce Corporation | 140 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | N.E.W. Plastics Corp | 140 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Paragon Potato Farm - Bancroft | 158 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wysocki Produce Farm - Paramount Ag | 66 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Central Transport - 198 | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Century Linen- Taylor Street | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 10598 West Broad Street | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Faribault Grow Out | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Brighton Post Acute | 140 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Escanaba Mi - 3256 | 140 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Freudenberg Filtration Technologies - Best Air (Belvidere) | 140 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Autism Learning Partners Fresno | 140 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.