Frozen fruit and vegetable processing · Michigan
Peterson Farms
Shelby, MI · ~444 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Peterson Farms runs at 46% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Frozen fruit and vegetable processing workplace, earning a grade A.
Peterson Farms: 1.5 TCR = 46% of Frozen fruit and vegetable processing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Peterson Farms safety composite
Peterson Farms scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 88% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
76/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 88% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% 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
−3.2
2016→2024
Peterson Farms injury rate improved
Peterson Farms's TCR fell 3.2 from 3.5 in 2016 to 0.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.5 · 2017=2.7 · 2018=1.7 · 2019=0.7 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=1.3 · 2022=1.1 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=0.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311411 · Shelby, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.5 · 46% of ind
- DART 0.3 DART
- RANK #2/7
- PHOTO Nortera Foods Fairwa…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 54 inj
- SIZE ~444 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Nortera Foods Fairwater (0.0 TCR gap)
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Peterson Farms in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Kerr Concentra
Kerr Concentrates - Oxnard Facility
1.6 TCR
- Lakeside Foods
Lakeside Foods Manitowoc Distribution Center
1.6 TCR
- STAPLETON-SPEN
STAPLETON-SPENCE PACKING CO
1.6 TCR
- This site
Peterson Farms
1.5 TCR
- Nortera Foods
Nortera Foods Fairwater
1.5 TCR
What this shows Peterson Farms averages 1.5 TCR (46% of the Frozen fruit and vegetable processing BLS benchmark).
Peterson Farms TCR series: 2016=3.5 · 2017=2.7 · 2018=1.7 · 2019=0.7 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=1.3 · 2022=1.1 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=0.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Peterson Farms falls in its industry
224 Frozen fruit and vegetable pro establishmentsSafer than 88% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.3.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 7 Frozen fruit and vegetable pro employers in Michigan.
Peterson Farms has more employees than the Frozen fruit and vegetable processing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.3. 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 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311411 · MI · Shelby
224 Frozen fruit and vegetable processing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 15 employers in Shelby, MI · 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 | Nortera Foods Fairwater | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kerr Concentrates - Oxnard Facility | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lakeside Foods Manitowoc Distribution Center | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | STAPLETON-SPENCE PACKING CO | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 4383 | 444 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Battle Creek K2 Corporate Office | 444 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kamax Inc. | 443 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Invio Automation, Inc. | 443 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - DET2 | 1,071 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Peterson Farms Fresh | 272 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Health Partners - Lakeshore Campus | 233 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lutz Roofing Inc | 194 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Gentzler Electrical Services, Inc | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Elkhorn Public Schools Dining | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wahpeton Terminal | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Greenwood District Office | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | New York - River Operating | 444 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Day Hab Wilson & Administrative Offices | 444 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | XL Construction | 444 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rogers Corporation | 444 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.