Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables · California
Podesta Packing LLC
Linden, CA · ~46 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Podesta Packing LLC runs at 121% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables workplace, earning a grade D.
Podesta Packing LLC: 5.5 TCR = 121% of Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Podesta Packing LLC safety composite
Podesta Packing LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 17%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% 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
−4.4
2017→2024
Podesta Packing LLC injury rate improved
Podesta Packing LLC's TCR fell 4.4 from 9.6 in 2017 to 5.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 9.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.96× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=9.6 · 2018=7.3 · 2019=6.3 · 2020=4.2 · 2021=3.2 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=4.2 · 2024=5.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 115114 · Linden, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 121% of ind
- DART 5.3 DART
- RANK #124/236
- PHOTO Shafter Wasco Ginnin…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 34 inj
- SIZE ~46 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Shafter Wasco Ginning Co., Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Podesta Packing LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Podesta Packing LLC
5.5 TCR
- Shafter Wasco
Shafter Wasco Ginning Co., Inc.
5.5 TCR
- OCEAN SPRAY CR
OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES INC. - CHATSWORTH RECEIVING
5.5 TCR
- Black Gold Far
Black Gold Farms - EGF
5.5 TCR
- DiMare Company
DiMare Company
5.4 TCR
What this shows Podesta Packing LLC averages 5.5 TCR (121% of the Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables BLS benchmark).
Podesta Packing LLC TCR series: 2017=9.6 · 2018=7.3 · 2019=6.3 · 2020=4.2 · 2021=3.2 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=4.2 · 2024=5.3 · BLS 4.5
Where Podesta Packing LLC falls in its industry
666 Sorting, grading, cleaning, an establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #124 safest of 236 Sorting, grading, cleaning, an employers in California.
Podesta Packing LLC has fewer 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 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.6 | 1.8 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
115114 · CA · Linden
666 Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 17 employers in Linden, 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 | Shafter Wasco Ginning Co., Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES INC. - CHATSWORTH RECEIVING | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Black Gold Farms - EGF | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DiMare Company | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Matteoli Brothers | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IMR Farms-San Miguel | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | G&G Berry Farms | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pitigliano Farm Services, Inc. | 46 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prima Frutta Packing Inc | 1,207 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PRIMA NOCE PACKING, INC. | 186 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LINDEN | 91 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | A. SAMBADO & SON INC | 87 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Us Conveyor Technologies Mfg | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Osceola Core Products | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | S05192 - WM Lafayette | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Agralite Electric Cooperative | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | ALBUQUERGUE | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fredericksurg | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Indy Post Road | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Division Riveting | 46 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.