Produce, fresh, merchant wholesalers · New York
R Best Produce Inc
Port Washington, NY · ~64 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
R Best Produce Inc runs at 174% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Produce, fresh, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
R Best Produce Inc: 3.8 TCR = 174% of Produce, fresh, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
R Best Produce Inc safety composite
R Best Produce Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% 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).
65/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% 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
−2.6
2016→2024
R Best Produce Inc injury rate improved
R Best Produce Inc's TCR fell 2.6 from 3.6 in 2016 to 1.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 8.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.6 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=8.8 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=5.5 · 2021=7.9 · 2022=1.5 · 2023=6.1 · 2024=1.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424480 · Port Washington, NY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.8 · 174% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #5/7
- PHOTO GH Foods Sacramento
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~64 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: GH Foods Sacramento (0.0 TCR gap)
Read with this employer → · Industry book → · New York employers → · Look up another →
R Best Produce Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- OSR PIM Cooler
OSR PIM Cooler DBA Central City Cooling
3.9 TCR
- This site
R Best Produce Inc
3.8 TCR
- GH Foods Sacra
GH Foods Sacramento
3.8 TCR
- 7175_16271
7175_16271
3.8 TCR
- D'ARRIGO BROS.
D'ARRIGO BROS. CO. OF NEW YORK, INC.
3.8 TCR
What this shows R Best Produce Inc averages 3.8 TCR (174% of the Produce, fresh, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
R Best Produce Inc TCR series: 2016=3.6 · 2017=0 · 2018=8.8 · 2019=0 · 2020=5.5 · 2021=7.9 · 2022=1.5 · 2023=6.1 · 2024=1 · BLS 2.2
Where R Best Produce Inc falls in its industry
369 Produce, fresh, merchant whole establishmentsSafer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 7 Produce, fresh, merchant whole employers in New York.
R Best Produce Inc has fewer employees than the Produce, fresh, merchant wholesalers median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.3. 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 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.8 | 4.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424480 · NY · Port Washington
369 Produce, fresh, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 39 employers in Port Washington, NY · 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 | GH Foods Sacramento | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OSR PIM Cooler DBA Central City Cooling | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 7175_16271 | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | D'ARRIGO BROS. CO. OF NEW YORK, INC. | 3.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | New Energy Works | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Adjo Contracting Corp | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PCM Main Office | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Headquarters | 64 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The NPD Group, Inc. | 549 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LIF PORT WASHINGTON | 369 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Systemax/Global Industrial - Port Washington - NY | 285 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PW- Medical Depot, Inc. | 262 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | R+L Carriers - TCS | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Woody Butts, Inc. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Med Apparel Services NJ | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eklind Tool Company | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hallmark Metamora Fixture Operations | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | United Steel Works, Inc. | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | R+L Carriers - LSV | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bass Corrosion Services, Inc | 64 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.