Tree nut farming · California
R & J Dondero Inc
Linden, CA · ~71 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
R & J Dondero Inc runs at 132% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Tree nut farming workplace, earning a grade D.
R & J Dondero Inc: 5.9 TCR = 132% of Tree nut farming BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
R & J Dondero Inc safety composite
R & J Dondero Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 28%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% 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
−1.4
2017→2024
R & J Dondero Inc injury rate improved
R & J Dondero Inc's TCR fell 1.4 from 2.6 in 2017 to 1.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 9.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=2.6 · 2018=8.5 · 2019=7.5 · 2020=9.3 · 2021=7.5 · 2023=4.9 · 2024=1.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111335 · Linden, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.9 · 132% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #77/107
- PHOTO Crain Farming Operat…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 38 inj
- SIZE ~71 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Crain Farming Operations, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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R & J Dondero Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Crain Farming
Crain Farming Operations, LLC
6 TCR
- Pitigliano Far
Pitigliano Farm Services, Inc.
6 TCR
- Delmart Shop
Delmart Shop
6 TCR
- This site
R & J Dondero Inc
5.9 TCR
- Thomas Farms,
Thomas Farms, Inc.
5.7 TCR
What this shows R & J Dondero Inc averages 5.9 TCR (132% of the Tree nut farming BLS benchmark).
R & J Dondero Inc TCR series: 2017=2.6 · 2018=8.5 · 2019=7.5 · 2020=9.3 · 2021=7.5 · 2023=4.9 · 2024=1.2 · BLS 4.5
Where R & J Dondero Inc falls in its industry
120 Tree nut farming establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #77 safest of 107 Tree nut farming employers in California.
R & J Dondero Inc has more employees than the Tree nut farming median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.5 | 6.8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111335 · CA · Linden
120 Tree nut farming 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 | Crain Farming Operations, LLC | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pitigliano Farm Services, Inc. | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Delmart Shop | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Thomas Farms, Inc. | 5.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | M Pineda Farming Co | 71 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AgSource Services, LLC | 71 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schafer Ranch, Inc | 71 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SummerSweet Farms Inc. | 71 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 | Mankt - Nantucket | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gorans Brothers Inc. | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Presbyterian St. Lukes Medical Center | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Magnolia Manor of Spartanburg | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Midwest Rubber Company | 71 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Teems Fabrication | 71 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RLSC Taylor | 71 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rex Glass & Mirror Co., Inc | 71 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.