Frozen fruit and vegetable processing · Washington
Rader Farms, Inc., BCS
Bellingham, WA · ~195 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Rader Farms, Inc., BCS runs at 190% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Frozen fruit and vegetable processing workplace, earning a grade D.
Rader Farms, Inc., BCS: 6.3 TCR = 190% of Frozen fruit and vegetable processing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Rader Farms, Inc., BCS safety composite
Rader Farms, Inc., BCS scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 92% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 31%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 92% 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
−6.3
2019→2024
Rader Farms, Inc., BCS injury rate improved
Rader Farms, Inc., BCS's TCR fell 6.3 from 7.1 in 2019 to 0.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 15.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=7.1 · 2020=4.6 · 2021=15.4 · 2022=3.6 · 2024=0.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311411 · Bellingham, WA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.3 · 190% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #26/38
- PHOTO FruitSmart, Inc. - P…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 35 inj
- SIZE ~195 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: FruitSmart, Inc. - Prosser (PCS) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Rader Farms, Inc., BCS in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Rader Farms, Inc., BCS
6.3 TCR
- FruitSmart, In
FruitSmart, Inc. - Prosser (PCS)
6.2 TCR
- Country Pure F
Country Pure Foods
6.2 TCR
- Super Store In
Super Store Industries - Turlock Dairy
6.2 TCR
- Pictsweet Ogde
Pictsweet Ogden
6.1 TCR
What this shows Rader Farms, Inc., BCS averages 6.3 TCR (190% of the Frozen fruit and vegetable processing BLS benchmark).
Rader Farms, Inc., BCS TCR series: 2019=7.1 · 2020=4.6 · 2021=15.4 · 2022=3.6 · 2024=0.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Rader Farms, Inc., BCS falls in its industry
224 Frozen fruit and vegetable pro establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.3.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #26 safest of 38 Frozen fruit and vegetable pro employers in Washington.
Rader Farms, Inc., BCS has more employees than the Frozen fruit and vegetable processing median and a higher 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 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 11 | 15 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311411 · WA · Bellingham
224 Frozen fruit and vegetable processing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 210 employers in Bellingham, WA · 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 | FruitSmart, Inc. - Prosser (PCS) | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Country Pure Foods | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Super Store Industries - Turlock Dairy | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pictsweet Ogden | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | U.S. Oil & Refining Co. | 195 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PCC Community Markets Columbia City | 195 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 6400-SWY-0027-0027-01680 | 195 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 71433 | 195 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Western Washington University | 3,794 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Joseph Medical Center Main Campus | 2,537 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North American Operations - Matrix Service Inc. | 2,063 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PHMG SJMC Clinics | 864 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | AGLC Peachtree Service Center | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stone Systems of Central Texas | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hampton Inn & Suites Liberty Station | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wyoming Block | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | S.I. Goldman Company, Inc. | 195 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Food For Thought Corporate Office | 195 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PADI | 195 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Hollywood Bowl Premium Ops | 195 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.