Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables · California
Ripaul Sorting
Chowchilla, CA · ~40 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ripaul Sorting runs at 225% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables workplace, earning a grade F.
Ripaul Sorting: 10.1 TCR = 225% of Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ripaul Sorting safety composite
Ripaul Sorting scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 7%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 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
−6.3
2017→2024
Ripaul Sorting injury rate improved
Ripaul Sorting's TCR fell 6.3 from 18.6 in 2017 to 12.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 29.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=18.6 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=9.7 · 2020=10.9 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=29.6 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=12.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 115114 · Chowchilla, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.1 · 225% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #205/236
- PHOTO Parkdale
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~40 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Parkdale (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ripaul Sorting in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Champion
Champion
10.3 TCR
- This site
Ripaul Sorting
10.1 TCR
- Parkdale
Parkdale
10.1 TCR
- Hughson Nut, I
Hughson Nut, Inc - Leedom Facility
10.1 TCR
- Wysocki Produc
Wysocki Produce Farm - Paramount Ag
9.9 TCR
What this shows Ripaul Sorting averages 10.1 TCR (225% of the Sorting, grading, cleaning, and packing of fruits and vegetables BLS benchmark).
Ripaul Sorting TCR series: 2017=18.6 · 2018=0 · 2019=9.7 · 2020=10.9 · 2021=0 · 2022=29.6 · 2023=0 · 2024=12.2 · BLS 4.5
Where Ripaul Sorting falls in its industry
666 Sorting, grading, cleaning, an establishmentsSafer than 7% 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 #205 safest of 236 Sorting, grading, cleaning, an employers in California.
Ripaul Sorting 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 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 29.6 | 14.8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
115114 · CA · Chowchilla
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 · 36 employers in Chowchilla, 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 | Parkdale | 10.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hughson Nut, Inc - Leedom Facility | 10.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Champion | 10.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wysocki Produce Farm - Paramount Ag | 9.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Stackhouse Brothers | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PISTACHIO HARVESTING, INC. | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Watsonville/San Juan Bautista | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gomez Growers | 40 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Valley State Prision -- Inmates | 1,438 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pacific Orchard Development Inc | 679 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AgriLand Farming Co. Inc. | 275 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Guerrero Labor Contractor | 238 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Iljol - Joliet | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lile International Companies Branch 236 | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Edwardsville Care Center | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mldeo-Mldiv-El Oro Cattle Co | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Brookdale Union Hills | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RECON Corporation, Inc. | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cargill Animal Nutrition | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ABF Freight 220 | 40 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.