Blackberry farming · Arkansas
Ritter Production Farms (Berry Farm)
Judsonia, AR · ~85 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ritter Production Farms (Berry Farm) runs at 42% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Blackberry farming workplace, earning a grade A.
Ritter Production Farms (Berry Farm): 1.9 TCR = 42% of Blackberry farming BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ritter Production Farms (Berry Farm) safety composite
Ritter Production Farms (Berry Farm) scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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)
- B 1.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Ritter Production Farms (Berry Farm): 0.0 → 3.8 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 3.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.66× in 2023
Ritter Production Farms (Berry Farm)'s TCR rose 3.8 from 0.0 in 2022 to 3.8 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0.66× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111334 · Judsonia, AR AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.9 · 42% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK P83
- PHOTO G&G Berry Farms
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~85 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: G&G Berry Farms (0.1 TCR gap)
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Ritter Production Farms (Berry Farm) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Harrells Facil
Harrells Facility
2.4 TCR
- DeGrandchamps
DeGrandchamps Blueberry Farm
2.3 TCR
- G&G Berry Farm
G&G Berry Farms
2 TCR
- This site
Ritter Production Farms (Berry Farm)
1.9 TCR
- Grand Junction
Grand Junction Office
1.1 TCR
What this shows Ritter Production Farms (Berry Farm) averages 1.9 TCR (42% of the Blackberry farming BLS benchmark).
Ritter Production Farms (Berry Farm) TCR series: 2022=0 · 2023=3.8 · BLS 4.5
Where Ritter Production Farms (Berry Farm) falls in its industry
41 Blackberry farming establishmentsSafer than 83% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Ritter Production Farms (Berry Farm) has more employees than the Blackberry farming median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111334 · AR · Judsonia
41 Blackberry farming employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,393 rated employers in Arkansas with headcount on file · 4 employers in Judsonia, AR · 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 | G&G Berry Farms | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DeGrandchamps Blueberry Farm | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Harrells Facility | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Grand Junction Office | 1.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Brother's Construction | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Starko Inc./ACR Construction | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mechanical | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TNM Lumberworks of Ark, Inc | 85 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Oakdale Nursing Facility | 136 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Judsonia | 127 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ritter Production Farms, Inc. | 34 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Plaskolite Texas, LLC | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Western Division | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Potsdam #29 | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Astek Wallcovering Inc. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | R&B Reinforcing Steel Corp. | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Performance Builders Inc | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | National Water Main Cleaning Company (Canton Division) | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mt. Vernon Soybean Plant | 85 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.