Cabbage farming, field, bedding plant and seed production · Arizona
Robert Nickerson Farms, Inc.
Wellton, AZ · ~93 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.3
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Robert Nickerson Farms, Inc. runs at 140% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Cabbage farming, field, bedding plant and seed production workplace, earning a grade D.
Robert Nickerson Farms, Inc.: 6.3 TCR = 140% of Cabbage farming, field, bedding plant and seed production BLS 4.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Robert Nickerson Farms, Inc. safety composite
Robert Nickerson Farms, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 15%), 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).
34/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% 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
Robert Nickerson Farms, Inc.: 5.0 → 8.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 8.0 TCR · DART/TCR 1.27× in 2024
Robert Nickerson Farms, Inc.'s TCR rose 3.0 from 5.0 in 2021 to 8.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.27× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111219 · Wellton, AZ ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.3 · 140% of ind
- DART 8.0 DART
- RANK #14/18
- PHOTO Fonseca & Fonseca, I…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 28 inj
- SIZE ~93 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fonseca & Fonseca, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Robert Nickerson Farms, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Robert Nickerson Farms, Inc.
6.3 TCR
- Fonseca & Fons
Fonseca & Fonseca, Inc.
6.3 TCR
- Wiers Farm Inc
Wiers Farm Inc
6.3 TCR
- Boutonnet Farm
Boutonnet Farms
6.3 TCR
- T&A - Yuma - H
T&A - Yuma - Harvest
6.3 TCR
What this shows Robert Nickerson Farms, Inc. averages 6.3 TCR (140% of the Cabbage farming, field, bedding plant and seed production BLS benchmark).
Robert Nickerson Farms, Inc. TCR series: 2021=5 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=7.8 · 2024=8 · BLS 4.5
Where Robert Nickerson Farms, Inc. falls in its industry
331 Cabbage farming, field, beddin establishmentsSafer than 40% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.5.
Narrower to Arizona alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 18 Cabbage farming, field, beddin employers in Arizona.
Robert Nickerson Farms, Inc. has more employees than the Cabbage farming, field, bedding plant an median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.5. 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 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111219 · AZ · Wellton
331 Cabbage farming, field, bedding plant and seed production employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,594 rated employers in Arizona with headcount on file · 3 employers in Wellton, AZ · 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 | Fonseca & Fonseca, Inc. | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wiers Farm Inc | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Boutonnet Farms | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | T&A - Yuma - Harvest | 6.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 5917019 - Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Sky Train Stage 2 | 93 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NA-US-AZ-Phoenix/Deer Valley-W. Williams | 93 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Curtis-C Roofing | 93 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kortman Electric Inc | 93 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | McElhaney Feedyard | 86 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Factor Sales, Inc. Del Sol 8 | 30 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Megawall | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Key Fasteners Corp | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RJ Schinner Branch 10 | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - DNJ7 | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Windsor Woods Rehab and Healthcare Center | 93 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Highland Pines Rehabilitation Center | 93 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fire-Dex Pelham | 93 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oakview Manor Healthcare & Rehab | 93 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.