Mexican foods, frozen, manufacturing · South Carolina
Ruiz Food Products, Inc.
Florence, SC · ~1,034 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ruiz Food Products, Inc. runs at 91% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Mexican foods, frozen, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Ruiz Food Products, Inc.: 3.0 TCR = 91% of Mexican foods, frozen, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ruiz Food Products, Inc. safety composite
Ruiz Food Products, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 69% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 69% 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
−1.3
2018→2024
Ruiz Food Products, Inc. injury rate improved
Ruiz Food Products, Inc.'s TCR fell 1.3 from 3.5 in 2018 to 2.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 3.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=3.5 · 2019=3.1 · 2020=2.5 · 2021=3.7 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=3.0 · 2024=2.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311412 · Florence, SC AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade C · TCR 3.0 · 91% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #5/5
- PHOTO M.C.I
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 178 inj
- SIZE ~1,034 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: M.C.I (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ruiz Food Products, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ruiz Food Products, Inc.
3 TCR
- M.C.I
M.C.I
3 TCR
- Shenandoah Mai
Shenandoah Main Production and Office Facility
3 TCR
- CSFP - CONVENI
CSFP - CONVENIENCE PLANT
3 TCR
- LLF EGV
LLF EGV
3 TCR
What this shows Ruiz Food Products, Inc. averages 3.0 TCR (91% of the Mexican foods, frozen, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Ruiz Food Products, Inc. TCR series: 2018=3.5 · 2019=3.1 · 2020=2.5 · 2021=3.7 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=3 · 2024=2.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Ruiz Food Products, Inc. falls in its industry
274 Mexican foods, frozen, manufac establishmentsSafer than 62% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 5 Mexican foods, frozen, manufac employers in South Carolina.
Ruiz Food Products, Inc. has more employees than the Mexican foods, frozen, manufacturing median and a lower 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 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311412 · SC · Florence
274 Mexican foods, frozen, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 208 employers in Florence, SC · 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 | M.C.I | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shenandoah Main Production and Office Facility | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CSFP - CONVENIENCE PLANT | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | LLF EGV | 3.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | MCLEOD-SEACOAST MEDICAL CTR | 1,036 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2576-11068000-11068 | 1,043 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UCI Medical Affiliates / Doctors Care | 1,045 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Catawba Nuclear | 1,019 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | McLeod Regional Medical Center | 3,889 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MCLEOD REG MED CTR OF PEE DEE MH101 | 3,883 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MCLEOD PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES MH104 | 1,867 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | McLeod Physician Associates II | 1,386 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Diede Property Management | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Baptist Health Medical Center - Van Buren | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 7 Vermont Drive | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Doncasters Southern Tool | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bedford County Board of Education | 1,034 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | USA San Francisco (1515 3rd St - MB2) | 1,034 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gateway Foundation Inc. | 1,034 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LAZ Parking Limited, LLC | 1,035 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.