Berry (except strawberry) farming · Washington
Sakuma Bros Farms
Burlington, WA · ~198 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.0
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sakuma Bros Farms runs at 132% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Berry (except strawberry) farming workplace, earning a grade D.
Sakuma Bros Farms: 6.0 TCR = 132% of Berry (except strawberry) farming BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sakuma Bros Farms safety composite
Sakuma Bros Farms scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 41%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.2
2019→2021
Sakuma Bros Farms injury rate improved
Sakuma Bros Farms's TCR fell 2.2 from 6.8 in 2019 to 4.6 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 6.8 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=6.8 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=4.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111334 · Burlington, WA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.0 · 132% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #3/7
- PHOTO Sun Berry Sales, Inc.
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 36 inj
- SIZE ~198 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sun Berry Sales, Inc. (0.1 TCR gap)
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Sakuma Bros Farms in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Maberry Packin
Maberry Packing LLC
6.2 TCR
- This site
Sakuma Bros Farms
6 TCR
- Sun Berry Sale
Sun Berry Sales, Inc.
5.9 TCR
- Rader Farms, I
Rader Farms, Inc. - Farm side
5.8 TCR
- Gabriel Farms
Gabriel Farms Inc
5.6 TCR
What this shows Sakuma Bros Farms averages 6.0 TCR (132% of the Berry (except strawberry) farming BLS benchmark).
Sakuma Bros Farms TCR series: 2019=6.8 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=4.6 · BLS 4.5
Where Sakuma Bros Farms falls in its industry
41 Berry (except strawberry) farm establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 7 Berry (except strawberry) farm employers in Washington.
Sakuma Bros Farms has more employees than the Berry (except strawberry) farming median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111334 · WA · Burlington
41 Berry (except strawberry) farming employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 67 employers in Burlington, 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 | Sun Berry Sales, Inc. | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rader Farms, Inc. - Farm side | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Maberry Packing LLC | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gabriel Farms Inc | 5.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Northern Fruit Company | 198 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Axiom Division 7 | 198 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Alexandria Moulding, Inc. | 198 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 6400-SWY-0024-0024-03498 | 198 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sakuma Brothers Farms, Inc | 384 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 701-00024 | 340 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0662 - BURLINGTON WA WHSE | 336 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fisher Construction Group, Inc. | 331 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | APC Industries, Inc. | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dewey Establishment | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alden Lincoln Park | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NMG Aersopace - Arizona | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 0636 - Duncanville Tx Whse | 198 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | JC | 198 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Performance Powell - 0725 | 198 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Houston Kipling | 198 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.