Frozen fruits, fruit juices, and vegetables, manufacturing · Washington
Sakuma Bros Processing
Burlington, WA · ~111 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sakuma Bros Processing runs at 248% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Frozen fruits, fruit juices, and vegetables, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Sakuma Bros Processing: 8.2 TCR = 248% of Frozen fruits, fruit juices, and vegetables, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sakuma Bros Processing safety composite
Sakuma Bros Processing scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 10%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Sakuma Bros Processing: 5.7 → 11.1 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 11.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.02× in 2021
Sakuma Bros Processing's TCR rose 5.4 from 5.7 in 2019 to 11.1 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 1.02× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311411 · Burlington, WA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.2 · 248% of ind
- DART 8.3 DART
- RANK #29/38
- PHOTO Suja Life, LLC
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 28 inj
- SIZE ~111 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Suja Life, LLC (0.1 TCR gap)
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Sakuma Bros Processing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Seneca Foods R
Seneca Foods Rochester
8.3 TCR
- This site
Sakuma Bros Processing
8.2 TCR
- Suja Life, LLC
Suja Life, LLC
8 TCR
- PNW Veg Co., d
PNW Veg Co., dba Quincy Foods
8 TCR
- Plant/Field De
Plant/Field Departments
8 TCR
What this shows Sakuma Bros Processing averages 8.2 TCR (248% of the Frozen fruits, fruit juices, and vegetables, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Sakuma Bros Processing TCR series: 2019=5.7 · 2020=7.8 · 2021=11.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Sakuma Bros Processing falls in its industry
224 Frozen fruits, fruit juices, a establishmentsSafer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.3.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #29 safest of 38 Frozen fruits, fruit juices, a employers in Washington.
Sakuma Bros Processing has fewer employees than the Frozen fruits, fruit juices, and vegetab median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.3. 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 | 11.1 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.8 | 5.6 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311411 · WA · Burlington
224 Frozen fruits, fruit juices, and vegetables, manufacturing 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 | Suja Life, LLC | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Seneca Foods Rochester | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PNW Veg Co., dba Quincy Foods | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plant/Field Departments | 8.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | FV American Triumph | 111 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District | 111 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bayley | 111 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Advantage Dirt Contractors Inc. | 111 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 | Superior Plus - 0105 | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mercury Air Cargo (AVION) | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chapel Ridge Health & Rehab | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | United Electric Cooperative Services- Granbury | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | TMS Calvert | 111 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Van Kirk Sand & Gravel, Inc. | 111 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Alcami Corporation - MCC | 111 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tampa, FL HVAC | 111 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.