Manufacturing · California

Saputo Cheese_Newman

Name: Saputo Cheese_Newman Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Newman, CA · ~146 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 6.2
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Saputo Cheese_Newman runs at 188% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

Saputo Cheese_Newman: 6.2 TCR = 188% of Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Saputo Cheese_Newman safety composite

Saputo Cheese_Newman scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 35%), 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).

39/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 6.2 per 100 workers

Safer than 36% of industry peers
DART rate: D 3.66 per 100 workers

Safer than 35% 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

−3.9

2016→2019

Saputo Cheese_Newman injury rate improved

Saputo Cheese_Newman's TCR fell 3.9 from 8.1 in 2016 to 4.3 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2016 at 8.1 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.59× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=8.1 · 2019=4.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 311513 · Newman, CA ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 6.2 · 188% of ind

DART 3.7 DART
RANK #24/36
PHOTO Saputo Cheese_Bardsley
BOOK 2y book
INJ 19 inj
SIZE ~146 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Saputo Cheese_Bardsley (0.0 TCR gap)

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Hilmar Cheese

6.3
This site

6.2
Saputo Cheese_

6.2
Lake Norden Ch

6.2
Imperia Foods

6.1

What this shows Saputo Cheese_Newman averages 6.2 TCR (188% of the Manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Saputo Cheese_Newman TCR series: 2016=8.1 · 2019=4.3 · BLS 3.3

Where Saputo Cheese_Newman falls in its industry

377 Manufacturing establishments

Safer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #24 safest of 36 Manufacturing employers in California.

Saputo Cheese_Newman (146 employees, TCR 6.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 130 employees and a TCR of 4.9

Saputo Cheese_Newman has more employees than the Manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.9. 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
2019	4.3	3.7	7	0	0
2016	8.1	6.8	12	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

311513 · CA · Newman

377 Manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 15 employers in Newman, CA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Saputo Cheese_Bardsley	TULARE, CA	6.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Lake Norden Cheese	LAKE NORDEN, SD	6.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Hilmar Cheese Company INC.	HILMAR, CA	6.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Imperia Foods - Fall Creek	FALL CREEK, WI	6.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE	CG - 001	SALINAS	146 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Leon Farms Inc	DELHI	146 FTE
STATE-SIZE	TES/GEOSCIENCES	SAN RAMON	146 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Arrow Construction	SACRAMENTO	146 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Saputo Cheese USA Inc.	Newman	151 FTE
CITY-NEAR	DMB Packing Corp. / The DiMare Company	Newman	70 FTE
CITY-NEAR	San Luis Care Center	Newman	67 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Nob Hill 601-Newman	Newman	62 FTE
NAT-TCR	1st Electric Contractors Inc	Lakewood, CO	6.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	6400-Swy 0005 2624	Broomfield, CO	6.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	DNC Parks & Resorts at Grand Canyon Inc	Grand Canyon, AZ	6.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Charlottesville Residence Inn by Marriott	Charlottesville, VA	6.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Northern Jacksonville Acquisitions	Jacksonville, FL	146 FTE
NAT-SIZE	270 - Springfield-VA	Kingstowne, VA	146 FTE
NAT-SIZE	DeKalb MDC Bldg 4	Dekalb, IL	146 FTE
NAT-SIZE	White River Landing	Branson, MO	146 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2019, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.