Seed processing, post-harvest for propagation · California

Seed Dynamics, Inc.

Salinas, CA · ~39 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
6.4
Avg TCR
4.5
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Seed Dynamics, Inc. runs at 143% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Seed processing, post-harvest for propagation workplace, earning a grade D.

Seed Dynamics, Inc.: 6.4 TCR = 143% of Seed processing, post-harvest for propagation BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Seed Dynamics, Inc. safety composite

Seed Dynamics, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 19%), 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).

F

29/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 6.43 per 100 workers

Safer than 24% of industry peers

DART rate
F 4.87 per 100 workers

Safer than 19% 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

−2.4

2017→2019

Seed Dynamics, Inc. injury rate improved

Seed Dynamics, Inc.'s TCR fell 2.4 from 7.2 in 2017 to 4.9 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2017 at 7.2 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=7.2 · 2018=7.2 · 2019=4.9

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 115114 · Salinas, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 6.4 · 143% of ind

  • DART 4.9 DART
  • RANK #141/236
  • PHOTO Wish Farms Cooling a…
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 8 inj
  • SIZE ~39 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Wish Farms Cooling and Packing, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)

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Seed Dynamics, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Seed Dynamics, Inc. averages 6.4 TCR (143% of the Seed processing, post-harvest for propagation BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Seed Dynamics, Inc. TCR series: 2017=7.2 · 2018=7.2 · 2019=4.9 · BLS 4.5

Where Seed Dynamics, Inc. falls in its industry

666 Seed processing, post-harvest establishments

Safer than 24% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #141 safest of 236 Seed processing, post-harvest employers in California.

Seed Dynamics, Inc. (39 employees, TCR 6.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 72 employees and a TCR of 3.2 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 05001,0001,5002,000 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Seed Dynamics, Inc.
Seed Dynamics, Inc. (39 employees, TCR 6.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 72 employees and a TCR of 3.2

Seed Dynamics, Inc. has fewer employees than the Seed processing, post-harvest for propag median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 4.9 4.9 2 0 0
2018 7.2 4.8 3 0 0
2017 7.2 7.2 3 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

115114 · CA · Salinas

666 Seed processing, post-harvest for propagation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 337 employers in Salinas, CA · 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 Wish Farms Cooling and Packing, LLC 6.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR JJ Georgia Warehouse 6.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Baugher Ranch Organics 6.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Blue Star Growers 6.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE San Felipe Farms 39 FTE
STATE-SIZE Schreiner Brothers Farms 39 FTE
STATE-SIZE TLC Custom Farming Company LLC 39 FTE
STATE-SIZE Sonoma Valley Vineyards 39 FTE
CITY-NEAR Foothill Packing 8,854 FTE
CITY-NEAR Foothill Packing-California 3,255 FTE
CITY-NEAR Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital 2,197 FTE
CITY-NEAR Salinas Valley Healthcare System 2,133 FTE
NAT-TCR Garage Graphics and Visuals dba Elemoose 6.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Police Department 6.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Amzl : Dat1 6.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Dallas Glass & Door Company, Ltd. 6.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE Form A Feed New Richmond 39 FTE
NAT-SIZE MDG 39 FTE
NAT-SIZE G & A MaxYield 39 FTE
NAT-SIZE Innovation Center 39 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, 2018, 2017. 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.