Melon farming (e.g., cantaloupe, casaba, honeydew, watermelon), field, bedding plant and seed production · California
S.H. Smith Farms Inc
Firebaugh, CA · ~1,118 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 9.0
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 2
- Fatalities
The verdict
S.H. Smith Farms Inc runs at 199% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Melon farming (e.g., cantaloupe, casaba, honeydew, watermelon), field, bedding plant and seed production workplace, earning a grade D.
S.H. Smith Farms Inc: 9.0 TCR = 199% of Melon farming (e.g., cantaloupe, casaba, honeydew, watermelon), field, bedding plant and seed production BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
S.H. Smith Farms Inc safety composite
S.H. Smith Farms Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 18% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 0%), 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).
12/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 2
Safer than 0% 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
S.H. Smith Farms Inc: 5.3 → 7.2 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 28.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.8× in 2024
S.H. Smith Farms Inc's TCR rose 1.9 from 5.3 in 2017 to 7.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 28.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.8× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111219 · Firebaugh, CA ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade D · TCR 9.0 · 199% of ind
- DART 7.2 DART
- RANK #148/175
- PHOTO Nielsen Farms
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 110 inj
- SIZE ~1,118 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Nielsen Farms (0.0 TCR gap)
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S.H. Smith Farms Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
S.H. Smith Farms Inc
9 TCR
- Nielsen Farms
Nielsen Farms
9 TCR
- Farming
Farming
9 TCR
- Lakeside Organ
Lakeside Organic Gardens
8.9 TCR
- Farming2
Farming2
8.9 TCR
What this shows S.H. Smith Farms Inc averages 9.0 TCR (199% of the Melon farming (e.g., cantaloupe, casaba, honeydew, watermelon), field, bedding plant and seed production BLS benchmark).
S.H. Smith Farms Inc TCR series: 2017=5.3 · 2018=11.1 · 2019=0.1 · 2020=4.9 · 2021=9.2 · 2022=28.1 · 2023=5.9 · 2024=7.2 · BLS 4.5
Where S.H. Smith Farms Inc falls in its industry
331 Melon farming (e.g., cantaloup establishmentsSafer than 15% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.5.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #148 safest of 175 Melon farming (e.g., cantaloup employers in California.
S.H. Smith Farms Inc has more employees than the Melon farming (e.g., cantaloupe, casaba, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.5. 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 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 28.1 | 24.3 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.9 | 2.2 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.1 | 3.0 | 20 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111219 · CA · Firebaugh
331 Melon farming (e.g., cantaloupe, casaba, honeydew, watermelon), field, bedding plant and seed production employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 37 employers in Firebaugh, 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 | Nielsen Farms | 9.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lakeside Organic Gardens | 8.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Farming2 | 8.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Farming | 9.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Desert Valley Hospital | 1,118 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc. (El Segundo) | 1,119 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CA-General Office #1 - SCE 10 | 1,117 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hartnell College Castroville Campus | 1,117 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TomaTek | 629 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Peri & Sons Farms of California, LLC | 299 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | I.S.A. CONTRACTING SERVICES, INC. | 264 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | R & N PACKING LLC | 261 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | City of Kingman Public Works | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rigby Produce, Inc. | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Swan | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Long Grove Sunset Food Mart, Inc. | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dashiell/Dacon Corporation | 1,118 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc. | 1,118 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - MEM5 | 1,118 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company | 1,118 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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