Brussel sprout farming, field, bedding plant and seed production · California
Sunset Farms, Inc
Santa Cruz, CA · ~75 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.0
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sunset Farms, Inc runs at 89% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Brussel sprout farming, field, bedding plant and seed production workplace, earning a grade C.
Sunset Farms, Inc: 4.0 TCR = 89% of Brussel sprout farming, field, bedding plant and seed production BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sunset Farms, Inc safety composite
Sunset Farms, Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 66% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Sunset Farms, Inc: 2.6 → 3.9 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 1851.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.48× in 2024
Sunset Farms, Inc's TCR rose 1.3 from 2.6 in 2017 to 3.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 1851.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.48× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111219 · Santa Cruz, CA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 4.0 · 89% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #53/175
- PHOTO Robert C Hatton Inc
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~75 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Robert C Hatton Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sunset Farms, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Sunset Farms, Inc
4 TCR
- Robert C Hatto
Robert C Hatton Inc
4 TCR
- George Chiala
George Chiala Farms - Morgan Hill
4 TCR
- Firebaugh
Firebaugh
4 TCR
- Peri & Sons Fa
Peri & Sons Farms of California, LLC
4 TCR
What this shows Sunset Farms, Inc averages 4.0 TCR (89% of the Brussel sprout farming, field, bedding plant and seed production BLS benchmark).
Sunset Farms, Inc TCR series: 2017=2.6 · 2019=5.6 · 2020=1851.8 · 2021=4.2 · 2022=6.2 · 2023=1.5 · 2024=3.9 · BLS 4.5
Where Sunset Farms, Inc falls in its industry
331 Brussel sprout farming, field, establishmentsSafer than 66% 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 #53 safest of 175 Brussel sprout farming, field, employers in California.
Sunset Farms, Inc has fewer employees than the Brussel sprout farming, field, bedding p median and a lower 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 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1851.8 | 1851.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111219 · CA · Santa Cruz
331 Brussel sprout farming, field, bedding plant and seed production employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 133 employers in Santa Cruz, 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 | Robert C Hatton Inc | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | George Chiala Farms - Morgan Hill | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Firebaugh | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Peri & Sons Farms of California, LLC | 4.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Martinelli Vineyard Managment, Inc | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WESTVIEW BERRY FARMS | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DJRAS CORP DBA PRIME HARVEST CONTRACTING | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Monterey Mushrooms, LLC | 75 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC Santa Cruz | 8,081 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6403-64030253 | 1,732 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dignity Health Dominican Hospital | 1,652 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 64030253-253001 DOMINICAN HOSPITAL SANTA CRUZ | 1,464 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Store 0719 | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 0624 | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Superior Service Center | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice - Wichita | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 50008 Mid Atlantic Corporate | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Michigan Works Southeast Consortium dba Michigan Works! Southeast | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Riverland Industries, Inc. | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Baker Construction Company Inc | 75 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.