Fresh fruits, vegetables and berries merchant wholesalers · Illinois
Testa Produce
Chicago, IL · ~202 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Testa Produce runs at 235% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fresh fruits, vegetables and berries merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Testa Produce: 5.2 TCR = 235% of Fresh fruits, vegetables and berries merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Testa Produce safety composite
Testa Produce scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 25%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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
Testa Produce: 2.7 → 7.7 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 7.7 TCR · DART/TCR 1.3× in 2023
Testa Produce's TCR rose 5.0 from 2.7 in 2016 to 7.7 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 1.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424480 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 5.2 · 235% of ind
- DART 6.7 DART
- RANK #7/13
- PHOTO Harvest Sensations LLC
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~202 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Harvest Sensations LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Testa Produce in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Testa Produce
5.2 TCR
- Harvest Sensat
Harvest Sensations LLC
5.2 TCR
- Continental Sa
Continental Sales
5.2 TCR
- Mr Greens Prod
Mr Greens Produce LLC - Miami
5.2 TCR
- Ingardia Bros.
Ingardia Bros. Produce Inc.
5.2 TCR
What this shows Testa Produce averages 5.2 TCR (235% of the Fresh fruits, vegetables and berries merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Testa Produce TCR series: 2016=2.7 · 2023=7.7 · BLS 2.2
Where Testa Produce falls in its industry
369 Fresh fruits, vegetables and b establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 13 Fresh fruits, vegetables and b employers in Illinois.
Testa Produce has more employees than the Fresh fruits, vegetables and berries mer median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424480 · IL · Chicago
369 Fresh fruits, vegetables and berries merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 2,934 employers in Chicago, IL · 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 | Harvest Sensations LLC | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Continental Sales | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mr Greens Produce LLC - Miami | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ingardia Bros. Produce Inc. | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 020-Chicago | 202 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dean IL - Harvard | 202 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Method- People Against Dirty | 202 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PAXXUS INC - 41012 | 202 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago Public Schools | 49,500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago/Corporate | 18,831 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Illinois at Chicago | 13,092 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health Service UIC UIC Campus | 12,732 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Engineered Control Solutions Inc. | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | McDal Corporation KOP | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SGS Retail - Firebaugh | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chemence Inc | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | UVRC | 202 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Anchor Packaging Inc. Jonesboro | 202 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rohm and Haas Chemicals LLC | 202 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments | 202 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.