Produce, fresh, merchant wholesalers · Missouri
United Fruit and Produce
St. Louis, MO · ~425 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
United Fruit and Produce runs at 143% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Produce, fresh, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
United Fruit and Produce: 3.1 TCR = 143% of Produce, fresh, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
United Fruit and Produce safety composite
United Fruit and Produce scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 39%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 3.14 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% 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
United Fruit and Produce: 1.0 → 7.2 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 7.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.37× in 2024
United Fruit and Produce's TCR rose 6.2 from 1.0 in 2021 to 7.2 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424480 · St. Louis, MO ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 3.1 · 143% of ind
- DART 4.3 DART
- RANK #2/6
- PHOTO DMFP- SFS
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 51 inj
- SIZE ~425 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: DMFP- SFS (0.0 TCR gap)
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United Fruit and Produce in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- SFG of Sanford
SFG of Sanford, LLC
3.2 TCR
- DiMare Fresh C
DiMare Fresh Chicago
3.2 TCR
- This site
United Fruit and Produce
3.1 TCR
- DMFP- SFS
DMFP- SFS
3.1 TCR
- Citrus Plus In
Citrus Plus Inc.
3.1 TCR
What this shows United Fruit and Produce averages 3.1 TCR (143% of the Produce, fresh, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
United Fruit and Produce TCR series: 2021=1 · 2022=1.3 · 2024=7.2 · BLS 2.2
Where United Fruit and Produce falls in its industry
369 Produce, fresh, merchant whole establishmentsSafer than 75% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
Narrower to Missouri alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 6 Produce, fresh, merchant whole employers in Missouri.
United Fruit and Produce has more employees than the Produce, fresh, merchant wholesalers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.2 | 4.3 | 38 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424480 · MO · St. Louis
369 Produce, fresh, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,075 rated employers in Missouri with headcount on file · 686 employers in St. Louis, MO · 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 | DMFP- SFS | 3.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SFG of Sanford, LLC | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DiMare Fresh Chicago | 3.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Citrus Plus Inc. | 3.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 15 | 425 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 1009 | 425 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ST LOUIS MO ONE UNION 70 | 424 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Keefe Corporate | 426 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Monsanto - St. Louis | 6,028 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Anthony's Medical Center | 3,706 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ABI Corporation | 2,720 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Saint Louis University Hospital | 2,084 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Entegris ITS | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pisgah Insulation & Fireplaces | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gorick Construction Co., Inc. | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nichols Nursery Inc | 3.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wagman Heavy Civil, Inc. | 425 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carroll Lutheran Village | 425 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Springfield Farms | 425 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hostess Brands LLC- Columbus | 425 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.