Nuts, kernels and seeds, roasting and processing · Texas
Universal Blanchers, dba Olam Edible Nuts Dublin Facility
Dublin, TX · ~63 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Universal Blanchers, dba Olam Edible Nuts Dublin Facility runs at 62% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Nuts, kernels and seeds, roasting and processing workplace, earning a grade B.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.5
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 4.1
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 3
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares Universal Blanchers, dba Olam Edible Nuts Dublin Facility's OSHA Total Case Rate of 2.5 to the Nuts, kernels and seeds, roasting and processing BLS benchmark of 4.1 (62% of benchmark) across 3 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). This reflects reported recordable injuries, not an independent safety inspection -- underreporting is a known limitation of employer self-recordkeeping.
Injury rate over time
Universal Blanchers, dba Olam Edible Nuts Dublin Facility's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 4.1 industry benchmark.
Where Universal Blanchers, dba Olam Edible Nuts Dublin Facility falls in its industry
157 Nuts, kernels and seeds, roast establishmentsSafer than 67% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 12 Nuts, kernels and seeds, roast employers in Texas.
Trend analysis for Universal Blanchers, dba Olam Edible Nuts Dublin Facility
Between 2022 and 2024, Universal Blanchers, dba Olam Edible Nuts Dublin Facility's Total Case Rate improved from 3.9 to 1.2 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 70% decrease across 2 years of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2024, at a TCR of 1.2, while 2022 saw the highest rate, at 3.9, a spread of 2.7 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a wide swing relative to the establishment's overall rate, worth checking the year-by-year table below for whether a single severe year is driving the average, rather than a sustained trend.
Summed across those 3 reporting years, Universal Blanchers, dba Olam Edible Nuts Dublin Facility recorded 3 total injuries and illnesses, with no fatalities reported in any of those years. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 3-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 3 injuries, 3 illnesses shown on this page for Universal Blanchers, dba Olam Edible Nuts Dublin Facility are sourced from its own 3 years of mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 311911 - Nuts, kernels and seeds, roasting and processing.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2024)
What is the DART rate formula?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
1 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 169,232 hours worked = 1.18 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Universal Blanchers, dba Olam Edible Nuts Dublin Facility (this establishment) | 2.54 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 3-year avg |
| Nuts, kernels and seeds, roasting and processing industry avg | 4.10 | BLS IIF, NAICS 311911 |
| Texas state avg (all industries) | 3.73 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Universal Blanchers, dba Olam Edible Nuts Dublin Facility to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2024: 1 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2023: 2 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 1 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2022: 3 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 2 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Universal Blanchers, dba Olam Edible Nuts Dublin Facility's reported OSHA injury record, strong versus its Nuts, kernels and seeds, roasting and processing peers, but not a guarantee about any single site today.
- At 62% of the Nuts, kernels and seeds, roasting and processing benchmark, Universal Blanchers, dba Olam Edible Nuts Dublin Facility reports fewer injuries than typical peers, still worth asking how safety is managed day to day. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Nuts, kernels and seeds, roasting and processing sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.