Produce, fresh, merchant wholesalers · California
Valley Fruit and Produce Co.
Los Angeles, CA · ~183 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Valley Fruit and Produce Co. runs at 250% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Produce, fresh, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Valley Fruit and Produce Co.: 5.5 TCR = 250% of Produce, fresh, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Valley Fruit and Produce Co. safety composite
Valley Fruit and Produce Co. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 35%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.9
2016→2019
Valley Fruit and Produce Co. injury rate improved
Valley Fruit and Produce Co.'s TCR fell 1.9 from 6.8 in 2016 to 4.9 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2016 at 6.8 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.89× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.8 · 2017=5.6 · 2018=4.7 · 2019=4.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424480 · Los Angeles, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 5.5 · 250% of ind
- DART 4.9 DART
- RANK #43/71
- PHOTO Ippolito International
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 45 inj
- SIZE ~183 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ippolito International (0.0 TCR gap)
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Valley Fruit and Produce Co. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Valley Fruit and Produce Co.
5.5 TCR
- Ippolito Inter
Ippolito International
5.5 TCR
- Edible Cuts
Edible Cuts
5.5 TCR
- Mr Greens Prod
Mr Greens Produce - San Antonio
5.5 TCR
- Primo #1 in Pr
Primo #1 in Produce, Inc
5.4 TCR
What this shows Valley Fruit and Produce Co. averages 5.5 TCR (250% of the Produce, fresh, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Valley Fruit and Produce Co. TCR series: 2016=6.8 · 2017=5.6 · 2018=4.7 · 2019=4.9 · BLS 2.2
Where Valley Fruit and Produce Co. falls in its industry
369 Produce, fresh, merchant whole establishmentsSafer than 48% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #43 safest of 71 Produce, fresh, merchant whole employers in California.
Valley Fruit and Produce Co. has more employees than the Produce, fresh, merchant wholesalers median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424480 · CA · Los Angeles
369 Produce, fresh, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 2,064 employers in Los Angeles, 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 | Ippolito International | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Edible Cuts | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mr Greens Produce - San Antonio | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Primo #1 in Produce, Inc | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mike Etchandy Farms, INC | 183 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MGM LABOR CONTRACTING INC | 183 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JOE CARMONA | 183 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LADWP 5898 VENICE | 183 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. | 50,317 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC Los Angeles | 40,333 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LADWP | 11,717 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power | 10,346 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Grand Avenue | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Accella Polyurethane Chattanooga | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 654 - Huntington Station | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Phoenix (HR) | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Talking Rain Beverage Company | 183 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Richland Plant | 183 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TriMark Adams Burch | 183 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Port City Die Cast and Port City Transport | 183 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.