Dry milk manufacturing · California
Visalia Processing Plant
Visalia, CA · ~324 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Visalia Processing Plant runs at 154% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Dry milk manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Visalia Processing Plant: 5.1 TCR = 154% of Dry milk manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Visalia Processing Plant safety composite
Visalia Processing Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 19%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
Visalia Processing Plant: 4.0 → 5.3 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 7.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.95× in 2024
Visalia Processing Plant's TCR rose 1.3 from 4.0 in 2017 to 5.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 7.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.95× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311514 · Visalia, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.1 · 154% of ind
- DART 4.8 DART
- RANK #13/20
- PHOTO Plant Three
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 128 inj
- SIZE ~324 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Plant Three (0.0 TCR gap)
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Visalia Processing Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Associated Mil
Associated Milk Producers Inc (Arlington)
5.2 TCR
- This site
Visalia Processing Plant
5.1 TCR
- Plant Three
Plant Three
5.1 TCR
- Super Store In
Super Store Industries Turlock
4.9 TCR
- FrieslandCampi
FrieslandCampina Ingredients North America- Delhi
4.9 TCR
What this shows Visalia Processing Plant averages 5.1 TCR (154% of the Dry milk manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Visalia Processing Plant TCR series: 2017=4 · 2018=5.2 · 2019=4.1 · 2020=3 · 2021=7.8 · 2022=5.4 · 2023=5.8 · 2024=5.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Visalia Processing Plant falls in its industry
185 Dry milk manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 20 Dry milk manufacturing employers in California.
Visalia Processing Plant has more employees than the Dry milk manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311514 · CA · Visalia
185 Dry milk manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 349 employers in Visalia, 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 | Plant Three | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Associated Milk Producers Inc (Arlington) | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Super Store Industries Turlock | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FrieslandCampina Ingredients North America- Delhi | 4.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sierra Gold Nurseries, Inc | 324 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Old Stage | 324 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NorthEast C/O and DistColl - Bld: 6232 - 01 | 324 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tarlton and Son Inc. | 324 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kaweah Delta Health Care District | 4,961 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Paragon Personnel | 2,129 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 194 | 1,485 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 473 | 1,479 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Salt Lake City | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | General Sewer Service, Inc. (t/a General Pipe Cleaning) | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Westover Retirement | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | St. James High School | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Nifco America Corporation KY | 324 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kansas City Plant | 324 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Geneseo Cusd #228 | 324 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Senior Living Services LLC | 324 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.