Farm labor contractors · California
Vlc Farm Labor, Inc
Porterville, CA · ~185 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Vlc Farm Labor, Inc runs at 220% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Farm labor contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
Vlc Farm Labor, Inc: 9.9 TCR = 220% of Farm labor contractors BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Vlc Farm Labor, Inc safety composite
Vlc Farm Labor, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 11%), 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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−18.4
2018→2024
Vlc Farm Labor, Inc injury rate improved
Vlc Farm Labor, Inc's TCR fell 18.4 from 24.9 in 2018 to 6.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 24.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.47× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=24.9 · 2019=5.8 · 2020=8.0 · 2021=8.1 · 2022=5.5 · 2023=10.4 · 2024=6.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 115115 · Porterville, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 9.9 · 220% of ind
- DART 4.7 DART
- RANK #550/620
- PHOTO McNeill Labor Manage…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 62 inj
- SIZE ~185 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: McNeill Labor Management, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Vlc Farm Labor, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Coastal Blooms
Coastal Blooms Nursery, LLC
10 TCR
- This site
Vlc Farm Labor, Inc
9.9 TCR
- McNeill Labor
McNeill Labor Management, Inc.
9.9 TCR
- Agriculture
Agriculture
9.8 TCR
- Bluegrass Farm
Bluegrass Farms, Inc
9.7 TCR
What this shows Vlc Farm Labor, Inc averages 9.9 TCR (220% of the Farm labor contractors BLS benchmark).
Vlc Farm Labor, Inc TCR series: 2018=24.9 · 2019=5.8 · 2020=8 · 2021=8.1 · 2022=5.5 · 2023=10.4 · 2024=6.5 · BLS 4.5
Where Vlc Farm Labor, Inc falls in its industry
836 Farm labor contractors establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #550 safest of 620 Farm labor contractors employers in California.
Vlc Farm Labor, Inc has more employees than the Farm labor contractors median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.4 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.0 | 6.8 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 24.9 | 22.1 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
115115 · CA · Porterville
836 Farm labor contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 147 employers in Porterville, 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 | McNeill Labor Management, Inc. | 9.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Agriculture | 9.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bluegrass Farms, Inc | 9.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Coastal Blooms Nursery, LLC | 10.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | George Chiala Farms, Inc. | 185 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JSJ Harvesting, LLC | 185 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Glad-A-Way Gardens, Inc. | 185 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CA-Foothill S/C | 185 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 173 | 1,485 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AG | 1,379 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ag Star Harvesting Inc 1 | 1,180 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6021 | 1,030 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | South Correctional Entity (SCORE Jail) | 9.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BROH and all residential | 9.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Donovan Equipment Co Inc | 9.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Woodard's Concrete Products Inc. | 9.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 10590 Kennesaw | 185 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 10144 Academy | 185 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plymouth - Auburn | 185 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 12378 Syracuse | 185 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.