Vegetable and melon farming, vegetable (except potato) and melon dominant crops, field, bedding plants and seed production · Hawaii
Waikele Farms, Inc.
Kunia, HI · ~31 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Waikele Farms, Inc. runs at 121% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Vegetable and melon farming, vegetable (except potato) and melon dominant crops, field, bedding plants and seed production workplace, earning a grade D.
Waikele Farms, Inc.: 5.5 TCR = 121% of Vegetable and melon farming, vegetable (except potato) and melon dominant crops, field, bedding plants and seed production BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Waikele Farms, Inc. safety composite
Waikele Farms, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 51%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
Waikele Farms, Inc.: 7.7 → 8.8 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 9.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.4× in 2024
Waikele Farms, Inc.'s TCR rose 1.1 from 7.7 in 2018 to 8.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 9.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111219 · Kunia, HI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 121% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #6/11
- PHOTO Immokalee Packing
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~31 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Immokalee Packing (0.0 TCR gap)
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Waikele Farms, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Waikele Farms, Inc.
5.5 TCR
- Immokalee Pack
Immokalee Packing
5.5 TCR
- Del Carlo Farm
Del Carlo Farms, Inc.
5.5 TCR
- Pacifc Interna
Pacifc International Marketing
5.5 TCR
- BHN
BHN
5.4 TCR
What this shows Waikele Farms, Inc. averages 5.5 TCR (121% of the Vegetable and melon farming, vegetable (except potato) and melon dominant crops, field, bedding plants and seed production BLS benchmark).
Waikele Farms, Inc. TCR series: 2018=7.7 · 2019=0 · 2020=3 · 2021=9.1 · 2022=0 · 2023=9.6 · 2024=8.8 · BLS 4.5
Where Waikele Farms, Inc. falls in its industry
331 Vegetable and melon farming, v establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.5.
Narrower to Hawaii alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 11 Vegetable and melon farming, v employers in Hawaii.
Waikele Farms, Inc. has fewer employees than the Vegetable and melon farming, vegetable ( median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.5. 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 | 8.8 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111219 · HI · Kunia
331 Vegetable and melon farming, vegetable (except potato) and melon dominant crops, field, bedding plants and seed production employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 2,022 rated employers in Hawaii with headcount on file · 10 employers in Kunia, HI · 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 | Immokalee Packing | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BHN | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Del Carlo Farms, Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pacifc International Marketing | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 13797 NATIVE FARMS LLC | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Power Services : OM - Hawaii, USA | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Refuse Division - Kailua Collection Yard | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tinguely Development. Inc. | 31 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2111-Kunia - Oahu, HI (Monsanto Co.) | 324 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2111-Kunia, HI | 269 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sugarland Growers, Inc. | 41 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kelena Farms, Inc. | 33 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | WAS024 | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CAS034 | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Skagit Farmers Supply Oak Harbor Country Store | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Refractory Sales & Service Co., Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | McMinnville Grocery Outlet | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ajax Construction Co Inc | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cave Junction Grocery Outlet | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Maryland Renaissance Festival | 31 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.