Fresh fruits, vegetables and berries merchant wholesalers · Minnesota
Wescott Agri Products, Inc.
Elgin, MN · ~55 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Wescott Agri Products, Inc. runs at 363% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fresh fruits, vegetables and berries merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Wescott Agri Products, Inc.: 8.0 TCR = 363% of Fresh fruits, vegetables and berries merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Wescott Agri Products, Inc. safety composite
Wescott Agri Products, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 5%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 13.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Wescott Agri Products, Inc.: 5.5 → 21.1 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 21.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.68× in 2024
Wescott Agri Products, Inc.'s TCR rose 15.6 from 5.5 in 2016 to 21.1 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424480 · Elgin, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.0 · 363% of ind
- DART 13.4 DART
- RANK #5/7
- PHOTO Athena Farms
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 39 inj
- SIZE ~55 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Athena Farms (0.0 TCR gap)
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Wescott Agri Products, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- FreshPoint Ral
FreshPoint Raleigh
8.1 TCR
- This site
Wescott Agri Products, Inc.
8 TCR
- Athena Farms
Athena Farms
8 TCR
- DIMETRI GARDIK
DIMETRI GARDIKAS PRODUCE CO INC
8 TCR
- Southwind by W
Southwind by Wilcox LLC
7.9 TCR
What this shows Wescott Agri Products, Inc. averages 8.0 TCR (363% of the Fresh fruits, vegetables and berries merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Wescott Agri Products, Inc. TCR series: 2016=5.5 · 2017=4.8 · 2018=8.5 · 2019=6.4 · 2020=4 · 2021=14.3 · 2022=1.9 · 2023=5.4 · 2024=21.1 · BLS 2.2
Where Wescott Agri Products, Inc. falls in its industry
369 Fresh fruits, vegetables and b establishmentsSafer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 7 Fresh fruits, vegetables and b employers in Minnesota.
Wescott Agri Products, Inc. has fewer employees than the Fresh fruits, vegetables and berries mer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21.1 | 13.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424480 · MN · Elgin
369 Fresh fruits, vegetables and berries merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 3 employers in Elgin, MN · 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 | Athena Farms | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DIMETRI GARDIKAS PRODUCE CO INC | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southwind by Wilcox LLC | 7.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FreshPoint Raleigh | 8.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Langhorst Pork, Inc. | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gemko of Forest Lake dba WDI Company | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FCO Echo | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Melrose, MN (Arvig) | 55 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Honeybear Marketing LLC | 34 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mississippi Valley Orchard Services | 20 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Emerald Court | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Avalon Landscapes | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Construction Masters Services, LLC. | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | US Yachiyo | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mountain Mechanical Contractors | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vista Prado, Inc. | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pacific | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Solar Manufacturing Inc. | 55 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.