Melon farming (e.g., cantaloupe, casaba, honeydew, watermelon), field, bedding plant and seed production · California
West Coast Harvesting & Packing, Inc.
Patterson, CA · ~320 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 14.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
West Coast Harvesting & Packing, Inc. runs at 321% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Melon farming (e.g., cantaloupe, casaba, honeydew, watermelon), field, bedding plant and seed production workplace, earning a grade F.
West Coast Harvesting & Packing, Inc.: 14.5 TCR = 321% of Melon farming (e.g., cantaloupe, casaba, honeydew, watermelon), field, bedding plant and seed production BLS 4.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
West Coast Harvesting & Packing, Inc. safety composite
West Coast Harvesting & Packing, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 14.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% 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
West Coast Harvesting & Packing, Inc.: 1.3 → 21.1 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 666.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.12× in 2024
West Coast Harvesting & Packing, Inc.'s TCR rose 19.8 from 1.3 in 2017 to 21.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 666.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.12× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 111219 · Patterson, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 14.5 · 321% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #173/175
- PHOTO Smoky Mountain Famil…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 51 inj
- SIZE ~320 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Smoky Mountain Family Farms LLC - Newport TN PH (0.1 TCR gap)
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West Coast Harvesting & Packing, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
West Coast Harvesting & Packing, Inc.
14.5 TCR
- Smoky Mountain
Smoky Mountain Family Farms LLC - Newport TN PH
14.5 TCR
- CAL-O SHIPPING
CAL-O SHIPPING
14.4 TCR
- T&A - Imperial
T&A - Imperial - Harvest
14.4 TCR
- Mayflower Farm
Mayflower Farms Inc
14.1 TCR
What this shows West Coast Harvesting & Packing, Inc. averages 14.5 TCR (321% of the Melon farming (e.g., cantaloupe, casaba, honeydew, watermelon), field, bedding plant and seed production BLS benchmark).
West Coast Harvesting & Packing, Inc. TCR series: 2017=1.3 · 2020=666.7 · 2023=20.9 · 2024=21.1 · BLS 4.5
Where West Coast Harvesting & Packing, Inc. falls in its industry
331 Melon farming (e.g., cantaloup establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.5.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #173 safest of 175 Melon farming (e.g., cantaloup employers in California.
West Coast Harvesting & Packing, Inc. has more employees than the Melon farming (e.g., cantaloupe, casaba, median and a higher 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 | 21.1 | 1.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 20.9 | 13.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 666.7 | 266.7 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
111219 · CA · Patterson
331 Melon farming (e.g., cantaloupe, casaba, honeydew, watermelon), field, bedding plant and seed production employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 36 employers in Patterson, 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 | Smoky Mountain Family Farms LLC - Newport TN PH | 14.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CAL-O SHIPPING | 14.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | T&A - Imperial - Harvest | 14.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mayflower Farms Inc | 14.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | LASAN - Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant | 320 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Shimmick Construction Co., INC./FCC/Impregilo, JV | 320 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BT Hayward | 320 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FENCEWORKS INC. (ALL LOCATIONS) | 320 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Salinas FLC | 963 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : OAK3 | 899 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 324 | 699 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | J.Rodriguez FLC Inc | 679 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Trader Joe's 0705 Schaumburg | 14.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Creekside Continuing Care Community | 14.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Atlantic Weatherization LLC | 14.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Four Corners | 14.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | FUJIFILM Electronic Materials U.S.A., Inc. | 320 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fagron Sterile Services East | 320 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TKDA | 320 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | J&M Displays, Inc. | 320 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.