Agriculture production or harvesting crews · California
Western Harvesting
King City, CA · ~212 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.6
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Western Harvesting runs at 168% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Agriculture production or harvesting crews workplace, earning a grade D.
Western Harvesting: 7.6 TCR = 168% of Agriculture production or harvesting crews BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Western Harvesting safety composite
Western Harvesting scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 37% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 3% 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
−4.7
2016→2024
Western Harvesting injury rate improved
Western Harvesting's TCR fell 4.7 from 8.5 in 2016 to 3.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 13.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.42× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.5 · 2017=9.6 · 2018=3.4 · 2019=7.7 · 2020=12.2 · 2021=13.8 · 2022=4.6 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=3.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 115115 · King City, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 7.6 · 168% of ind
- DART 3.2 DART
- RANK #479/620
- PHOTO J.V. FARM LABOR SERV…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 146 inj
- SIZE ~212 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: J.V. FARM LABOR SERVICES, INC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Western Harvesting in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Western Harvesting
7.6 TCR
- J.V. FARM LABO
J.V. FARM LABOR SERVICES, INC
7.6 TCR
- Edcot Gin
Edcot Gin
7.6 TCR
- ROOST POTATO C
ROOST POTATO COMPANY INC
7.6 TCR
- E&A AG SERVICE
E&A AG SERVICES
7.6 TCR
What this shows Western Harvesting averages 7.6 TCR (168% of the Agriculture production or harvesting crews BLS benchmark).
Western Harvesting TCR series: 2016=8.5 · 2017=9.6 · 2018=3.4 · 2019=7.7 · 2020=12.2 · 2021=13.8 · 2022=4.6 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=3.8 · BLS 4.5
Where Western Harvesting falls in its industry
836 Agriculture production or harv establishmentsSafer than 23% 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 #479 safest of 620 Agriculture production or harv employers in California.
Western Harvesting has more employees than the Agriculture production or harvesting cre 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 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13.8 | 12.1 | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.2 | 7.4 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.6 | 6.7 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.5 | 5.9 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
115115 · CA · King City
836 Agriculture production or harvesting crews employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 31 employers in King City, 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 | J.V. FARM LABOR SERVICES, INC | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Edcot Gin | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ROOST POTATO COMPANY INC | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | E&A AG SERVICES | 7.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | SANTA CLARA FARMS LLC | 212 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mecca Location | 212 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | D.R. Horton Los Angeles Holding Company, Inc. - Corona North & South | 212 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FBD VANGUARD CONSTRUCTION, INC. | 212 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NGP FARM LABOR LLC | 453 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rio Farms | 415 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Farming | 329 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Harvest | 259 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Headlee Roofing | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Husky Rack and Wire | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1706 Lkq | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wichita Falls 3217 | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Buena | 212 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Warren Paving Inc | 212 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | San Antonio Machine Shop | 212 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Polygon US6 | 212 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.