Industry profile · NAICS 111339

Avocado farming

Workplace injury rates across 98 OSHA-reporting establishments in this industry, 2016–2024. Average TCR uses the 90 establishments with a credible rate.

98
Employers
7.3
Avg TCR (rated)
4.5
BLS benchmark
2,019
Injuries (all)

TCR, interpreted

Far above average

7.3 avg TCR

The industry picture

The 90 rated employers in Avocado farming average 7.3 recordable injuries per 100 workers, 1.6 times the BLS national benchmark of 4.5.

7.3
avg TCR · rated subset
4.5
BLS national benchmark
90
rated employers
2,019
recordable injuries (all)

ITA inventory (98) and injury totals cover every reporting establishment; the average TCR is the rated subset only. Corpus rank matches /rankings/most-dangerous-industries (≥100 rated employers). BLS IIF is a separate survey population, see Methodology → Three Populations.

What Avocado farming Safety Data Reveals

The Avocado farming sector (NAICS 111339) encompasses 98 distinct employer establishments currently reporting to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Across this cohort, workers have logged 2,019 recordable injuries during the 2016–2024 reporting window. The industry-weighted average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 7.3 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year is computed on the 90 establishments with a credible rate (see methodology). Because OSHA's ITA mandates submission from establishments with 250+ employees plus all high-hazard industries at 20+ employees, this dataset represents a structural slice of U.S. workplace risk rather than a voluntary sample.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes a separate national benchmark TCR of 4.5 for this NAICS code, derived from the BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses. Comparing the two, the ITA-reported rate of 7.3 is higher than the BLS benchmark, a gap that typically widens when the industry contains many large, high-exposure establishments required to file ITA reports. Employers in the table below are sorted so you can see how far individual establishments deviate from both the industry average and the national benchmark.

The practical value of industry-level safety data is threefold. First, jobseekers can gauge whether a prospective employer is better or worse than its industry peers, not just absolute injury counts, which tilt toward larger payrolls. Second, insurers and workers' compensation carriers use sector TCR as a baseline for experience-modification adjustments. Third, safety professionals benchmark their own programs against the cohort median. Use the grade-sorted employer list below to identify specific establishments within Avocado farming that outperform or underperform the sector average, and click through to each record for year-by-year injury, illness, and fatality breakdowns.

Employers in this industry, by injury rate

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EmployerLocationGradeAvg TCR
Smolak FarmsNorth Andover, MAF22.8
Bear Mountain Orchards, Inc.Aspers, PAF21.1
E & A Ag Management IncMadera, CAF20.0
Simbra Finca Ciclon LLCVega Baja, PRF19.0
Cherry Mountain Orchards, Inc.The Dalles, ORF16.9
Siembra Finca FVE LLCVega Baja, PRF16.3
Cleveringa FarmsProsser, WAF15.8
Hidden Valley RanchValley Center, CAF15.2
Legacy Orchard Management, LLCHood River, ORF13.0
Greene and Hemly Inc.Courtland, CAF12.8
HVR Poway, LPValley Center, CAF12.7
Siembra Finca Ciclon LLCVega Baja, PRF12.5
Tres Amigos Orchard, LLCThe Dalles, ORF12.5
Rancho TmescalPiru, CAF12.4
TLC Orchards LLCWapato, WAF12.2
Brooks Tropicals, LLCHomestead, FLF11.6
New Excelsior Farming, LLCHanford, CAF11.5
ParkdaleParkdale, ORF11.1
Cherry Blossom Orchard, LLCThe Dalles, ORF10.8
Jm TraverKingsburg, CAF10.5
Mark Bauder OrchardsRichland, WAF10.3
Wiebe Farms, Inc.Reedley, CAF10.0
Greenwell Farms Inc. - KealakekuaKealakekua, HIF9.9
KMOWenatchee, WAF9.7
Kiwi Farming/PackingHanford, CAF9.6
Kyle Mathison OrchardsWenatchee, WAF9.3
Cooper Family Orchards LLCThe Dalles, ORF9.2
Kingsburg Apple Partners, LPKingsburg, CAF9.2
Naumes, Inc. Orchards & VineyardsMedford, ORD8.7
Tucker Maier Orchards LLCThe Dalles, ORD8.6
Hadley Date Gardens, Inc.Thermal, CAD8.6
Talbott's Mountain Gold LLLPPalisade, COD8.6
Dorsing Farms IncOthello, WAD8.0
Fruit Packing #3Kerman, CAD8.0
Sun Pacific Farming | Kiwi Farming | PortervillePorterville, CAD7.5
Hazel Dell Orchard, LLCThe Dalles, ORD7.0
JBR Inc. Kona FarmCaptain Cook, HID6.9
Long Ranch LLCNaches, WAD6.8
Polehn Farms IncThe Dalles, ORD6.8
Prima Wawona - South RanchesDinuba, CAD6.7
Schanno-McClaskey Orchards, Inc.The Dalles, ORD6.7
K & K Land and Management, LLCThe Dalles, ORD6.7
Taylor Brothers Farms IncYuba City, CAD6.3
COR Operations ArtoisArtois, CAD6.3
Naumes, Inc. Pateros OrchardChelan, WAD6.2
Kay Dix, Inc.Walnut Grove, CAD6.1
SummerSweet Farms Inc.Reedley, CAD5.9
Prima Wawona - West RanchesKerman, CAD5.8
Symms Fruit Ranch, Inc.Caldwell, IDD5.7
Bittner Singer OrchardsAppleton, NYD5.7
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Nationwide industries with similar injury rates or employer scale

Two PlainSafetyScore-derived peer sets for Avocado farming: nearest NAICS cohorts by rated-subset average TCR and by OSHA-reporting employer inventory. These are cross-industry neighborhoods, not the employer list above.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average injury rate (TCR) in Avocado farming?

Across 90 OSHA-reporting establishments with a credible rate, Avocado farming averages 7.3 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers per year (Total Case Rate, 2016-2024). The BLS national benchmark for this NAICS code is 4.5.

How does Avocado farming compare with other industries nationally?

Avocado farming has fewer than 100 rated employers, below the case-volume floor for the national industry ranking.

How many employers report in Avocado farming?

98 establishments report to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application under this NAICS code, of which 90 have a credible enough filing history to carry a rated average TCR.

Data sourced from official public datasets, PlainSafetyScore's OSHA ITA / BLS-based industry database (2016-2024). Retrieved and formatted by PlainSafetyScore. See our methodology for details.

Working in Avocado farming?

This sector averages 7.3 against a BLS benchmark of 4.5 - but individual employers span the full A-to-F range.

Sector figures use the credible-subset mean across reporting employers; a benchmark is not any single establishment's measured rate.

Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.

Avocado farming Safety FAQ

What is the average injury rate (TCR) in Avocado farming?

Across 90 OSHA-reporting establishments with a credible rate, Avocado farming averages 7.3 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers per year (Total Case Rate, 2016-2024). The BLS national benchmark for this NAICS code is 4.5.

How does Avocado farming compare with other industries nationally?

Avocado farming has fewer than 100 rated employers, below the case-volume floor for the national industry ranking.

How many employers report in Avocado farming?

98 establishments report to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application under this NAICS code, of which 90 have a credible enough filing history to carry a rated average TCR.