Waste collection, treatment, and disposal through a sewer system · California
Alvarado Labs - Public Utilities
La Mesa, CA · ~95 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Alvarado Labs - Public Utilities runs at 298% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Waste collection, treatment, and disposal through a sewer system workplace, earning a grade F.
Alvarado Labs - Public Utilities: 3.6 TCR = 298% of Waste collection, treatment, and disposal through a sewer system BLS 1.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Alvarado Labs - Public Utilities safety composite
Alvarado Labs - Public Utilities scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 48%), 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)
- C 3.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−4.0
2021→2024
Alvarado Labs - Public Utilities injury rate improved
Alvarado Labs - Public Utilities's TCR fell 4.0 from 5.9 in 2021 to 1.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 5.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=5.9 · 2022=1.2 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=1.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221320 · La Mesa, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 3.6 · 298% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #22/74
- PHOTO Rock River Water Rec…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~95 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Rock River Water Reclamation District (0.0 TCR gap)
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Alvarado Labs - Public Utilities in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- East Bay Munic
East Bay Municipal Utility District - Wastewater
3.7 TCR
- This site
Alvarado Labs - Public Utilities
3.6 TCR
- Rock River Wat
Rock River Water Reclamation District
3.6 TCR
- American Botto
American Bottoms Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility
3.6 TCR
- 34-999340947-9
34-999340947-9
3.5 TCR
What this shows Alvarado Labs - Public Utilities averages 3.6 TCR (298% of the Waste collection, treatment, and disposal through a sewer system BLS benchmark).
Alvarado Labs - Public Utilities TCR series: 2021=5.9 · 2022=1.2 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=1.9 · BLS 1.2
Where Alvarado Labs - Public Utilities falls in its industry
400 Waste collection, treatment, a establishmentsSafer than 58% 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 #22 safest of 74 Waste collection, treatment, a employers in California.
Alvarado Labs - Public Utilities has more employees than the Waste collection, treatment, and disposa median and a lower 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 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221320 · CA · La Mesa
400 Waste collection, treatment, and disposal through a sewer system employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 85 employers in La Mesa, 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 | Rock River Water Reclamation District | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 34-999340947-9 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | American Bottoms Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | East Bay Municipal Utility District - Wastewater | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Del Llano Farms | 95 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Los Altos Farms, LLC | 95 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TreeSource | 95 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Costa View Farms 2 (Madera) | 95 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Grossmont Hospital - 5555 Grossmont Center Drive | 3,453 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Grossmont Hospital | 3,275 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0469 - LA MESA CA WHSE | 365 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of La Mesa | 345 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | New Haven | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Compassus South Mass North Andover | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DRS Food Inc. Dba Dominos | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - MGE5 | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kentucky Horse Park | 95 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | New Millennium Bank | 95 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Glazers Beer And Beverage Shreveport | 95 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KVC Hospital Hays | 95 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.