Water purification equipment manufacturing · California
Applied Membranes, Inc.
Vista, CA · ~162 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Applied Membranes, Inc. runs at 199% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Water purification equipment manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Applied Membranes, Inc.: 6.6 TCR = 199% of Water purification equipment manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Applied Membranes, Inc. safety composite
Applied Membranes, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 11%), 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 6.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% 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
−4.4
2017→2024
Applied Membranes, Inc. injury rate improved
Applied Membranes, Inc.'s TCR fell 4.4 from 8.0 in 2017 to 3.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 11.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=8.0 · 2019=11.2 · 2020=5.3 · 2021=2.3 · 2022=10.1 · 2023=5.7 · 2024=3.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333318 · Vista, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.6 · 199% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #24/30
- PHOTO Brite-O-Matic Manufa…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 57 inj
- SIZE ~162 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Brite-O-Matic Manufacturing, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Applied Membranes, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Cemline Corpor
Cemline Corporation
6.7 TCR
- This site
Applied Membranes, Inc.
6.6 TCR
- Brite-O-Matic
Brite-O-Matic Manufacturing, Inc.
6.6 TCR
- STINGRAY PARTS
STINGRAY PARTS WASHERS
6.5 TCR
- Winston Indust
Winston Industries, LLC
6.4 TCR
What this shows Applied Membranes, Inc. averages 6.6 TCR (199% of the Water purification equipment manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Applied Membranes, Inc. TCR series: 2017=8 · 2019=11.2 · 2020=5.3 · 2021=2.3 · 2022=10.1 · 2023=5.7 · 2024=3.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Applied Membranes, Inc. falls in its industry
361 Water purification equipment m establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #24 safest of 30 Water purification equipment m employers in California.
Applied Membranes, Inc. has more employees than the Water purification equipment manufacturi median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.2 | 7.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333318 · CA · Vista
361 Water purification equipment manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 197 employers in Vista, 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 | Brite-O-Matic Manufacturing, Inc. | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | STINGRAY PARTS WASHERS | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cemline Corporation | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Winston Industries, LLC | 6.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sun Pacific Shippers | Reedley Packinghouse | 162 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | M and R Company | 162 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Alsco Geyer Irrigation, Inc. | 162 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lennar - San Diego | 162 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 05-CACTUS | 1,065 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cactus - 05 | 949 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Vista HQ | 758 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 01-CORP | 522 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | CINCINNATI | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kalamazoo Mi | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hilton San Antonio Hill Country | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Short North Stage | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Loram Technologies Inc. | 162 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ABF Packing LTD | 162 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TAYLORVILLE | 162 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Careone at Peabody | 162 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.