Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing · California
Aztec Containers
Vista, CA · ~24 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Aztec Containers runs at 293% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Aztec Containers: 9.7 TCR = 293% of Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Aztec Containers safety composite
Aztec Containers scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 1%), 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).
17/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 15.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
Aztec Containers: 7.7 → 15.4 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 23.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.6× in 2024
Aztec Containers's TCR rose 7.7 from 7.7 in 2017 to 15.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 23.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.6× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332311 · Vista, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.7 · 293% of ind
- DART 15.4 DART
- RANK #17/19
- PHOTO System USA
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~24 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: System USA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Aztec Containers in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Aztec Containers
9.7 TCR
- System USA
System USA
9.7 TCR
- Klover SEPA In
Klover SEPA Inc. (Prefab Division)
9.6 TCR
- Housman's Alum
Housman's Aluminum & Screening, Inc.
9.5 TCR
- Gerkin Windows
Gerkin Windows & Doors
9.4 TCR
What this shows Aztec Containers averages 9.7 TCR (293% of the Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Aztec Containers TCR series: 2017=7.7 · 2018=0 · 2019=0.8 · 2020=11.7 · 2021=8.6 · 2022=9.1 · 2023=23.9 · 2024=15.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Aztec Containers falls in its industry
393 Buildings, prefabricated metal establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 19 Buildings, prefabricated metal employers in California.
Aztec Containers has fewer employees than the Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufact median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.1. 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 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 23.9 | 19.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332311 · CA · Vista
393 Buildings, prefabricated metal, 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 | System USA | 9.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Klover SEPA Inc. (Prefab Division) | 9.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Housman's Aluminum & Screening, Inc. | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gerkin Windows & Doors | 9.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Agro-Jal Farming Enterprises | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MTD Farms | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Marc Pura Ranch, LLC | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Costa Farms | 24 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 | GME Sewell | 9.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gaspar's Sausage Co, Inc. | 9.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Imperial | 9.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Valhalla | 9.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Henley Interiors, Ltd | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | K&M Tire Houston | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Organ Procurement Organization Lubbock | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Division 44 - Corpus Christi Fuels | 24 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.