Wheels, polishing and grinding, manufacturing · California
Buff and Shine
Rancho Dominguez, CA · ~33 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Buff and Shine runs at 70% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Wheels, polishing and grinding, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Buff and Shine: 2.3 TCR = 70% of Wheels, polishing and grinding, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Buff and Shine safety composite
Buff and Shine scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 74% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 32%), 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 2.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Buff and Shine: 0.0 → 4.6 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 4.6 TCR · DART/TCR 2× in 2024
Buff and Shine's TCR rose 4.6 from 0.0 in 2022 to 4.6 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327910 · Rancho Dominguez, CA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.3 · 70% of ind
- DART 4.6 DART
- RANK #2/6
- PHOTO Buffalo Abrasives, I…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Buffalo Abrasives, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Buff and Shine in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Saint-Gobain A
Saint-Gobain ABC Warren / Amplex Superabrasives
2.4 TCR
- This site
Buff and Shine
2.3 TCR
- Buffalo Abrasi
Buffalo Abrasives, Inc.
2.3 TCR
- Diamabrush LLC
Diamabrush LLC
2.3 TCR
- Global 378 Nia
Global 378 Niagara
2.2 TCR
What this shows Buff and Shine averages 2.3 TCR (70% of the Wheels, polishing and grinding, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Buff and Shine TCR series: 2022=0 · 2024=4.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Buff and Shine falls in its industry
90 Wheels, polishing and grinding establishmentsSafer than 74% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 6 Wheels, polishing and grinding employers in California.
Buff and Shine has fewer employees than the Wheels, polishing and grinding, manufact median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327910 · CA · Rancho Dominguez
90 Wheels, polishing and grinding, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 66 employers in Rancho Dominguez, 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 | Buffalo Abrasives, Inc. | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Diamabrush LLC | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Saint-Gobain ABC Warren / Amplex Superabrasives | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Global 378 Niagara | 2.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Tutti Frutti Farms | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | EL CENTRO | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BULLSEYE FARMS 18 | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | River Vista Farms LLC | 33 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brock West, LLC | 2,008 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aegion Energy Services | 1,533 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Murray Company | 922 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | T.R.S.C., Inc. | 576 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Best Mechanical | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jennmar Specialty Cedar Bluff | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Doug Andrus Distributing LLC | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TX Whiskey Ranch | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CLS-CPIS-CHARLESTON,SC | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GRE-CPIS-GREENVILLE,SC | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Glenroy Construction Co. Inc. | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | WSM Industries LLC - Denver | 33 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.