Correctional institutions · California

California Department of Corrections

Imperial, CA · ~1,219 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
16.9
Avg TCR
3.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

California Department of Corrections runs at 527% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Correctional institutions workplace, earning a grade F.

California Department of Corrections: 16.9 TCR = 527% of Correctional institutions BLS 3.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

California Department of Corrections safety composite

California Department of Corrections scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 9%), 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).

F

27/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 16.85 per 100 workers

Safer than 9% of industry peers

DART rate
F 6.43 per 100 workers

Safer than 27% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 54% 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

−3.3

2017→2018

California Department of Corrections injury rate improved

California Department of Corrections's TCR fell 3.3 from 18.5 in 2017 to 15.2 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 18.5 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.38× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=18.5 · 2018=15.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 922140 · Imperial, CA ABOVE-IND · LARGE

Grade F · TCR 16.9 · 527% of ind

  • DART 6.4 DART
  • RANK #55/73
  • PHOTO Minnesota Correction…
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 394 inj
  • SIZE ~1,219 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Minnesota Correctional Facility - Shakopee (0.2 TCR gap)

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California Department of Corrections in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows California Department of Corrections averages 16.9 TCR (527% of the Correctional institutions BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

California Department of Corrections TCR series: 2017=18.5 · 2018=15.2 · BLS 3.2

Where California Department of Corrections falls in its industry

482 Correctional institutions establishments

Safer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #55 safest of 73 Correctional institutions employers in California.

California Department of Corrections (1,219 employees, TCR 16.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 240 employees and a TCR of 5.8 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 05001,0001,500 010203040 Average employees Total Case Rate California Department of Corrections
California Department of Corrections (1,219 employees, TCR 16.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 240 employees and a TCR of 5.8

California Department of Corrections has more employees than the Correctional institutions median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.8. 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
2018 15.2 6.4 182 0 0
2017 18.5 7.5 212 6 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

922140 · CA · Imperial

482 Correctional institutions employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 24 employers in Imperial, 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 Minnesota Correctional Facility - Shakopee 17.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR OCSD Central Jail Complex 16.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Ventura Youth Correctional Facility 16.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Cooper Street Facility & SAI Unit 17.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE Prado Farm Labor Services Inc 1,219 FTE
STATE-SIZE Amazon Transportation Services : LAX5 1,220 FTE
STATE-SIZE 2261-00000330 1,220 FTE
STATE-SIZE double lucky inc 1,221 FTE
CITY-NEAR 70227 72 FTE
CITY-NEAR Imperial CA 67 FTE
CITY-NEAR Bullfrog Dairy 63 FTE
CITY-NEAR SDICDSI Imperial 61 FTE
NAT-TCR 368 ABC Supply Co., Inc 16.9 TCR
NAT-TCR RK-598-Trucking ( RK-598 ) 16.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Tecumseh Place 16.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Dialysis Clinic Inc Spartanburg 16.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE Palmetto Goodwill 1,219 FTE
NAT-SIZE 2904-SAS-NC 1,219 FTE
NAT-SIZE Learjet Inc. - Wichita, Kansas 1,219 FTE
NAT-SIZE HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital 1,219 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.