Abrasive products manufacturing · California
CGW Abrasives
Buena Park, CA · ~35 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
CGW Abrasives runs at 167% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Abrasive products manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
CGW Abrasives: 5.5 TCR = 167% of Abrasive products manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
CGW Abrasives safety composite
CGW Abrasives scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 36%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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
−4.9
2021→2023
CGW Abrasives injury rate improved
CGW Abrasives's TCR fell 4.9 from 10.7 in 2021 to 5.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 10.7 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=10.7 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=5.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327910 · Buena Park, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 167% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #5/6
- PHOTO Precision Abrasives
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~35 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Precision Abrasives (0.0 TCR gap)
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CGW Abrasives in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
CGW Abrasives
5.5 TCR
- Precision Abra
Precision Abrasives
5.5 TCR
- Anchor Abrasiv
Anchor Abrasives Company
5.5 TCR
- Saint-Gobain A
Saint-Gobain ABC Warren / Ampex Superabrasives
5.3 TCR
- Cesco Plant
Cesco Plant
5.3 TCR
What this shows CGW Abrasives averages 5.5 TCR (167% of the Abrasive products manufacturing BLS benchmark).
CGW Abrasives TCR series: 2021=10.7 · 2022=0 · 2023=5.8 · BLS 3.3
Where CGW Abrasives falls in its industry
90 Abrasive products manufacturin establishmentsSafer than 36% 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 #5 safest of 6 Abrasive products manufacturin employers in California.
CGW Abrasives has fewer employees than the Abrasive products manufacturing median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327910 · CA · Buena Park
90 Abrasive products manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 112 employers in Buena Park, 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 | Precision Abrasives | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Anchor Abrasives Company | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Saint-Gobain ABC Warren / Ampex Superabrasives | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cesco Plant | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CONSTRUCTION FABRICATION/CARPENTRY/PAINTING/ELECTRIC/PIPE | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Meek Ranches LLC | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dresick Farms, Inc. - Farm | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wolfsen Inc | 35 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon Transportation Services : LAX5 | 1,220 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ono-041 | 910 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - LAX5 | 898 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BUENA PARK CA | 831 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Varsity Spirit | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RFI-ODFL | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Admiral/153 | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Aeroforge, Inc. | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hoffman Senior Living | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Commander Beverages Corporation | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Les Schwab Tire Center-Medford Commerce Drive | 35 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.