Water treatment plants · California
City of South San Francisco - Water Quality Control Plant
South San Francisco, CA · ~39 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.7
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
City of South San Francisco - Water Quality Control Plant runs at 809% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water treatment plants workplace, earning a grade F.
City of South San Francisco - Water Quality Control Plant: 9.7 TCR = 809% of Water treatment plants BLS 1.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
City of South San Francisco - Water Quality Control Plant safety composite
City of South San Francisco - Water Quality Control Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 4%), 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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 13.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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
City of South San Francisco - Water Quality Control Plant: 3.0 → 16.5 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 16.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.36× in 2024
City of South San Francisco - Water Quality Control Plant's TCR rose 13.5 from 3.0 in 2023 to 16.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221310 · South San Francisco, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.7 · 809% of ind
- DART 13.2 DART
- RANK #157/176
- PHOTO New York American Wa…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~39 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: New York American Water - Merrick (0.0 TCR gap)
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City of South San Francisco - Water Quality Control Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- RMWD
RMWD
9.8 TCR
- This site
City of South San Francisco - Water Quality Control Plant
9.7 TCR
- New York Ameri
New York American Water - Merrick
9.7 TCR
- Valley County
Valley County Water District
9.7 TCR
- Water Division
Water Division
9.7 TCR
What this shows City of South San Francisco - Water Quality Control Plant averages 9.7 TCR (809% of the Water treatment plants BLS benchmark).
City of South San Francisco - Water Quality Control Plant TCR series: 2023=3 · 2024=16.5 · BLS 1.2
Where City of South San Francisco - Water Quality Control Plant falls in its industry
727 Water treatment plants establishmentsSafer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #157 safest of 176 Water treatment plants employers in California.
City of South San Francisco - Water Quality Control Plant has fewer employees than the Water treatment plants median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 | 16.5 | 13.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221310 · CA · South San Francisco
727 Water treatment plants employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 136 employers in South San Francisco, 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 | New York American Water - Merrick | 9.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RMWD | 9.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Valley County Water District | 9.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Water Division | 9.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | San Felipe Farms | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schreiner Brothers Farms | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TLC Custom Farming Company LLC | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sonoma Valley Vineyards | 39 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Genentech SSF | 13,259 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2032-02120951 | 1,497 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aspiranet | 1,182 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0206-02620951 | 1,178 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | JK2 Scenic, LLC. | 9.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Azsaf - Safford | 9.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Njmto - Mount Olive | 9.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Highland Roofing Company | 9.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | NFI Interactive Logistics LLC-711 THOMLIN MILL ROAD | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Physical Plant | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nachi Tool America Inc. | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kscol - Colby | 39 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.