Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing · California
Commercial Metal Forming - California
Orange, CA · ~44 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Commercial Metal Forming - California runs at 352% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Commercial Metal Forming - California: 11.6 TCR = 352% of Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Commercial Metal Forming - California safety composite
Commercial Metal Forming - California scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 2%), 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 11.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 13.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% 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
Commercial Metal Forming - California: 4.8 → 16.6 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 17.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.19× in 2024
Commercial Metal Forming - California's TCR rose 11.7 from 4.8 in 2020 to 16.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 17.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.19× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332313 · Orange, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.6 · 352% of ind
- DART 13.8 DART
- RANK #15/16
- PHOTO Prescor Inc.
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~44 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Prescor Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Commercial Metal Forming - California in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Helser Industr
Helser Industries
11.8 TCR
- Source Enginee
Source Engineering, L.L.C.
11.8 TCR
- United Welding
United Welding & Mfg. Co., Inc.
11.7 TCR
- This site
Commercial Metal Forming - California
11.6 TCR
- Prescor Inc.
Prescor Inc.
11.6 TCR
What this shows Commercial Metal Forming - California averages 11.6 TCR (352% of the Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Commercial Metal Forming - California TCR series: 2020=4.8 · 2021=17.6 · 2022=13.4 · 2023=5.5 · 2024=16.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Commercial Metal Forming - California falls in its industry
449 Plate work (e.g., bending, cut establishmentsSafer than 8% 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 #15 safest of 16 Plate work (e.g., bending, cut employers in California.
Commercial Metal Forming - California has fewer employees than the Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punc 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16.6 | 13.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13.4 | 5.7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17.6 | 13.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332313 · CA · Orange
449 Plate work (e.g., bending, cutting, punching, shaping, welding), fabricated metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 319 employers in Orange, 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 | Prescor Inc. | 11.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | United Welding & Mfg. Co., Inc. | 11.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Helser Industries | 11.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Source Engineering, L.L.C. | 11.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Firebaugh | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Boutonnet Farms | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Central Coast Vineyards | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FESTIVAL FARMS | 44 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC Irvine Health | 6,191 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHOC - CHildren's Hospital of Orange County | 4,962 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHOC Children's Orange | 3,693 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHOC Children's Orange V2 | 3,652 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Canton Drop Forge | 11.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MAIN GCC- E. Monument Street | 11.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Houle's | 11.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NA-US-MA-Wilmington-240 Ballardvale | 11.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | FDSA Sara Road | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Flexaust NC | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Superior Ag Resources Dale Feed Mill | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Monticello Ar | 44 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.