Ladders, portable metal, manufacturing · California
Cotterman Company - California Division
Bakersfield, CA · ~42 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cotterman Company - California Division runs at 231% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Ladders, portable metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Cotterman Company - California Division: 7.6 TCR = 231% of Ladders, portable metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cotterman Company - California Division safety composite
Cotterman Company - California Division scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 22%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% 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%).
TCR Δ
−6.1
2016→2024
Cotterman Company - California Division injury rate improved
Cotterman Company - California Division's TCR fell 6.1 from 12.5 in 2016 to 6.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 14.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.56× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=12.5 · 2017=14.4 · 2018=10.3 · 2019=0.0 · 2021=6.9 · 2022=10.5 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=6.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332999 · Bakersfield, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.6 · 231% of ind
- DART 4.3 DART
- RANK #36/47
- PHOTO Gem City Metal Techn…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 25 inj
- SIZE ~42 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Gem City Metal Technologies (0.0 TCR gap)
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Cotterman Company - California Division in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Advex Corporat
Advex Corporation
7.7 TCR
- This site
Cotterman Company - California Division
7.6 TCR
- Gem City Metal
Gem City Metal Technologies
7.6 TCR
- CES-Phoenix
CES-Phoenix
7.6 TCR
- Aluminum Fabri
Aluminum Fabrication Corporation
7.5 TCR
What this shows Cotterman Company - California Division averages 7.6 TCR (231% of the Ladders, portable metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Cotterman Company - California Division TCR series: 2016=12.5 · 2017=14.4 · 2018=10.3 · 2019=0 · 2021=6.9 · 2022=10.5 · 2023=0 · 2024=6.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Cotterman Company - California Division falls in its industry
827 Ladders, portable metal, manuf establishmentsSafer than 22% 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 #36 safest of 47 Ladders, portable metal, manuf employers in California.
Cotterman Company - California Division has fewer employees than the Ladders, portable metal, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14.4 | 5.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12.5 | 9.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332999 · CA · Bakersfield
827 Ladders, portable metal, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 818 employers in Bakersfield, 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 | Gem City Metal Technologies | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CES-Phoenix | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Advex Corporation | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Aluminum Fabrication Corporation | 7.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Quad H | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CJJ Farming, Inc | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Oceano Packing Company LLC | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Connell Ranch | 42 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CA Bakersfield | 4,667 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CA-04 | 4,525 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - BFL1 | 4,113 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Esparza Enterprises, Inc | 3,267 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lost Trail Dairy, LLC | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Goodwill Trinity SS | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Gardens at Millville | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carris Reels CT | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Inver Grove Heights Lube Plant | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bridgeville Feedmill | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ruppert Landscape - Mableton | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Elixir DMC Division 81 | 42 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.