Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in food science · California

CPKelco Aero Drive

San Diego, CA · ~37 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
4.5
Avg TCR
0.5
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

CPKelco Aero Drive runs at 908% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in food science workplace, earning a grade F.

CPKelco Aero Drive: 4.5 TCR = 908% of Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in food science BLS 0.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

CPKelco Aero Drive safety composite

CPKelco Aero Drive scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% 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).

F

17/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 4.54 per 100 workers

Safer than 9% of industry peers

DART rate
F 4.96 per 100 workers

Safer than 2% 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

−1.2

2018→2020

CPKelco Aero Drive injury rate improved

CPKelco Aero Drive's TCR fell 1.2 from 6.2 in 2018 to 5.0 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2018 at 6.2 TCR. In 2020, DART was 1.09× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=6.2 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=5.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 541711 · San Diego, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 4.5 · 908% of ind

  • DART 5.0 DART
  • RANK #46/51
  • PHOTO OpenAg Center
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 5 inj
  • SIZE ~37 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: OpenAg Center (0.0 TCR gap)

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CPKelco Aero Drive in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows CPKelco Aero Drive averages 4.5 TCR (908% of the Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in food science BLS benchmark).

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

CPKelco Aero Drive TCR series: 2018=6.2 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=5 · BLS 0.5

Where CPKelco Aero Drive falls in its industry

189 Biotechnology research and dev establishments

Safer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #46 safest of 51 Biotechnology research and dev employers in California.

CPKelco Aero Drive (37 employees, TCR 4.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 296 employees and a TCR of 0.8 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 01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate CPKelco Aero Drive
CPKelco Aero Drive (37 employees, TCR 4.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 296 employees and a TCR of 0.8

CPKelco Aero Drive has fewer employees than the Biotechnology research and development l median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.8. 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
2020 5.0 5.0 2 0 0
2019 2.5 0.0 1 0 0
2018 6.2 6.2 2 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

541711 · CA · San Diego

189 Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in food science employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 1,979 employers in San Diego, 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 OpenAg Center 4.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Precision for Medicine Redwood City California 4.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Ecovative Design 4.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Coriell Institute for Medical Research 4.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE BULLSEYE FARMS LLC 37 FTE
STATE-SIZE KP Spraying LLC 37 FTE
STATE-SIZE KAN - 01 37 FTE
STATE-SIZE Kimberlina Shop 37 FTE
CITY-NEAR UC San Diego Health 9,310 FTE
CITY-NEAR General Atomics 8,108 FTE
CITY-NEAR Health Human Services Agency 6,080 FTE
CITY-NEAR National University 4,955 FTE
NAT-TCR UMS Wausau 4.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Restruction Corporation 4.5 TCR
NAT-TCR North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : ATL7 4.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Amzl : Dcl1 4.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Thigpen Trucking,INC 37 FTE
NAT-SIZE Bd Custom 37 FTE
NAT-SIZE Reliable Property Services 721 37 FTE
NAT-SIZE Hampton Inn - FT. Lauderdale 37 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: 2020, 2019, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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