Thoroughbred racetracks · California
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
Del Mar, CA · ~343 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club runs at 189% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Thoroughbred racetracks workplace, earning a grade D.
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club: 5.9 TCR = 189% of Thoroughbred racetracks BLS 3.1 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club safety composite
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 14%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club: 3.2 → 4.8 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 10.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.65× in 2024
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club's TCR rose 1.6 from 3.2 in 2017 to 4.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 10.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 711212 · Del Mar, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.9 · 189% of ind
- DART 3.8 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO Bandimere Speedway
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 50 inj
- SIZE ~343 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bandimere Speedway (0.2 TCR gap)
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Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- California Spe
California Speedway, LLC
6.3 TCR
- Tampa Bay Down
Tampa Bay Downs, Inc
6.3 TCR
- This site
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club
5.9 TCR
- Bandimere Spee
Bandimere Speedway
5.7 TCR
- Talladega Supe
Talladega Superspeedway, LLC
5.4 TCR
What this shows Del Mar Thoroughbred Club averages 5.9 TCR (189% of the Thoroughbred racetracks BLS benchmark).
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club TCR series: 2017=3.2 · 2018=6.2 · 2019=5.7 · 2020=5.7 · 2021=10.2 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=4.8 · BLS 3.1
Where Del Mar Thoroughbred Club falls in its industry
66 Thoroughbred racetracks establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Thoroughbred racetracks employers in California.
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club has more employees than the Thoroughbred racetracks median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.2 | 7.5 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
711212 · CA · Del Mar
66 Thoroughbred racetracks employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 15 employers in Del Mar, 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 | Bandimere Speedway | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | California Speedway, LLC | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Talladega Superspeedway, LLC | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tampa Bay Downs, Inc | 6.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 0199 - Manhattan Beach | 343 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4038-2702 | 343 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 5096 | 343 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1912 | 343 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 373 | 1,148 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 10434 Del Mar | 254 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | L'Auberge Del Mar | 200 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hilton San Diego/Del Mar | 106 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cozy Harbor Seafood | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Holland Company | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 003 - Chapelwood Elementary | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | McKees | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Enovation Controls | 343 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kahului Campus | 343 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Poly Trucking | 343 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | USA KY Richmond Plant | 343 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.