Shampoos and conditioners, hair, manufacturing · California
Dr. Bronner's Vista Plant
Vista, CA · ~248 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dr. Bronner's Vista Plant runs at 184% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Shampoos and conditioners, hair, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Dr. Bronner's Vista Plant: 6.1 TCR = 184% of Shampoos and conditioners, hair, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dr. Bronner's Vista Plant safety composite
Dr. Bronner's Vista Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 11%), 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 6.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% 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%).
Dr. Bronner's Vista Plant held a steady TCR band
Dr. Bronner's Vista Plant's TCR held near 0.2 from 6.4 in 2016 to 6.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 8.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.4 · 2017=2.6 · 2018=5.4 · 2019=6.0 · 2021=8.1 · 2022=5.9 · 2023=7.8 · 2024=6.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325620 · Vista, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.1 · 184% of ind
- DART 3.3 DART
- RANK #31/38
- PHOTO Bright International…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 116 inj
- SIZE ~248 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bright International, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dr. Bronner's Vista Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Spatz Laborato
Spatz Laboratories
6.2 TCR
- This site
Dr. Bronner's Vista Plant
6.1 TCR
- Bright Interna
Bright International, LLC
6 TCR
- Colorado Quali
Colorado Quality Proudcts LLC
6 TCR
- Lina Gale Inc.
Lina Gale Inc.
5.9 TCR
What this shows Dr. Bronner's Vista Plant averages 6.1 TCR (184% of the Shampoos and conditioners, hair, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Dr. Bronner's Vista Plant TCR series: 2016=6.4 · 2017=2.6 · 2018=5.4 · 2019=6 · 2021=8.1 · 2022=5.9 · 2023=7.8 · 2024=6.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Dr. Bronner's Vista Plant falls in its industry
260 Shampoos and conditioners, hai establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #31 safest of 38 Shampoos and conditioners, hai employers in California.
Dr. Bronner's Vista Plant has more employees than the Shampoos and conditioners, hair, manufac median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.8 | 6.4 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325620 · CA · Vista
260 Shampoos and conditioners, hair, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 197 employers in Vista, 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 | Bright International, LLC | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Colorado Quality Proudcts LLC | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Spatz Laboratories | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lina Gale Inc. | 5.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Saticoy Berry Farms, Inc. | 248 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | west coast custom harvesting i | 248 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RC PACKING | 248 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Spates Fabricators Inc | 248 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 05-CACTUS | 1,065 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cactus - 05 | 949 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Vista HQ | 758 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 01-CORP | 522 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | CIDRA | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Fresh Market 138 | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Iowa Regional Utilities Association | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Crafted Plastics, Inc. | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Seasons-4, Inc. | 248 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plastipak- Westland | 248 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CMC Steel Arizona | 248 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ravenna Casting Center, LLC | 248 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.