Water treatment and distribution · California
El Toro Water District
Lake Forest, CA · ~59 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.6
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
El Toro Water District runs at 717% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water treatment and distribution workplace, earning a grade F.
El Toro Water District: 8.6 TCR = 717% of Water treatment and distribution BLS 1.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
El Toro Water District safety composite
El Toro Water District scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 17%), 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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.64 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% 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
El Toro Water District: 5.6 → 9.4 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 11.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.66× in 2024
El Toro Water District's TCR rose 3.8 from 5.6 in 2018 to 9.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 11.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.66× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221310 · Lake Forest, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.6 · 717% of ind
- DART 5.6 DART
- RANK #146/176
- PHOTO Southwest Irrigation…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~59 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Southwest Irrigation, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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El Toro Water District in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
El Toro Water District
8.6 TCR
- Southwest Irri
Southwest Irrigation, LLC
8.6 TCR
- Municipal Wate
Municipal Water & Sewer Treatment Facilities
8.6 TCR
- Water Enterpri
Water Enterprise
8.6 TCR
- Martin County
Martin County Division
8.6 TCR
What this shows El Toro Water District averages 8.6 TCR (717% of the Water treatment and distribution BLS benchmark).
El Toro Water District TCR series: 2018=5.6 · 2019=7.3 · 2020=11.8 · 2021=9.7 · 2022=7.7 · 2023=8.7 · 2024=9.4 · BLS 1.2
Where El Toro Water District falls in its industry
727 Water treatment and distributi establishmentsSafer than 17% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #146 safest of 176 Water treatment and distributi employers in California.
El Toro Water District has more employees than the Water treatment and distribution median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 | 9.4 | 5.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.7 | 8.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221310 · CA · Lake Forest
727 Water treatment and distribution employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 90 employers in Lake Forest, 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 | Southwest Irrigation, LLC | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Municipal Water & Sewer Treatment Facilities | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Water Enterprise | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Martin County Division | 8.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DFFF-Salinas | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LOMA | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J.R. AG SOLUTIONS, INC. | 59 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | F&J FERNANDEZ CONTRACTING | 59 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Panasonic Avionics Corporation | 2,047 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ARB, Inc. | 1,334 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Spectrum Brands, Lake Forest | 598 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ASSA ABLOY Americas Residential, Inc., Lake Forest | 594 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | CHAKM - Hampton Inn Kimball | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Safran Landing Systems (LAS) | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | W. A. Wilson & Sons, Inc. | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kimball Railcar Services | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cross High School | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Administration Building | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Renaissance Senior Living | 59 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Site Work Specialists | 59 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.