Guitars and parts, electric and nonelectric, manufacturing · California
Ernie Ball Inc.
Coachella, CA · ~192 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ernie Ball Inc. runs at 261% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Guitars and parts, electric and nonelectric, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Ernie Ball Inc.: 8.6 TCR = 261% of Guitars and parts, electric and nonelectric, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ernie Ball Inc. safety composite
Ernie Ball Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 9%), 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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% 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
Ernie Ball Inc.: 6.3 → 8.4 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 10.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.9× in 2024
Ernie Ball Inc.'s TCR rose 2.0 from 6.3 in 2018 to 8.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 10.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.9× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 339992 · Coachella, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.6 · 261% of ind
- DART 7.7 DART
- RANK #8/12
- PHOTO Paladar
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~192 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Paladar (0.6 TCR gap)
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Ernie Ball Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Vic Firth Comp
Vic Firth Company
10.1 TCR
- Paladar
Paladar
9.2 TCR
- This site
Ernie Ball Inc.
8.6 TCR
- Taylor Guitars
Taylor Guitars
7.4 TCR
- Elkhart North
Elkhart North Facility
7.3 TCR
What this shows Ernie Ball Inc. averages 8.6 TCR (261% of the Guitars and parts, electric and nonelectric, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Ernie Ball Inc. TCR series: 2018=6.3 · 2020=10.5 · 2021=7.8 · 2022=9.6 · 2023=9.1 · 2024=8.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Ernie Ball Inc. falls in its industry
41 Guitars and parts, electric an establishmentsSafer than 17% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 12 Guitars and parts, electric an employers in California.
Ernie Ball Inc. has more employees than the Guitars and parts, electric and nonelect median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
339992 · CA · Coachella
41 Guitars and parts, electric and nonelectric, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 36 employers in Coachella, 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 | Paladar | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Taylor Guitars | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Elkhart North Facility | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Vic Firth Company | 10.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | T&A - Imperial - Harvest | 192 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Access Limited Construction Inc | 192 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Homesite Services | 192 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ALBD Electric & Cable Inc | 192 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TGH Inc | 758 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Coachella Valley Water District | 540 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Spotlight 29 Casino | 479 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Coachella | 352 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Public Works | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wilmington 027 | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Yarbrough Industries, Inc | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Milford Fire Department - Station 8 | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | S03893 - WM of Collier County | 192 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Richland School District Two | 192 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ball Beverage Pkg 157 Tampa | 192 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pioneer Pole Buildings | 192 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.