Water treatment and distribution · California
Essex Operations and Control
Arcata, CA · ~29 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 16.0
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Essex Operations and Control runs at 1335% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water treatment and distribution workplace, earning a grade F.
Essex Operations and Control: 16.0 TCR = 1335% of Water treatment and distribution BLS 1.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Essex Operations and Control safety composite
Essex Operations and Control scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
15/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 16.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 13.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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%).
TCR Δ
−4.9
2017→2019
Essex Operations and Control injury rate improved
Essex Operations and Control's TCR fell 4.9 from 18.8 in 2017 to 13.9 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2017 at 18.8 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.87× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=18.8 · 2018=15.4 · 2019=13.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221310 · Arcata, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 16.0 · 1335% of ind
- DART 13.9 DART
- RANK #171/176
- PHOTO Gurnee Public Works …
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~29 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Gurnee Public Works Department (0.1 TCR gap)
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Essex Operations and Control in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Water & Sewer
Water & Sewer Department
16.3 TCR
- This site
Essex Operations and Control
16 TCR
- Gurnee Public
Gurnee Public Works Department
15.9 TCR
- North Unit Irr
North Unit Irrigation District
15.9 TCR
- Public Utiliti
Public Utilities, Sewer, Engineering, Water Treatment Plants
15.6 TCR
What this shows Essex Operations and Control averages 16.0 TCR (1335% of the Water treatment and distribution BLS benchmark).
Essex Operations and Control TCR series: 2017=18.8 · 2018=15.4 · 2019=13.9 · BLS 1.2
Where Essex Operations and Control falls in its industry
727 Water treatment and distributi establishmentsSafer than 2% 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 #171 safest of 176 Water treatment and distributi employers in California.
Essex Operations and Control has fewer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 18.8 | 6.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221310 · CA · Arcata
727 Water treatment and distribution employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 41 employers in Arcata, 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 | Gurnee Public Works Department | 15.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | North Unit Irrigation District | 15.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Water & Sewer Department | 16.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Public Utilities, Sewer, Engineering, Water Treatment Plants | 15.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sean V. Doherty Farms | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Blanco Farms, LLC | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT SHOP | 29 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cottonwood Farms | 29 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 52 | 1,571 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Murphy's Markets Inc. | 163 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kokatat, Inc. | 131 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North Coast Co-op Arcata | 124 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Defender Services - Parkdale Springs (11-119) | 16.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bane Brighton House LLC | 16.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6458-ZNHO | 16.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Falmouth Convalescent Center Inc | 16.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Berwyn | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Innocor Foam Technologies Newburyport, LLC - Newburyport | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DG Livonia | 29 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Louis Dreyfus Company - Beaumont | 29 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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