Automatic (i.e., controlling-type, regulating) valves, industrial-type, manufacturing · California
Griswold Industries
Costa Mesa, CA · ~418 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Griswold Industries runs at 118% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Automatic (i.e., controlling-type, regulating) valves, industrial-type, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Griswold Industries: 3.9 TCR = 118% of Automatic (i.e., controlling-type, regulating) valves, industrial-type, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Griswold Industries safety composite
Griswold Industries scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 8%), 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 3.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.4
2016→2024
Griswold Industries injury rate improved
Griswold Industries's TCR fell 0.4 from 4.0 in 2016 to 3.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 6.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.91× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.0 · 2017=5.0 · 2018=3.7 · 2019=6.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=4.2 · 2024=3.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332911 · Costa Mesa, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.9 · 118% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #5/10
- PHOTO Vortex Valves
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 142 inj
- SIZE ~418 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Vortex Valves (0.0 TCR gap)
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Griswold Industries in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Griswold Industries
3.9 TCR
- Vortex Valves
Vortex Valves
3.9 TCR
- Milwaukee Valv
Milwaukee Valve Company Inc. - Prairie du Sac
3.9 TCR
- US Valve LLC
US Valve LLC
3.9 TCR
- DFT Inc
DFT Inc
3.9 TCR
What this shows Griswold Industries averages 3.9 TCR (118% of the Automatic (i.e., controlling-type, regulating) valves, industrial-type, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Griswold Industries TCR series: 2016=4 · 2017=5 · 2018=3.7 · 2019=6 · 2020=0 · 2021=1.9 · 2022=6.9 · 2023=4.2 · 2024=3.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Griswold Industries falls in its industry
298 Automatic (i.e., controlling-t establishmentsSafer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 10 Automatic (i.e., controlling-t employers in California.
Griswold Industries has more employees than the Automatic (i.e., controlling-type, regul median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.0 | 4.1 | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332911 · CA · Costa Mesa
298 Automatic (i.e., controlling-type, regulating) valves, industrial-type, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 185 employers in Costa Mesa, 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 | Vortex Valves | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Milwaukee Valve Company Inc. - Prairie du Sac | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | US Valve LLC | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DFT Inc | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Andersen and Sons Shelling | 418 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Armorcast Products Company | 418 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Phillips Industries | 418 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 4392 | 418 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PACIFIC AMPHITHEATER | 863 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | OC Fair & Event Center | 861 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Costa Mesa | 670 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PACWEST Security Services | 567 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | JCC High School | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | H&R Const. Co. | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Allied Glass - 01 | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Modern Sheet Metal Works, Inc. | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CMC Steel South Carolina | 418 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Las Vegas Office | 418 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 82 - St. Johns | 418 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sherburne County Government Center - General | 418 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.