Exhaust systems and parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing · California
Hedman Manufacturing
Whittier, CA · ~44 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 7.3
- Avg TCR
- 5.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hedman Manufacturing runs at 136% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Exhaust systems and parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Hedman Manufacturing: 7.3 TCR = 136% of Exhaust systems and parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS 5.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hedman Manufacturing safety composite
Hedman Manufacturing scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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→2023
Hedman Manufacturing injury rate improved
Hedman Manufacturing's TCR fell 4.9 from 9.8 in 2017 to 5.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 11.6 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.34× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=9.8 · 2020=11.6 · 2021=7.8 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=5.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336390 · Whittier, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 7.3 · 136% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #21/29
- PHOTO Inalfa Roof Systems …
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~44 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Inalfa Roof Systems - Cherokee Campus (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hedman Manufacturing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Trailer Compon
Trailer Component Manufacturing
7.4 TCR
- This site
Hedman Manufacturing
7.3 TCR
- Inalfa Roof Sy
Inalfa Roof Systems - Cherokee Campus
7.3 TCR
- Ohio Metal Tec
Ohio Metal Technologies, Inc.
7.2 TCR
- AHK
AHK
7.2 TCR
What this shows Hedman Manufacturing averages 7.3 TCR (136% of the Exhaust systems and parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Hedman Manufacturing TCR series: 2017=9.8 · 2020=11.6 · 2021=7.8 · 2022=2.5 · 2023=5 · BLS 5.4
Where Hedman Manufacturing falls in its industry
772 Exhaust systems and parts, aut establishmentsSafer than 11% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 29 Exhaust systems and parts, aut employers in California.
Hedman Manufacturing has fewer employees than the Exhaust systems and parts, automotive, t median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11.6 | 2.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.8 | 4.9 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336390 · CA · Whittier
772 Exhaust systems and parts, automotive, truck, and bus, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 124 employers in Whittier, 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 | Inalfa Roof Systems - Cherokee Campus | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trailer Component Manufacturing | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ohio Metal Technologies, Inc. | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AHK | 7.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Firebaugh | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Boutonnet Farms | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Central Coast Vineyards | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FESTIVAL FARMS | 44 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PIH Health Hospital - Whittier | 3,609 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 499 | 2,621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PIH Health Hospital - Downey | 1,130 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PIH Health Physicians | 819 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Food City 069 | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SeaView Community Services | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dickenson Community Hospital | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Interstate Business Solutions | 7.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kerr Masonry, Inc. | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Covenant College | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | JFK Branch | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BCI - Arlington | 44 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.