Water treatment and distribution · California
Helix Water District
La Mesa, CA · ~165 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Helix Water District runs at 362% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water treatment and distribution workplace, earning a grade F.
Helix Water District: 4.3 TCR = 362% of Water treatment and distribution BLS 1.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Helix Water District safety composite
Helix Water District scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 36%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% 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
Helix Water District: 3.0 → 3.5 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 7.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.8× in 2024
Helix Water District's TCR rose 0.5 from 3.0 in 2017 to 3.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 7.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.8× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221310 · La Mesa, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 4.3 · 362% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #78/176
- PHOTO Jersey City
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 43 inj
- SIZE ~165 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Jersey City (0.0 TCR gap)
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Helix Water District in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Great Basin Wa
Great Basin Water Co.
4.4 TCR
- This site
Helix Water District
4.3 TCR
- Jersey City
Jersey City
4.3 TCR
- Ypsilanti Comm
Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority - Service Center
4.3 TCR
- Illinois Ameri
Illinois American Water (Peoria)
4.3 TCR
What this shows Helix Water District averages 4.3 TCR (362% of the Water treatment and distribution BLS benchmark).
Helix Water District TCR series: 2017=3 · 2018=5.2 · 2019=7.4 · 2020=5.3 · 2021=3 · 2022=4.5 · 2023=3 · 2024=3.5 · BLS 1.2
Where Helix Water District falls in its industry
727 Water treatment and distributi establishmentsSafer than 48% 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 #78 safest of 176 Water treatment and distributi employers in California.
Helix 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 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221310 · CA · La Mesa
727 Water treatment and distribution employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 85 employers in La 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 | Jersey City | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority - Service Center | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Illinois American Water (Peoria) | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Great Basin Water Co. | 4.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Golden State Harvesting, Inc. | 165 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kay Dix, Inc. | 165 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Valley Labor Services Inc | 165 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ANTIOCH SERVICE CENTER | 165 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Grossmont Hospital - 5555 Grossmont Center Drive | 3,453 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Grossmont Hospital | 3,275 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0469 - LA MESA CA WHSE | 365 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of La Mesa | 345 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Sakonnet Bay | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Koss Construction Company | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Central PA Auto Auction Inc | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Columbus East | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Gelest | 165 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southland Health and Rehabilitation | 165 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IN180 | 165 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Women & Family Development Center at Star of Hopes Cornerstone Community | 165 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.