Anodizing metals and metal products for the trade · California
Hixson Metal Finishing
Newport Beach, CA · ~135 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Hixson Metal Finishing runs at 50% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Anodizing metals and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade A.
Hixson Metal Finishing: 1.6 TCR = 50% of Anodizing metals and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Hixson Metal Finishing safety composite
Hixson Metal Finishing scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 47%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.64 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% 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
Hixson Metal Finishing: 1.2 → 2.0 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 2.0 TCR · DART/TCR 1.24× in 2024
Hixson Metal Finishing's TCR rose 0.8 from 1.2 in 2017 to 2.0 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.24× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332813 · Newport Beach, CA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.6 · 50% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #16/74
- PHOTO Klune Spanish Fork
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~135 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Klune Spanish Fork (0.0 TCR gap)
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Hixson Metal Finishing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Hixson Metal Finishing
1.6 TCR
- Klune Spanish
Klune Spanish Fork
1.6 TCR
- Aerospace Coat
Aerospace Coatings International, Inc.
1.6 TCR
- Cassavant Asse
Cassavant Assembly and Processing LLC
1.6 TCR
- Metal Finishin
Metal Finishing
1.6 TCR
What this shows Hixson Metal Finishing averages 1.6 TCR (50% of the Anodizing metals and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Hixson Metal Finishing TCR series: 2017=1.2 · 2019=1.5 · 2020=1.8 · 2024=2 · BLS 3.3
Where Hixson Metal Finishing falls in its industry
585 Anodizing metals and metal pro establishmentsSafer than 82% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 74 Anodizing metals and metal pro employers in California.
Hixson Metal Finishing has more employees than the Anodizing metals and metal products for median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332813 · CA · Newport Beach
585 Anodizing metals and metal products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 106 employers in Newport Beach, 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 | Klune Spanish Fork | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Aerospace Coatings International, Inc. | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cassavant Assembly and Processing LLC | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metal Finishing | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Vino Vid Inc | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Saticoy Lemon Association - Oxnard | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sun Pacific Shippers LP | Bakersfield Packinghouse | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | West Pak Avocado | 135 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | 8,071 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hoag Hospital | 5,115 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian - Irvine | 2,615 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Irvine Company Resorts Division | 2,175 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Standard Industries | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rough River Dam State Resort Park | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Substation | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hearty Fresh | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Gaines and company | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Complete Millwork Services, Inc | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | General Dynamics NASSCO - Mayport | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KI USA Corporation | 135 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.