Correctional institutions · California
Ironwood State Prison
Blythe, CA · ~1,070 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 14.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 4
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ironwood State Prison runs at 448% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Correctional institutions workplace, earning a grade F.
Ironwood State Prison: 14.3 TCR = 448% of Correctional institutions BLS 3.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ironwood State Prison safety composite
Ironwood State Prison scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 35% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 1%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 14.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 4
Safer than 1% 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
Ironwood State Prison: 8.4 → 9.1 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 22.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.32× in 2024
Ironwood State Prison's TCR rose 0.7 from 8.4 in 2017 to 9.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 22.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.32× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922140 · Blythe, CA ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade F · TCR 14.3 · 448% of ind
- DART 4.7 DART
- RANK #45/73
- PHOTO Lakeland Correctiona…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 617 inj
- SIZE ~1,070 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lakeland Correctional Facility (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ironwood State Prison in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Lakeland Corre
Lakeland Correctional Facility
14.4 TCR
- This site
Ironwood State Prison
14.3 TCR
- COH Water Trea
COH Water Treatment Plant
14.3 TCR
- DCYF Green Hil
DCYF Green Hill
14.2 TCR
- Probation JJC
Probation JJC
14.2 TCR
What this shows Ironwood State Prison averages 14.3 TCR (448% of the Correctional institutions BLS benchmark).
Ironwood State Prison TCR series: 2017=8.4 · 2018=9.2 · 2019=8.1 · 2020=20.4 · 2021=19.7 · 2022=22.5 · 2023=17.4 · 2024=9.1 · BLS 3.2
Where Ironwood State Prison falls in its industry
482 Correctional institutions establishmentsSafer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.8.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #45 safest of 73 Correctional institutions employers in California.
Ironwood State Prison has more employees than the Correctional institutions median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.8. 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 | 9.1 | 4.7 | 76 | 25 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17.4 | 7.5 | 96 | 65 | 0 |
| 2022 | 22.5 | 16.8 | 71 | 169 | 1 |
| 2021 | 19.7 | 13.8 | 71 | 139 | 1 |
| 2020 | 20.4 | 17.1 | 72 | 125 | 2 |
| 2019 | 8.1 | 6.1 | 75 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.2 | 5.8 | 85 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.4 | 4.9 | 71 | 5 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922140 · CA · Blythe
482 Correctional institutions employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 33 employers in Blythe, 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 | Lakeland Correctional Facility | 14.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | COH Water Treatment Plant | 14.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DCYF Green Hill | 14.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Probation JJC | 14.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Omni La Costa Resort and Spa | 1,070 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KS Industries, LLC | 1,069 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | California Department of Transportation Facility 372 | 1,071 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Culinary Services of America, Inc. | 1,069 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 548 | 1,679 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CHUCKAWALLA VALLEY STATE PRISON | 804 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palo Verde Healthcare District | 121 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6962-ABS-0029-0028-03587 | 112 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | TXW001 | 14.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | D1 Alsip Yard | 14.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cambridge Health & Rehabilitation Center | 14.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trader Joe's 0669 Cincinnati | 14.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | DGS Construction, LLC | 1,070 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cedar Crest Village | 1,070 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Novant Health Matthews Medical Center | 1,070 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | McNeill Labor Management, Inc. | 1,070 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.