Building cleaning services, janitorial · California
Janitorial
San Jose, CA · ~3,026 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 12.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Janitorial runs at 277% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Building cleaning services, janitorial workplace, earning a grade F.
Janitorial: 12.5 TCR = 277% of Building cleaning services, janitorial BLS 4.5 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Janitorial safety composite
Janitorial scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 4%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 12.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Janitorial: 3.3 → 6.9 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 43.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.32× in 2023
Janitorial's TCR rose 3.6 from 3.3 in 2019 to 6.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 43.6 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.32× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561720 · San Jose, CA ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade F · TCR 12.5 · 277% of ind
- DART 4.0 DART
- RANK #342/368
- PHOTO HES H Ed at St Ambr…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 280 inj
- SIZE ~3,026 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: HES H Ed at St Ambrose University (0.0 TCR gap)
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Janitorial in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Janitorial
12.5 TCR
- HES H Ed at St
HES H Ed at St Ambrose University
12.5 TCR
- Deroose Plants
Deroose Plants
12.5 TCR
- National Manag
National Management Resources (University of the Ozarks)
12.5 TCR
- SODEXO AT SHAR
SODEXO AT SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - HSKG
12.4 TCR
What this shows Janitorial averages 12.5 TCR (277% of the Building cleaning services, janitorial BLS benchmark).
Janitorial TCR series: 2019=3.3 · 2020=3.9 · 2021=43.6 · 2022=4.8 · 2023=6.9 · BLS 4.5
Where Janitorial falls in its industry
4,064 Building cleaning services, ja establishmentsSafer than 4% 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 #342 safest of 368 Building cleaning services, ja employers in California.
Janitorial has more employees than the Building cleaning services, janitorial 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 | 6.9 | 4.0 | 72 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 71 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 43.6 | 39.4 | 48 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561720 · CA · San Jose
4,064 Building cleaning services, janitorial employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 1,102 employers in San Jose, 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 | HES H Ed at St Ambrose University | 12.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Deroose Plants | 12.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | National Management Resources (University of the Ozarks) | 12.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SODEXO AT SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - HSKG | 12.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Skechers | 3,027 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 08880002 LOS ANGELES MEDICAL CENTER | 3,024 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Palomar Medical Center Escondido | 3,031 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4701-930 | 3,018 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2636-CALIFORNIA.SAN JOSE | 11,308 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Santa Clara Valley Healthcare, Valley Medical Center (Hospital & Clinics) | 7,299 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rosendin - Main | 6,964 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC & Clinics) | 6,576 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Allegheny Paper Shredders Corporation | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Springstone | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HG519 | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 5472-NAI-0033-0033-00608 | 12.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | OK005 | 3,027 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lafayette Operations | 3,025 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hendrick Medical Center | 3,025 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Medical City Dallas | 3,024 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.