Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers · California
JCI Torrance
Torrance, CA · ~25 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
JCI Torrance runs at 170% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
JCI Torrance: 3.8 TCR = 170% of Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
JCI Torrance safety composite
JCI Torrance scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 18%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 3.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.7
2016→2024
JCI Torrance injury rate improved
JCI Torrance's TCR fell 0.7 from 4.1 in 2016 to 3.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 7.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.9× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.1 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=7.9 · 2019=4.2 · 2020=3.9 · 2021=4.1 · 2022=6.2 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=3.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424690 · Torrance, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.8 · 170% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK #54/71
- PHOTO Praxair Distribution…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Praxair Distribution Brookfield WI (0.0 TCR gap)
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JCI Torrance in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
JCI Torrance
3.8 TCR
- Praxair Distri
Praxair Distribution Brookfield WI
3.8 TCR
- Wayne
Wayne
3.8 TCR
- PDI - Hillside
PDI - Hillside
3.8 TCR
- Catalyst Oilfi
Catalyst Oilfield Services, 2016, LLC
3.7 TCR
What this shows JCI Torrance averages 3.8 TCR (170% of the Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
JCI Torrance TCR series: 2016=4.1 · 2017=0 · 2018=7.9 · 2019=4.2 · 2020=3.9 · 2021=4.1 · 2022=6.2 · 2023=0 · 2024=3.4 · BLS 2.2
Where JCI Torrance falls in its industry
766 Chemicals (except agriculture) establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #54 safest of 71 Chemicals (except agriculture) employers in California.
JCI Torrance has fewer employees than the Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., au median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424690 · CA · Torrance
766 Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 332 employers in Torrance, 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 | Praxair Distribution Brookfield WI | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wayne | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PDI - Hillside | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Catalyst Oilfield Services, 2016, LLC | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Conservation Farms Ranches | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GM Ag Services, Inc. | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Farm Shop | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dougherty Brothers | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Harbor-UCLA Medical Center | 4,144 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Torrance Memorial Medical Center | 3,808 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Los Angeles | 3,229 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 494 | 2,621 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Plymouth Crowne Plaza | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pacific Sanitation Inc. | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | OCCK-Concordia Office | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DeKalb Metal Finishing | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Main Office | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | R+L Carriers - GRY | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | WCAT Enid | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | United Builders Construction and Supply, Inc | 25 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.