Refuse collecting and operating solid waste landfills · California
Johnson Canyon Landfill
Salinas, CA · ~55 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.5
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Johnson Canyon Landfill runs at 328% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Refuse collecting and operating solid waste landfills workplace, earning a grade F.
Johnson Canyon Landfill: 8.5 TCR = 328% of Refuse collecting and operating solid waste landfills BLS 2.6 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Johnson Canyon Landfill safety composite
Johnson Canyon Landfill scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 9%), 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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% 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
Johnson Canyon Landfill: 6.6 → 12.6 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 13.8 TCR · DART/TCR 1.06× in 2022
Johnson Canyon Landfill's TCR rose 6.0 from 6.6 in 2016 to 12.6 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2018 at 13.8 TCR. In 2022, DART was 1.06× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562212 · Salinas, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.5 · 328% of ind
- DART 9.0 DART
- RANK #29/41
- PHOTO City of Goldsboro/ S…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~55 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City of Goldsboro/ Solid Waste Division (0.0 TCR gap)
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Johnson Canyon Landfill in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Metro Park Eas
Metro Park East Landfill
8.6 TCR
- This site
Johnson Canyon Landfill
8.5 TCR
- City of Goldsb
City of Goldsboro/ Solid Waste Division
8.5 TCR
- Rhode Island R
Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corp
8.5 TCR
- Public Works
Public Works
8.5 TCR
What this shows Johnson Canyon Landfill averages 8.5 TCR (328% of the Refuse collecting and operating solid waste landfills BLS benchmark).
Johnson Canyon Landfill TCR series: 2016=6.6 · 2018=13.8 · 2019=7.8 · 2021=1.8 · 2022=12.6 · BLS 2.6
Where Johnson Canyon Landfill falls in its industry
288 Refuse collecting and operatin establishmentsSafer than 17% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #29 safest of 41 Refuse collecting and operatin employers in California.
Johnson Canyon Landfill has more employees than the Refuse collecting and operating solid wa median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 12.6 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13.8 | 7.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562212 · CA · Salinas
288 Refuse collecting and operating solid waste landfills employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 337 employers in Salinas, 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 | City of Goldsboro/ Solid Waste Division | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metro Park East Landfill | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corp | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Public Works | 8.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | FARMING ADMINISTRATION | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dwelley Family Farms LLC | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tri-Valley Vineyard Management | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cornerstone Certified Vineyard | 55 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Foothill Packing | 8,854 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Foothill Packing-California | 3,255 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital | 2,197 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Salinas Valley Healthcare System | 2,133 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Oil City Plant 2 | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | US WY Casper 5164 W Yellowstone | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 356800-Poughkeepsie Po | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | South Central Kansas Medical Center | 8.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | BUF-ODFL | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Corporate | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Metro Fire and Safety Equipment Company, Inc. | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Novozymes -108TW | 55 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.