Fire and rescue service · California
Jr. Lifeguard HQ
Huntington Beach, CA · ~19 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Jr. Lifeguard HQ runs at 196% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fire and rescue service workplace, earning a grade D.
Jr. Lifeguard HQ: 6.3 TCR = 196% of Fire and rescue service BLS 3.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Jr. Lifeguard HQ safety composite
Jr. Lifeguard HQ scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
71/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 6.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 85% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
Jr. Lifeguard HQ: 12.5 → 1442.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 1442.3 TCR · DART/TCR 115.2× in 2024
Jr. Lifeguard HQ's TCR rose 1429.8 from 12.5 in 2017 to 1442.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 115.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Huntington Beach, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.3 · 196% of ind
- DART 721.1 DART
- RANK #16/87
- PHOTO Kingman Fire Departm…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~19 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Kingman Fire Department (0.0 TCR gap)
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Jr. Lifeguard HQ in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Jr. Lifeguard HQ
6.3 TCR
- Kingman Fire D
Kingman Fire Department
6.3 TCR
- Kill Devil Hil
Kill Devil Hills Fire/EMS
6.3 TCR
- City of Royal
City of Royal Oak - Fire Departments
6.3 TCR
- City of Goldsb
City of Goldsboro/Fire Station 1
6.2 TCR
What this shows Jr. Lifeguard HQ averages 6.3 TCR (196% of the Fire and rescue service BLS benchmark).
Jr. Lifeguard HQ TCR series: 2017=12.5 · 2018=97.2 · 2022=86.8 · 2023=0 · 2024=1442.3 · BLS 3.2
Where Jr. Lifeguard HQ falls in its industry
793 Fire and rescue service establishmentsSafer than 71% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 87 Fire and rescue service employers in California.
Jr. Lifeguard HQ has fewer employees than the Fire and rescue service median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.8. 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 | 1442.3 | 721.1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 86.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 97.2 | 21.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · CA · Huntington Beach
793 Fire and rescue service employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 216 employers in Huntington Beach, CA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Kingman Fire Department | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kill Devil Hills Fire/EMS | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Goldsboro/Fire Station 1 | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Royal Oak - Fire Departments | 6.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | A. OSEGUERA CO., INC. | 19 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TEIXEIRA FARMS INC | 19 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Golden R, Inc. | 19 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PEDRAZZI FARMS | 19 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CA015 | 2,174 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 389 | 846 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bolsa | 648 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 111 - Huntington Beach | 572 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | S04990 - WM of NY Buffalo Chaffee | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Equipment Rental Co | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | A&E Grinding | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Flexfab Horizons International | 6.3 TCR |
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.