Water supply systems · California
Kern County Water Agency
Bakersfield, CA · ~62 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 13.9
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kern County Water Agency runs at 1161% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water supply systems workplace, earning a grade F.
Kern County Water Agency: 13.9 TCR = 1161% of Water supply systems BLS 1.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kern County Water Agency safety composite
Kern County Water Agency scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 0%), 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).
14/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 13.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 28.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% 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
Kern County Water Agency: 0.0 → 30.7 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 42.5 TCR · DART/TCR 2.07× in 2024
Kern County Water Agency's TCR rose 30.7 from 0.0 in 2017 to 30.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 42.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 2.07× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221310 · Bakersfield, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 13.9 · 1161% of ind
- DART 28.9 DART
- RANK #169/176
- PHOTO Village of Winnetka …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~62 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Village of Winnetka Water & Electric Department (0.1 TCR gap)
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Kern County Water Agency in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Fresno Water D
Fresno Water Division
14.4 TCR
- Connersville U
Connersville Utilities
14.3 TCR
- This site
Kern County Water Agency
13.9 TCR
- Village of Win
Village of Winnetka Water & Electric Department
13.8 TCR
- city of Middle
city of Middletown - Sewer Department
13.7 TCR
What this shows Kern County Water Agency averages 13.9 TCR (1161% of the Water supply systems BLS benchmark).
Kern County Water Agency TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=0 · 2020=1.8 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=42.5 · 2023=27.4 · 2024=30.7 · BLS 1.2
Where Kern County Water Agency falls in its industry
727 Water supply systems establishmentsSafer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #169 safest of 176 Water supply systems employers in California.
Kern County Water Agency has more employees than the Water supply systems median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30.7 | 28.9 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| 2023 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | 42.5 | 40.6 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221310 · CA · Bakersfield
727 Water supply systems employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 818 employers in Bakersfield, 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 | Village of Winnetka Water & Electric Department | 13.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | city of Middletown - Sewer Department | 13.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Connersville Utilities | 14.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fresno Water Division | 14.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Zipper Farms, Inc. | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Crain Marketing, Inc. | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Maricopa Orchards, LLC | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WESTLAND ORCHIDS | 62 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CA Bakersfield | 4,667 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CA-04 | 4,525 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - BFL1 | 4,113 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Esparza Enterprises, Inc | 3,267 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hallettsville Tx | 13.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 1250 | 13.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of North St. Paul | 13.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Masonic Homes of Shelbyville | 13.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Heritage Hills Living and Rehabilitation Center | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | D & R Specialties, Inc. | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vocational services, Inc. Shop #3 | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Youngwood Shop n Save | 62 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.