3441 · California
Kern Steel Fabrication Inc
Bakersfield, CA · ~73 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kern Steel Fabrication Inc runs at 160% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical 3441 workplace, earning a grade D.
Kern Steel Fabrication Inc: 5.3 TCR = 160% of 3441 BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kern Steel Fabrication Inc safety composite
Kern Steel Fabrication Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 8%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% 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 Steel Fabrication Inc: 2.7 → 7.9 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 7.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.49× in 2024
Kern Steel Fabrication Inc's TCR rose 5.2 from 2.7 in 2023 to 7.9 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.49× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Bakersfield, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 160% of ind
- DART 7.9 DART
- RANK #35/66
- PHOTO Albert Freytag, Inc.
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~73 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Albert Freytag, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kern Steel Fabrication Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kern Steel Fabrication Inc
5.3 TCR
- Albert Freytag
Albert Freytag, Inc.
5.3 TCR
- WP/WNC Plant
WP/WNC Plant
5.3 TCR
- Canam Steel Co
Canam Steel Corporation
5.3 TCR
- SteelFab of Vi
SteelFab of Virginia Inc
5.3 TCR
What this shows Kern Steel Fabrication Inc averages 5.3 TCR (160% of the 3441 BLS benchmark).
Kern Steel Fabrication Inc TCR series: 2023=2.7 · 2024=7.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Kern Steel Fabrication Inc falls in its industry
1,491 3441 establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #35 safest of 66 3441 employers in California.
Kern Steel Fabrication Inc has more employees than the 3441 median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · CA · Bakersfield
1,491 3441 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 | Albert Freytag, Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WP/WNC Plant | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Canam Steel Corporation | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SteelFab of Virginia Inc | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | New Columbia | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Main Location | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | P-R Farms Inc/Palomate Inc | 73 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 | Pataskala | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wepfer Marine of Greenville | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Clark Mechanical Services Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Heritage Greens | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hetlinger Developmental Services, Inc. | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Standard Sheet Metal Works, Inc | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mauser Packaging Solutions Reidsville NC | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 8 - Fargo | 73 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.