Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing · California
KS Fabrication and Machine
Bakersfield, CA · ~84 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
KS Fabrication and Machine runs at 24% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
KS Fabrication and Machine: 0.8 TCR = 24% of Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
KS Fabrication and Machine safety composite
KS Fabrication and Machine scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 94% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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)
- A 0.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 94% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% 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
KS Fabrication and Machine: 0.0 → 0.9 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 1.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.15× in 2023
KS Fabrication and Machine's TCR rose 0.9 from 0.0 in 2020 to 0.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 1.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.15× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Bakersfield, CA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.8 · 24% of ind
- DART 0.9 DART
- RANK #6/66
- PHOTO Metro Site Fabricato…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~84 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Metro Site Fabricators, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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KS Fabrication and Machine in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
KS Fabrication and Machine
0.8 TCR
- Metro Site Fab
Metro Site Fabricators, LLC
0.8 TCR
- Harris Rebar N
Harris Rebar Northern California Inc. - Carson City Nevada
0.8 TCR
- Steelcon LLC
Steelcon LLC
0.8 TCR
- MidSouth Fabri
MidSouth Fabrication and Coatings
0.8 TCR
What this shows KS Fabrication and Machine averages 0.8 TCR (24% of the Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
KS Fabrication and Machine TCR series: 2020=0 · 2021=1.3 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=0.9 · BLS 3.3
Where KS Fabrication and Machine falls in its industry
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, establishmentsSafer than 94% 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 #6 safest of 66 Structural steel, fabricated, employers in California.
KS Fabrication and Machine has more employees than the Structural steel, fabricated, manufactur median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · CA · Bakersfield
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing 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 | Metro Site Fabricators, LLC | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Harris Rebar Northern California Inc. - Carson City Nevada | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Steelcon LLC | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MidSouth Fabrication and Coatings | 0.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | montalvo farms | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hansen Custom Farming, LLC | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hilarides Dairy | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | McIntyre Labor Service, LLC. | 84 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 | IE Distribution Services, LLC. | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Memphis - Holmes | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Army Field Support Battalion - Fort Hood | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SpringHill Suites Navarre Beach | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Aurora Flight Sciences Mississippi | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Osment Models Inc. | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Architectural Precast Innovations, Inc. | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wide Horizons Residential Care | 84 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.