Garbage collection services · California
La Mesa Operations
La Mesa, CA · ~46 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
La Mesa Operations runs at 197% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Garbage collection services workplace, earning a grade D.
La Mesa Operations: 5.1 TCR = 197% of Garbage collection services BLS 2.6 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
La Mesa Operations safety composite
La Mesa Operations scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 56% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 49%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% 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%).
TCR Δ
−3.9
2021→2023
La Mesa Operations injury rate improved
La Mesa Operations's TCR fell 3.9 from 8.0 in 2021 to 4.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 8.0 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=8.0 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=4.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · La Mesa, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.1 · 197% of ind
- DART 2.7 DART
- RANK #96/247
- PHOTO Central Kentucky Hau…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~46 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Central Kentucky Hauling (0.0 TCR gap)
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La Mesa Operations in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
La Mesa Operations
5.1 TCR
- Central Kentuc
Central Kentucky Hauling
5.1 TCR
- Transwaste War
Transwaste Warner Robins
5.1 TCR
- S04145 - IA In
S04145 - IA Independence
5.1 TCR
- Gaeta Recyclin
Gaeta Recycling Company Inc
5.1 TCR
What this shows La Mesa Operations averages 5.1 TCR (197% of the Garbage collection services BLS benchmark).
La Mesa Operations TCR series: 2021=8 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=4 · BLS 2.6
Where La Mesa Operations falls in its industry
2,322 Garbage collection services establishmentsSafer than 49% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #96 safest of 247 Garbage collection services employers in California.
La Mesa Operations has fewer employees than the Garbage collection services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · CA · La Mesa
2,322 Garbage collection services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 85 employers in La Mesa, 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 | Central Kentucky Hauling | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Transwaste Warner Robins | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S04145 - IA Independence | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gaeta Recycling Company Inc | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Matteoli Brothers | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IMR Farms-San Miguel | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | G&G Berry Farms | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pitigliano Farm Services, Inc. | 46 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Grossmont Hospital - 5555 Grossmont Center Drive | 3,453 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Grossmont Hospital | 3,275 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0469 - LA MESA CA WHSE | 365 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of La Mesa | 345 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Brattleboro #136 | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tuckahoe Family YMCA | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shelter Enterprises, Inc. | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | North Bay Produce MAA | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Bill Adams Enterprises LLC | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | EverStaff - Fairview Park | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jacksonville Dirt Cheap | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hattiesburg Dirt Cheap | 46 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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