Linen supply services · California
LA South
Gardena, CA · ~133 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.1
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
LA South runs at 392% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Linen supply services workplace, earning a grade F.
LA South: 8.2 TCR = 392% of Linen supply services BLS 2.1 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
LA South safety composite
LA South scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 12%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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%).
LA South held a steady TCR band
LA South's TCR held near 0.1 from 8.8 in 2016 to 8.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 15.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.01× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.8 · 2018=11.4 · 2019=1.2 · 2021=4.7 · 2022=7.8 · 2023=15.0 · 2024=8.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 812331 · Gardena, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.2 · 392% of ind
- DART 8.3 DART
- RANK #36/40
- PHOTO Dempsey Uniform and …
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 77 inj
- SIZE ~133 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dempsey Uniform and Linen Supply Inc Baltimore (0.1 TCR gap)
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LA South in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- General Linen
General Linen & Uniform Service
8.4 TCR
- Dempsey Unifor
Dempsey Uniform and Linen Supply Inc Baltimore
8.3 TCR
- United Linen a
United Linen and Uniform Services
8.3 TCR
- This site
LA South
8.2 TCR
- CLS - Livonia
CLS - Livonia
8.1 TCR
What this shows LA South averages 8.2 TCR (392% of the Linen supply services BLS benchmark).
LA South TCR series: 2016=8.8 · 2018=11.4 · 2019=1.2 · 2021=4.7 · 2022=7.8 · 2023=15 · 2024=8.9 · BLS 2.1
Where LA South falls in its industry
334 Linen supply services establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #36 safest of 40 Linen supply services employers in California.
LA South has more employees than the Linen supply services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.3. 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 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.4 | 10.1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.8 | 4.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
812331 · CA · Gardena
334 Linen supply services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 223 employers in Gardena, 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 | Dempsey Uniform and Linen Supply Inc Baltimore | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | United Linen and Uniform Services | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CLS - Livonia | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | General Linen & Uniform Service | 8.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | RNC NUNEZ LABOR CONTRACTING | 133 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CALINC SERVICES, INC. | 133 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LADWP 13101 SEPULVEDA | 133 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | West Coast Framing, Inc. | 133 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 602 | 2,621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ono-030 | 909 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GARDENA HUB (CAGAR) | 809 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CAGAR - GARDENA HUB | 794 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bay Shore | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southern Lumber and Millwork | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trinity Village Inc | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Golden Age Inman | 8.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 3045 Cash Wise West Fargo | 133 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 3015 Cash Wise Moorhead | 133 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Franklin Industries Co. | 133 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Eden Prairie MN | 133 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.