Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers · California
La Yard
Los Angeles, CA · ~44 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 17.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
La Yard runs at 791% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
La Yard: 17.4 TCR = 791% of Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
La Yard safety composite
La Yard scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 1%), 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 17.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 15.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% 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
La Yard: 16.9 → 17.9 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 17.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.9× in 2019
La Yard's TCR rose 1.1 from 16.9 in 2018 to 17.9 in 2019. In 2019, DART was 0.9× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Los Angeles, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 17.4 · 791% of ind
- DART 15.7 DART
- RANK #90/91
- PHOTO Concord Plastics, Inc.
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~44 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Concord Plastics, Inc. (0.4 TCR gap)
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La Yard in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Butts Recyclin
Butts Recycling, Inc.
18.3 TCR
- AIM Recycling
AIM Recycling Erie, LLC
18 TCR
- This site
La Yard
17.4 TCR
- Concord Plasti
Concord Plastics, Inc.
17 TCR
- Hartford Iron
Hartford Iron & Metal
16.7 TCR
What this shows La Yard averages 17.4 TCR (791% of the Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
La Yard TCR series: 2018=16.9 · 2019=17.9 · BLS 2.2
Where La Yard falls in its industry
1,126 Metal scrap and waste merchant establishmentsSafer than 1% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #90 safest of 91 Metal scrap and waste merchant employers in California.
La Yard has more employees than the Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesale median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 17.9 | 15.7 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16.9 | 8.4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · CA · Los Angeles
1,126 Metal scrap and waste merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 2,064 employers in Los Angeles, 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 | Concord Plastics, Inc. | 17.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AIM Recycling Erie, LLC | 18.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hartford Iron & Metal | 16.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Butts Recycling, Inc. | 18.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Firebaugh | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Boutonnet Farms | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Central Coast Vineyards | 44 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FESTIVAL FARMS | 44 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. | 50,317 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC Los Angeles | 40,333 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LADWP | 11,717 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power | 10,346 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Telegraph | 17.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DC4 Carteret | 17.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Rosemount Public Works | 17.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Select Metal Litho Greenville | 17.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | thyssenkrupp Engineered Plastics - Auburn Hills | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HMS Interiors Inc. | 44 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | City of Durand | 44 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.