Petroleum Refineries · California
Los Angeles Refinery Carson
Carson, CA · ~1,083 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Los Angeles Refinery Carson runs at 9% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Petroleum Refineries workplace, earning a grade A.
Los Angeles Refinery Carson: 0.3 TCR = 9% of Petroleum Refineries BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Los Angeles Refinery Carson safety composite
Los Angeles Refinery Carson scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 71% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 2%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 0.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 2% 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
Los Angeles Refinery Carson: 0.0 → 0.6 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 0.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.21× in 2024
Los Angeles Refinery Carson's TCR rose 0.6 from 0.0 in 2017 to 0.6 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 324110 · Carson, CA AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade A · TCR 0.3 · 9% of ind
- DART 0.3 DART
- RANK #8/18
- PHOTO Midland Basin North
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 27 inj
- SIZE ~1,083 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Midland Basin North (0.0 TCR gap)
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Los Angeles Refinery Carson in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site 0.3
Los Angeles Refinery Carson
0.3 TCR
- Midland Basin 0.3
Midland Basin North
0.3 TCR
- Valero Refinin 0.3
Valero Refining Tennessee
0.3 TCR
- CITGO Refining 0.3
CITGO Refining and Chemicals Co. L.P.
0.3 TCR
- Chevron Salt L 0.3
Chevron Salt Lake Refinery
0.3 TCR
What this shows Los Angeles Refinery Carson averages 0.3 TCR (9% of the Petroleum Refineries BLS benchmark).
Los Angeles Refinery Carson TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=0.3 · 2019=0.5 · 2020=0.4 · 2021=0.3 · 2022=0 · 2023=0.3 · 2024=0.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Los Angeles Refinery Carson falls in its industry
198 Petroleum Refineries establishmentsSafer than 71% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.5.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 18 Petroleum Refineries employers in California.
Los Angeles Refinery Carson has more employees than the Petroleum Refineries median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.5. 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 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
324110 · CA · Carson
198 Petroleum Refineries employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 236 employers in Carson, 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 | Midland Basin North | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Valero Refining Tennessee | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CITGO Refining and Chemicals Co. L.P. | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chevron Salt Lake Refinery | 0.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hydrafacial LLC | 1,083 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SharkNinja Operating LLC | 1,085 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NorthBay Healthcare Medical Center | 1,086 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Grifols - L.A. Campus | 1,087 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Centric Parts (PEO) - Carson | 1,190 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AMPAM Parks Mechanical | 965 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Carson | 755 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6458-ZCRS | 686 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cleveland | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TX - Dallas - 1251 North Cockrell Hill Rd - The American Bottling Company | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ottawa Marine | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Harkins Builders, Inc. | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Jonesboro Plant | 1,083 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Constellium | 1,083 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sheraton Waikiki | 1,083 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital | 1,084 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.