Metals service centers · California
Material Sciences Corporation Los Angeles
Whittier, CA · ~34 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.4
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Material Sciences Corporation Los Angeles runs at 155% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Metals service centers workplace, earning a grade D.
Material Sciences Corporation Los Angeles: 3.4 TCR = 155% of Metals service centers BLS 2.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Material Sciences Corporation Los Angeles safety composite
Material Sciences Corporation Los Angeles scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% 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).
63/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% 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%).
Material Sciences Corporation Los Angeles held a steady TCR band
Material Sciences Corporation Los Angeles's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 11.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=0.0 · 2020=2.3 · 2021=11.4 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423510 · Whittier, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.4 · 155% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #47/91
- PHOTO Ta Chen Internationa…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ta Chen International - GCS Houston (0.0 TCR gap)
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Material Sciences Corporation Los Angeles in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Material Sciences Corporation Los Angeles
3.4 TCR
- Ta Chen Intern
Ta Chen International - GCS Houston
3.4 TCR
- PDM FPSS Stock
PDM FPSS Stockton
3.4 TCR
- KWI LLC
KWI LLC
3.4 TCR
- O'Neal Steel I
O'Neal Steel Incorporated_Birmingham
3.4 TCR
What this shows Material Sciences Corporation Los Angeles averages 3.4 TCR (155% of the Metals service centers BLS benchmark).
Material Sciences Corporation Los Angeles TCR series: 2019=0 · 2020=2.3 · 2021=11.4 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Material Sciences Corporation Los Angeles falls in its industry
1,299 Metals service centers establishmentsSafer than 54% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #47 safest of 91 Metals service centers employers in California.
Material Sciences Corporation Los Angeles has fewer employees than the Metals service centers median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423510 · CA · Whittier
1,299 Metals service centers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 124 employers in Whittier, 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 | Ta Chen International - GCS Houston | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PDM FPSS Stockton | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KWI LLC | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | O'Neal Steel Incorporated_Birmingham | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Ardent Mills Yuba City | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Filice Farms, L.P. | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Alexander Ranch, Inc. | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MFarms | 34 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PIH Health Hospital - Whittier | 3,609 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 499 | 2,621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PIH Health Hospital - Downey | 1,130 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PIH Health Physicians | 819 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Boulder Contracting | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | IBA Inc. | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1318 LKQ Newark | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Maryland Renaissance Festival | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Columbia Cascade Company | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Medford Administration | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Baymont Inn & Suites - Hearne | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | David Taylor Chrysler | 34 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.