Aircraft auxiliary parts (e.g., crop dusting, external fuel tanks, inflight refueling equipment) manufacturing · California
Meggitt Defense Systems Inc.
Irvine, CA · ~375 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Meggitt Defense Systems Inc. runs at 44% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Aircraft auxiliary parts (e.g., crop dusting, external fuel tanks, inflight refueling equipment) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Meggitt Defense Systems Inc.: 1.4 TCR = 44% of Aircraft auxiliary parts (e.g., crop dusting, external fuel tanks, inflight refueling equipment) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Meggitt Defense Systems Inc. safety composite
Meggitt Defense Systems Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 61% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 48%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.8
2019→2024
Meggitt Defense Systems Inc. injury rate improved
Meggitt Defense Systems Inc.'s TCR fell 0.8 from 1.9 in 2019 to 1.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 1.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=1.9 · 2020=1.3 · 2024=1.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 336413 · Irvine, CA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.4 · 44% of ind
- DART 0.6 DART
- RANK #29/104
- PHOTO Tornado Alley Turbo,…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~375 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Tornado Alley Turbo, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Meggitt Defense Systems Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Tornado Alley
Tornado Alley Turbo, Inc.
1.5 TCR
- This site
Meggitt Defense Systems Inc.
1.4 TCR
- Leggett & Plat
Leggett & Platt Aeorspace - Middletown
1.4 TCR
- Systems Sterli
Systems Sterling VA
1.4 TCR
- ARC Technologi
ARC Technologies
1.4 TCR
What this shows Meggitt Defense Systems Inc. averages 1.4 TCR (44% of the Aircraft auxiliary parts (e.g., crop dusting, external fuel tanks, inflight refueling equipment) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Meggitt Defense Systems Inc. TCR series: 2019=1.9 · 2020=1.3 · 2024=1.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Meggitt Defense Systems Inc. falls in its industry
650 Aircraft auxiliary parts (e.g. establishmentsSafer than 61% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #29 safest of 104 Aircraft auxiliary parts (e.g. employers in California.
Meggitt Defense Systems Inc. has more employees than the Aircraft auxiliary parts (e.g., crop dus median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
336413 · CA · Irvine
650 Aircraft auxiliary parts (e.g., crop dusting, external fuel tanks, inflight refueling equipment) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 622 employers in Irvine, 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 | Tornado Alley Turbo, Inc. | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Leggett & Platt Aeorspace - Middletown | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Systems Sterling VA | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ARC Technologies | 1.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Marcos Renteria | 375 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mayoral Brothers Incoporated Farm Labor Contractor | 375 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CUPERTINO ELECTRIC, INC. - SAN FRANCISCO OPERATIONS | 375 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 220 Laboratories | 375 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC Irvine | 16,029 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CA-10 | 4,926 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Edwards Lifesciences | 4,189 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Johnson and Johnson MDD CSS Irvine | 3,775 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Iron Horse Contractors | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Polo Park Estates | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 3576 N. Moline Aurora CO | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Holland Industrial | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | G&H Diversified Manufacturing | 375 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Harrisburg Medical Center | 375 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Valpak | 375 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bossard North America, Inc. | 375 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.