Shot peening metal and metal products for the trade · California
Metal Improvement Company- Lynwood
Lynwood, CA · ~24 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Metal Improvement Company- Lynwood runs at 183% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Shot peening metal and metal products for the trade workplace, earning a grade D.
Metal Improvement Company- Lynwood: 6.0 TCR = 183% of Shot peening metal and metal products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Metal Improvement Company- Lynwood safety composite
Metal Improvement Company- Lynwood scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 4%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 12.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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
Metal Improvement Company- Lynwood: 4.3 → 18.7 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 18.7 TCR · DART/TCR 2.07× in 2024
Metal Improvement Company- Lynwood's TCR rose 14.4 from 4.3 in 2016 to 18.7 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2.07× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332811 · Lynwood, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.0 · 183% of ind
- DART 12.5 DART
- RANK #13/14
- PHOTO Braddock Metallurgic…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~24 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Braddock Metallurgical-Daytona, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Metal Improvement Company- Lynwood in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Accurate Brazi
Accurate Brazing Corporation
6.1 TCR
- This site
Metal Improvement Company- Lynwood
6 TCR
- Braddock Metal
Braddock Metallurgical-Daytona, Inc.
6 TCR
- Metal Improvem
Metal Improvement Company LLC
6 TCR
- Hudapack Metal
Hudapack Metal Treating Inc
6 TCR
What this shows Metal Improvement Company- Lynwood averages 6.0 TCR (183% of the Shot peening metal and metal products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Metal Improvement Company- Lynwood TCR series: 2016=4.3 · 2017=5.1 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=8.5 · 2020=3.7 · 2021=0 · 2022=10.7 · 2023=0 · 2024=18.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Metal Improvement Company- Lynwood falls in its industry
248 Shot peening metal and metal p establishmentsSafer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 14 Shot peening metal and metal p employers in California.
Metal Improvement Company- Lynwood has fewer employees than the Shot peening metal and metal products fo median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 | 18.7 | 12.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.7 | 10.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332811 · CA · Lynwood
248 Shot peening metal and metal products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 52 employers in Lynwood, 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 | Braddock Metallurgical-Daytona, Inc. | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metal Improvement Company LLC | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Accurate Brazing Corporation | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hudapack Metal Treating Inc | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Agro-Jal Farming Enterprises | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MTD Farms | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Marc Pura Ranch, LLC | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Costa Farms | 24 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0010-00100008 | 1,965 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PL Developments | 174 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jones Wholesale Lumber Company, Inc. | 172 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Lynwood | 165 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | TES, Inc. AmishView Inn & Suites 121 | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Knoxville - 11 | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Redner's Warehouse Market Langhorne | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Owens & Minor Atlanta | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Fulton Food Rite | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 52nd Logistics | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kenron Main | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Meriter West Washington | 24 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.