Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade · California
Metal Surfaces International
Bell Gardens, CA · ~129 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Metal Surfaces International runs at 177% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade workplace, earning a grade D.
Metal Surfaces International: 5.8 TCR = 177% of Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Metal Surfaces International safety composite
Metal Surfaces International scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 21%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% 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 Surfaces International: 2.8 → 5.1 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 8.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.73× in 2024
Metal Surfaces International's TCR rose 2.3 from 2.8 in 2017 to 5.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 8.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.73× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332813 · Bell Gardens, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.8 · 177% of ind
- DART 4.2 DART
- RANK #52/74
- PHOTO Astro Pak Corporatio…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 27 inj
- SIZE ~129 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Astro Pak Corporation - North Carolina (0.0 TCR gap)
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Metal Surfaces International in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Arvinyl Lamina
Arvinyl Laminates LP
5.9 TCR
- Metal Plate Po
Metal Plate Polishing Inc
5.9 TCR
- This site
Metal Surfaces International
5.8 TCR
- Astro Pak Corp
Astro Pak Corporation - North Carolina
5.8 TCR
- Pentagon Techn
Pentagon Technologies NY
5.8 TCR
What this shows Metal Surfaces International averages 5.8 TCR (177% of the Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Metal Surfaces International TCR series: 2017=2.8 · 2018=8.7 · 2023=6.7 · 2024=5.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Metal Surfaces International falls in its industry
585 Electroplating metals and form establishmentsSafer than 28% 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 #52 safest of 74 Electroplating metals and form employers in California.
Metal Surfaces International has more employees than the Electroplating metals and formed product 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332813 · CA · Bell Gardens
585 Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 24 employers in Bell Gardens, 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 | Astro Pak Corporation - North Carolina | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pentagon Technologies NY | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Arvinyl Laminates LP | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metal Plate Polishing Inc | 5.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | MIGUEL OLIVARES & SONS | 129 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SUPERIOR AG. | 129 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Manco Ag Services | 129 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | LADWP 11791 TRUESDALE | 129 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Bicycle Hotel and Casino | 1,369 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Parkwest Bicycle Casino | 1,180 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 054529-LOS ANGELES NDC | 1,155 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Parkhouse Tire, Inc. | 471 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Plant 10 | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Concord Food Cooperative | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fieldale Farms - Cornelia Live Haul | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Emerson | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lugaila Mechanical Inc. | 129 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Thales DIS USA, Inc | 129 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lawrence-Lynch Corp. | 129 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Frey Lutz LLC | 129 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.