Sewage treatment plants or facilities · California
Metro Biosolids Center
San Diego, CA · ~42 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.4
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Metro Biosolids Center runs at 948% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Sewage treatment plants or facilities workplace, earning a grade F.
Metro Biosolids Center: 11.4 TCR = 948% of Sewage treatment plants or facilities BLS 1.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Metro Biosolids Center safety composite
Metro Biosolids Center scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
17/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 17.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Metro Biosolids Center: 12.9 → 17.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 17.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.52× in 2024
Metro Biosolids Center's TCR rose 4.3 from 12.9 in 2017 to 17.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.52× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221320 · San Diego, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.4 · 948% of ind
- DART 17.3 DART
- RANK #65/74
- PHOTO Compton Field Office
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 30 inj
- SIZE ~42 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Compton Field Office (0.0 TCR gap)
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Metro Biosolids Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Ypsilanti Comm
Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority Maintenance
11.5 TCR
- Ellison Enviro
Ellison Environmental, Inc.
11.5 TCR
- CITY OF GRANIT
CITY OF GRANITE CITY WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
11.5 TCR
- This site
Metro Biosolids Center
11.4 TCR
- Compton Field
Compton Field Office
11.4 TCR
What this shows Metro Biosolids Center averages 11.4 TCR (948% of the Sewage treatment plants or facilities BLS benchmark).
Metro Biosolids Center TCR series: 2017=12.9 · 2018=15.5 · 2019=14.1 · 2020=0 · 2021=4.9 · 2022=16.5 · 2023=9.6 · 2024=17.3 · BLS 1.2
Where Metro Biosolids Center falls in its industry
400 Sewage treatment plants or fac establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #65 safest of 74 Sewage treatment plants or fac employers in California.
Metro Biosolids Center has fewer employees than the Sewage treatment plants or facilities median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16.5 | 11.8 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221320 · CA · San Diego
400 Sewage treatment plants or facilities employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 1,979 employers in San Diego, 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 | Compton Field Office | 11.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority Maintenance | 11.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ellison Environmental, Inc. | 11.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CITY OF GRANITE CITY WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT | 11.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Quad H | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CJJ Farming, Inc | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Oceano Packing Company LLC | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Connell Ranch | 42 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC San Diego Health | 9,310 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | General Atomics | 8,108 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Health Human Services Agency | 6,080 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | National University | 4,955 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Solvay Hospice House | 11.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rouses Market #54 | 11.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | WIG001 | 11.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Elk Creek Forest Products | 11.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Grand Blanc Cement Products, Inc. | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HTC Florence | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | M F & H Textiles, Inc. | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Benton Dairy LLC | 42 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.