Pipe and pipe fittings, cast iron, manufacturing · California
Mills Iron Works, Inc
Gardena, CA · ~40 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Mills Iron Works, Inc runs at 215% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Pipe and pipe fittings, cast iron, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Mills Iron Works, Inc: 7.1 TCR = 215% of Pipe and pipe fittings, cast iron, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Mills Iron Works, Inc safety composite
Mills Iron Works, Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 50%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 7.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
Mills Iron Works, Inc: 4.4 → 4.9 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 12.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.35× in 2023
Mills Iron Works, Inc's TCR rose 0.5 from 4.4 in 2017 to 4.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 12.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331511 · Gardena, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.1 · 215% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #4/7
- PHOTO Renaissance Manufact…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~40 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Renaissance Manufacturing Group (0.1 TCR gap)
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Mills Iron Works, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Renaissance Ma
Renaissance Manufacturing Group
7.2 TCR
- Alliant Castin
Alliant Castings Inc.
7.2 TCR
- B W Supply Com
B W Supply Company
7.2 TCR
- This site
Mills Iron Works, Inc
7.1 TCR
- Decatur Foundr
Decatur Foundry Inc
6.9 TCR
What this shows Mills Iron Works, Inc averages 7.1 TCR (215% of the Pipe and pipe fittings, cast iron, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Mills Iron Works, Inc TCR series: 2017=4.4 · 2020=7.4 · 2021=6.4 · 2022=12.3 · 2023=4.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Mills Iron Works, Inc falls in its industry
272 Pipe and pipe fittings, cast i establishmentsSafer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.2.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 7 Pipe and pipe fittings, cast i employers in California.
Mills Iron Works, Inc has fewer employees than the Pipe and pipe fittings, cast iron, manuf median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.9 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331511 · CA · Gardena
272 Pipe and pipe fittings, cast iron, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 223 employers in Gardena, 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 | Renaissance Manufacturing Group | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alliant Castings Inc. | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | B W Supply Company | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Decatur Foundry Inc | 6.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Stackhouse Brothers | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PISTACHIO HARVESTING, INC. | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Watsonville/San Juan Bautista | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gomez Growers | 40 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 602 | 2,621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ono-030 | 909 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GARDENA HUB (CAGAR) | 809 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CAGAR - GARDENA HUB | 794 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Vandalia County Market | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LMBI Inc. | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southland Truck Group, LLC - Harahan | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2028 Coborn's Delano | 7.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kansas Brick & Tile | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | rico foods inc | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Agility MFG Inc | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stell Enterprises, Inc. | 40 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.