Chemical gases merchant wholesalers · California
National City - WestAir Gases and Equipment, Inc.
National City, CA · ~61 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
National City - WestAir Gases and Equipment, Inc. runs at 230% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Chemical gases merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
National City - WestAir Gases and Equipment, Inc.: 5.1 TCR = 230% of Chemical gases merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
National City - WestAir Gases and Equipment, Inc. safety composite
National City - WestAir Gases and Equipment, Inc. 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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.22 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
National City - WestAir Gases and Equipment, Inc.: 2.0 → 9.2 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 9.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.82× in 2022
National City - WestAir Gases and Equipment, Inc.'s TCR rose 7.2 from 2.0 in 2019 to 9.2 in 2022. In 2022, DART was 1.82× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424690 · National City, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.1 · 230% of ind
- DART 9.2 DART
- RANK #60/71
- PHOTO Avista Technologies,…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~61 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Avista Technologies, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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National City - WestAir Gases and Equipment, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
National City - WestAir Gases and Equipment, Inc.
5.1 TCR
- Avista Technol
Avista Technologies, Inc.
5.1 TCR
- 6728-00030023-
6728-00030023-1
5.1 TCR
- 3575
3575
5.1 TCR
- Portland Plant
Portland Plant
5.1 TCR
What this shows National City - WestAir Gases and Equipment, Inc. averages 5.1 TCR (230% of the Chemical gases merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
National City - WestAir Gases and Equipment, Inc. TCR series: 2019=2 · 2020=4 · 2022=9.2 · BLS 2.2
Where National City - WestAir Gases and Equipment, Inc. falls in its industry
766 Chemical gases merchant wholes establishmentsSafer than 14% 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 #60 safest of 71 Chemical gases merchant wholes employers in California.
National City - WestAir Gases and Equipment, Inc. has more employees than the Chemical gases merchant wholesalers median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424690 · CA · National City
766 Chemical gases merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 100 employers in National City, 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 | Avista Technologies, Inc. | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6728-00030023-1 | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3575 | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Portland Plant | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Silveira Farms | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | La Brucherie Produce, LLC | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Olds Ranch | 61 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1750 Production Office | 61 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Paradise Valley Hospital | 1,014 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0908 - CWI OPTICAL LAB - CA | 789 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AMZL : DSD3 | 701 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 5023 | 489 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Portland | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Royal Fresh Cuts | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Halfway Home of the Lehigh Valley | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Blount County Highway Dept | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Regency Albany | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Clinton Hickman County Hospital, Inc. | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | HG1058 | 61 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jowin Express, Inc | 61 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.