OC Sheriff`s Department · California

OCSD Research & Development Div

Orange, CA · ~81 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
24.6
Avg TCR
3.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

OCSD Research & Development Div runs at 770% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical OC Sheriff`s Department workplace, earning a grade F.

OCSD Research & Development Div: 24.6 TCR = 770% of OC Sheriff`s Department BLS 3.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

OCSD Research & Development Div safety composite

OCSD Research & Development Div scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).

F

28/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 24.63 per 100 workers

Safer than 2% of industry peers

DART rate
D 5.19 per 100 workers

Safer than 41% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 53% 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%).

TCR Δ

−38.9

2018→2020

OCSD Research & Development Div injury rate improved

OCSD Research & Development Div's TCR fell 38.9 from 44.1 in 2018 to 5.2 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2018 at 44.1 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=44.1 · 2020=5.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 922120 · Orange, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 24.6 · 770% of ind

  • DART 5.2 DART
  • RANK #89/97
  • PHOTO Los Angeles Police D…
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 5 inj
  • SIZE ~81 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Los Angeles Police Department, Hollywood Division (0.0 TCR gap)

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OCSD Research & Development Div in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows OCSD Research & Development Div averages 24.6 TCR (770% of the OC Sheriff`s Department BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

OCSD Research & Development Div TCR series: 2018=44.1 · 2020=5.2 · BLS 3.2

Where OCSD Research & Development Div falls in its industry

716 OC Sheriff`s Department establishments

Safer than 2% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #89 safest of 97 OC Sheriff`s Department employers in California.

OCSD Research & Development Div (81 employees, TCR 24.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 95 employees and a TCR of 9.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0200400600 0102030 Average employees Total Case Rate OCSD Research & Development Div
OCSD Research & Development Div (81 employees, TCR 24.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 95 employees and a TCR of 9.5

OCSD Research & Development Div has fewer employees than the OC Sheriff`s Department median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.5. 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
2020 5.2 5.2 2 2 0
2018 44.1 33.0 3 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

922120 · CA · Orange

716 OC Sheriff`s Department employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 319 employers in Orange, 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 Los Angeles Police Department, Hollywood Division 24.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR COH Emergency Services Facility 24.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Police Department 24.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR OCSD Inmate Services Division - Food Services 24.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE Allied Potato Inc. 81 FTE
STATE-SIZE STS Ranch LLC 81 FTE
STATE-SIZE C. R CRAIN AND SONS, INC 81 FTE
STATE-SIZE Miramar 81 FTE
CITY-NEAR UC Irvine Health 6,191 FTE
CITY-NEAR CHOC - CHildren's Hospital of Orange County 4,962 FTE
CITY-NEAR CHOC Children's Orange 3,693 FTE
CITY-NEAR CHOC Children's Orange V2 3,652 FTE
NAT-TCR Alliance Health at Rosewood 24.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Artis Senior Living of Briarcliff Manor 24.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Bandon Pacific, Inc 24.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Polyflex, Inc. 24.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE Alexandria MW LLC - Distribution 81 FTE
NAT-SIZE Howard Concrete Pumping Company 81 FTE
NAT-SIZE Jegs 11th Ave 81 FTE
NAT-SIZE World Headquarters & Distribution 81 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2020, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.