Home improvement (e.g., adding on, remodeling, renovating) · California
Orange County
Orange, CA · ~373 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Orange County runs at 135% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Home improvement (e.g., adding on, remodeling, renovating) workplace, earning a grade D.
Orange County: 5.1 TCR = 135% of Home improvement (e.g., adding on, remodeling, renovating) BLS 3.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Orange County safety composite
Orange County scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 48%), 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)
- C 5.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% 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
Orange County: 7.4 → 10.1 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 10.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.49× in 2024
Orange County's TCR rose 2.6 from 7.4 in 2016 to 10.1 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.49× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 236118 · Orange, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.1 · 135% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #31/78
- PHOTO PHRG CHI
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 33 inj
- SIZE ~373 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: PHRG CHI (0.0 TCR gap)
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Orange County in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Orange County
5.1 TCR
- PHRG CHI
PHRG CHI
5.1 TCR
- Champion Windo
Champion Window Company of Omaha, LLC
5.1 TCR
- Specialty Rest
Specialty Restoration of Texas
5.1 TCR
- Velocity Build
Velocity Builders
5.1 TCR
What this shows Orange County averages 5.1 TCR (135% of the Home improvement (e.g., adding on, remodeling, renovating) BLS benchmark).
Orange County TCR series: 2016=7.4 · 2017=1.1 · 2018=3.2 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=7.8 · 2021=2.2 · 2022=7 · 2023=4.1 · 2024=10.1 · BLS 3.8
Where Orange County falls in its industry
698 Home improvement (e.g., adding establishmentsSafer than 58% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.1.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #31 safest of 78 Home improvement (e.g., adding employers in California.
Orange County has more employees than the Home improvement (e.g., adding on, remod median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.1. 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 | 10.1 | 2.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
236118 · CA · Orange
698 Home improvement (e.g., adding on, remodeling, renovating) 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 | PHRG CHI | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Champion Window Company of Omaha, LLC | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Specialty Restoration of Texas | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Velocity Builders | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | SAN DIMAS - 15 | 373 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Escalon Premier Brands | 373 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Public Works Agency | 373 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Salinas - 04 | 373 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 | Wood Brothers Trucking LLC | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Regional Medical Center | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Child & Family Services - Grand Rapids | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nor-Tech Hi-Performance Boats | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. | 373 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dept. of Public Works | 373 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Clearwater | 373 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Primient Loudon Plant | 373 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.