Water treatment plants · California
Orange County Water District
Fountain Valley, CA · ~249 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 2.7
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Orange County Water District runs at 226% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water treatment plants workplace, earning a grade F.
Orange County Water District: 2.7 TCR = 226% of Water treatment plants BLS 1.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Orange County Water District safety composite
Orange County Water District scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 68% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.73 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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 Water District: 2.4 → 3.6 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 4.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.01× in 2024
Orange County Water District's TCR rose 1.3 from 2.4 in 2018 to 3.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 4.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.01× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221310 · Fountain Valley, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 2.7 · 226% of ind
- DART 2.7 DART
- RANK #41/176
- PHOTO South Central Connec…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 33 inj
- SIZE ~249 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority (0.0 TCR gap)
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Orange County Water District in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Orange County Water District
2.7 TCR
- South Central
South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority
2.7 TCR
- F.E. Weymouth
F.E. Weymouth Filtration Plant
2.7 TCR
- Plainfield OPS
Plainfield OPS
2.7 TCR
- The Commission
The Commissioners of Public Works of the City of Charleston
2.7 TCR
What this shows Orange County Water District averages 2.7 TCR (226% of the Water treatment plants BLS benchmark).
Orange County Water District TCR series: 2018=2.4 · 2019=2.7 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=1.9 · 2023=4.2 · 2024=3.6 · BLS 1.2
Where Orange County Water District falls in its industry
727 Water treatment plants establishmentsSafer than 68% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.2.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #41 safest of 176 Water treatment plants employers in California.
Orange County Water District has more employees than the Water treatment plants median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221310 · CA · Fountain Valley
727 Water treatment plants employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 88 employers in Fountain Valley, 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 | South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | F.E. Weymouth Filtration Plant | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Plainfield OPS | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Commissioners of Public Works of the City of Charleston | 2.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | California Field | 249 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MHA RDR LLC | 249 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Baker Electric Home Energy | 249 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AM Ortega (Lakeside) | 249 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | OCM00 ORANGE COAST MEMORIAL MED CTR | 1,826 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4701-024 | 1,767 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MMF00 MEMORIALCARE MED FOUNDATION | 1,470 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pan-Pacific Mechanical | 924 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Livonia Facility | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pomp's Tire - Waukegan 029 | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pennsylvania Coach - Hanover | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PA - PepsiCo | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Upper Lakes Foods CL | 249 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stratford High School | 249 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Suwanee | 249 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ShopRite Of West Milford # 257 | 249 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.