Water distribution (except irrigation) · California
Otay Water District
Spring Valley, CA · ~137 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Otay Water District runs at 351% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Water distribution (except irrigation) workplace, earning a grade F.
Otay Water District: 4.2 TCR = 351% of Water distribution (except irrigation) BLS 1.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Otay Water District safety composite
Otay Water District scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 28%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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
Otay Water District: 4.4 → 5.2 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.05× in 2024
Otay Water District's TCR rose 0.7 from 4.4 in 2017 to 5.2 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.05× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221310 · Spring Valley, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 4.2 · 351% of ind
- DART 4.4 DART
- RANK #74/176
- PHOTO Arvin-Edison Water S…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 44 inj
- SIZE ~137 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Arvin-Edison Water Storage District (0.0 TCR gap)
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Otay Water District in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Otay Water District
4.2 TCR
- Arvin-Edison W
Arvin-Edison Water Storage District
4.2 TCR
- Baton Rouge Wa
Baton Rouge Water Company
4.2 TCR
- Ypsilanti Comm
Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority - Administration & Wastewater Operations
4.2 TCR
- Us Pipe & Irri
Us Pipe & Irrigation, LLC
4.2 TCR
What this shows Otay Water District averages 4.2 TCR (351% of the Water distribution (except irrigation) BLS benchmark).
Otay Water District TCR series: 2017=4.4 · 2018=4.4 · 2019=2.9 · 2020=2.9 · 2021=5.1 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=4.4 · 2024=5.2 · BLS 1.2
Where Otay Water District falls in its industry
727 Water distribution (except irr establishmentsSafer than 50% 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 #74 safest of 176 Water distribution (except irr employers in California.
Otay Water District has more employees than the Water distribution (except irrigation) median and a higher 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 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221310 · CA · Spring Valley
727 Water distribution (except irrigation) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 56 employers in Spring 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 | Arvin-Edison Water Storage District | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Baton Rouge Water Company | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority - Administration & Wastewater Operations | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Us Pipe & Irrigation, LLC | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DIVERSIFIED FARM LABOR INC | 137 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | A C FARM LABOR CONTRACTOR INC | 137 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IN Farms Inc | 137 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BVLS | 137 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 368 | 1,170 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Covenant Living at Mount Miguel | 230 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MOUNT MIGUEL COVENANT VILLAGE | 226 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Casper Company | 180 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hibbing Clinic | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | S03812 - WM of Northern MS - Tupelo | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Williams NationaLease | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Anderson Bus Company of Frazee | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | US Gypsum Washingtonville | 137 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Universidad Ana G Mendez Online | 137 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | S04545 - Atlanta East Hauling | 137 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Century Mechanical Contractors, Inc. | 137 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.