Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers · California
Pacific Auto Recycling Center
Lancaster, CA · ~17 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Pacific Auto Recycling Center runs at 349% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Pacific Auto Recycling Center: 7.7 TCR = 349% of Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Pacific Auto Recycling Center safety composite
Pacific Auto Recycling Center scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 10%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% 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
Pacific Auto Recycling Center: 3.8 → 7.9 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 61.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.04× in 2024
Pacific Auto Recycling Center's TCR rose 4.2 from 3.8 in 2018 to 7.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 61.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.04× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Lancaster, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.7 · 349% of ind
- DART 7.9 DART
- RANK #73/91
- PHOTO Berman Bros. Iron & …
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~17 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Berman Bros. Iron & Metal Co., Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Pacific Auto Recycling Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Pacific Auto Recycling Center
7.7 TCR
- Berman Bros. I
Berman Bros. Iron & Metal Co., Inc.
7.7 TCR
- GPR Dallas, In
GPR Dallas, Inc.
7.7 TCR
- Weitsman Recyc
Weitsman Recycling LLC
7.7 TCR
- Alpert & Alper
Alpert & Alpert Iron & Metal, Inc. LA Yard
7.7 TCR
What this shows Pacific Auto Recycling Center averages 7.7 TCR (349% of the Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Pacific Auto Recycling Center TCR series: 2018=3.8 · 2020=8.5 · 2021=0 · 2022=18.1 · 2023=61.1 · 2024=7.9 · BLS 2.2
Where Pacific Auto Recycling Center falls in its industry
1,126 Scrap materials (e.g., automot establishmentsSafer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #73 safest of 91 Scrap materials (e.g., automot employers in California.
Pacific Auto Recycling Center has fewer employees than the Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, indus median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 61.1 | 61.1 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · CA · Lancaster
1,126 Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 131 employers in Lancaster, CA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Berman Bros. Iron & Metal Co., Inc. | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GPR Dallas, Inc. | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Weitsman Recycling LLC | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alpert & Alpert Iron & Metal, Inc. LA Yard | 7.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | HM Clause - Dixon Research Station | 17 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Laub Ranches Inc | 17 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sherwood Equipment Inc | 17 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Barton Ranch, Inc. | 17 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Antelope Valley Union High School District | 3,219 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 549 | 2,621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California State Prison-Los Angeles County | 1,505 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BYD Coach & Bus LLC | 679 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Forcine Concrete & Construction Co Inc | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Inc | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | D&D Beverage | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2258 - Stoughton | 7.7 TCR |
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.