Sewage treatment plants or facilities · California
Palmdale Water Reclamation Plant
Palmdale, CA · ~42 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.0
- Avg TCR
- 1.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Palmdale Water Reclamation Plant runs at 748% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Sewage treatment plants or facilities workplace, earning a grade F.
Palmdale Water Reclamation Plant: 9.0 TCR = 748% of Sewage treatment plants or facilities BLS 1.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Palmdale Water Reclamation Plant safety composite
Palmdale Water Reclamation Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 20%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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
Palmdale Water Reclamation Plant: 0.0 → 7.0 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 21.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.52× in 2024
Palmdale Water Reclamation Plant's TCR rose 7.0 from 0.0 in 2017 to 7.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 21.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.52× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 221320 · Palmdale, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.0 · 748% of ind
- DART 4.7 DART
- RANK #59/74
- PHOTO North Shore Water Re…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~42 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: North Shore Water Reclamation District (0.0 TCR gap)
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Palmdale Water Reclamation Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Palmdale Water Reclamation Plant
9 TCR
- North Shore Wa
North Shore Water Reclamation District
9 TCR
- Kirie WRP
Kirie WRP
9 TCR
- Farmville
Farmville
9 TCR
- Field Operatio
Field Operations
8.9 TCR
What this shows Palmdale Water Reclamation Plant averages 9.0 TCR (748% of the Sewage treatment plants or facilities BLS benchmark).
Palmdale Water Reclamation Plant TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=2.6 · 2019=10.2 · 2020=2.6 · 2021=18.6 · 2022=21.4 · 2023=9.5 · 2024=7 · BLS 1.2
Where Palmdale Water Reclamation Plant falls in its industry
400 Sewage treatment plants or fac establishmentsSafer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #59 safest of 74 Sewage treatment plants or fac employers in California.
Palmdale Water Reclamation Plant has fewer employees than the Sewage treatment plants or facilities median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.5 | 4.8 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.2 | 5.1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
221320 · CA · Palmdale
400 Sewage treatment plants or facilities employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 135 employers in Palmdale, 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 | North Shore Water Reclamation District | 9.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kirie WRP | 9.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Farmville | 9.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Field Operations | 8.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Quad H | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CJJ Farming, Inc | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Oceano Packing Company LLC | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Connell Ranch | 42 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NGAS-A502 | 5,323 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CA-06 | 4,525 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lockheed Martin Corporation Palmdale Campus (1513) | 3,420 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 612 | 2,127 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bgroup 3 Inc, dba FEN-TECH | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arc Broward - Main Campus | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bills Superette #11 | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Seafood America, LLC | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Troy Hatchery | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Main Office | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health Services | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Salem SpaceKraft, An International Paper Business | 42 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.