Public safety bureaus and statistics centers, government · California
Public Defender
Merced, CA · ~28 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Public Defender runs at 42% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Public safety bureaus and statistics centers, government workplace, earning a grade A.
Public Defender: 1.3 TCR = 42% of Public safety bureaus and statistics centers, government BLS 3.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Public Defender safety composite
Public Defender scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 55%), 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).
77/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 85% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- C 0
Safer than 55% 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
Public Defender: 0.0 → 3.9 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 4.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Public Defender's TCR rose 3.9 from 0.0 in 2019 to 3.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 4.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922190 · Merced, CA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 42% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/25
- PHOTO Office of Emergency …
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 0 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Office of Emergency Services/Fire Authority (0.0 TCR gap)
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Public Defender in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Office of Emer
Office of Emergency Services/Fire Authority
1.4 TCR
- This site
Public Defender
1.3 TCR
- City of Hartfo
City of Hartford - City Hall
1.3 TCR
- Emergency Comm
Emergency Communication Center
1 TCR
- Morgan County
Morgan County Dispatch (911) EMA
0.8 TCR
What this shows Public Defender averages 1.3 TCR (42% of the Public safety bureaus and statistics centers, government BLS benchmark).
Public Defender TCR series: 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=4 · 2024=3.9 · BLS 3.2
Where Public Defender falls in its industry
79 Public safety bureaus and stat establishmentsSafer than 84% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 25 Public safety bureaus and stat employers in California.
Public Defender has fewer employees than the Public safety bureaus and statistics cen median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.3. 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 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922190 · CA · Merced
79 Public safety bureaus and statistics centers, government employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 187 employers in Merced, 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 | Office of Emergency Services/Fire Authority | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Hartford - City Hall | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Emergency Communication Center | 1.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Morgan County Dispatch (911) EMA | 0.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Davis Ranch L.L.C. | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Steinbeck Country Produce | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harlan Family Ranch | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KKG Equipment Company, LLC32 | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6403-64030211 | 1,404 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 64030211-211001 MERCY MEDICAL CENTER MERCED | 1,306 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dignity Health | 1,279 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2643-64030211-211001 | 1,200 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 455 - Milwaukee Fas | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | S09863 - Lowcountry Hauling | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1710 1430 State Highway 5s | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 50073 - Capstone Unfi Aurora Denver Co | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Central Missouri AgriService LLC - Slater | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Pictsweet Co-Machine Harvest | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sidney NE Wheelshop | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Burns and Scalo Roofing Ohio | 28 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.