Ball bearings manufacturing · California
RBC Bearings Southwest Products Inc.
Baldwin Park, CA · ~48 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
RBC Bearings Southwest Products Inc. runs at 165% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Ball bearings manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
RBC Bearings Southwest Products Inc.: 5.4 TCR = 165% of Ball bearings manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
RBC Bearings Southwest Products Inc. safety composite
RBC Bearings Southwest Products Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 22%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.4
2020→2024
RBC Bearings Southwest Products Inc. injury rate improved
RBC Bearings Southwest Products Inc.'s TCR fell 2.4 from 4.3 in 2020 to 1.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 10.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.34× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=4.3 · 2022=10.2 · 2024=1.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332991 · Baldwin Park, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 165% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #7/12
- PHOTO Schaeffler Group USA…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~48 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Schaeffler Group USA Inc. Joplin (0.0 TCR gap)
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RBC Bearings Southwest Products Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Schaeffler Gro
Schaeffler Group USA Inc. Joplin
5.5 TCR
- This site
RBC Bearings Southwest Products Inc.
5.4 TCR
- RBC Lubron Bea
RBC Lubron Bearing Systems, Inc
5.4 TCR
- Nakanishi Manu
Nakanishi Manufacturing Corporation - Winterville GA
5.4 TCR
- RBC - Aircraft
RBC - Aircraft Products, Inc
5.2 TCR
What this shows RBC Bearings Southwest Products Inc. averages 5.4 TCR (165% of the Ball bearings manufacturing BLS benchmark).
RBC Bearings Southwest Products Inc. TCR series: 2020=4.3 · 2022=10.2 · 2024=1.8 · BLS 3.3
Where RBC Bearings Southwest Products Inc. falls in its industry
125 Ball bearings manufacturing establishmentsSafer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 12 Ball bearings manufacturing employers in California.
RBC Bearings Southwest Products Inc. has fewer employees than the Ball bearings manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.2 | 8.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332991 · CA · Baldwin Park
125 Ball bearings manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 68 employers in Baldwin Park, 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 | Schaeffler Group USA Inc. Joplin | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RBC Lubron Bearing Systems, Inc | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nakanishi Manufacturing Corporation - Winterville GA | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RBC - Aircraft Products, Inc | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | ARVIN PRODUCTION & ADMIN | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rava Business Park | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Guerrero Transportation & Contracting Inc | 48 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | VPS, Inc | 48 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baldwin Park Unified School District | 2,575 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 08881501 BALDWIN PARK HOSPITAL | 1,624 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2032-08181501 | 1,555 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SAN GABRIEL HUB (CASGA) | 1,345 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | KECO | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nealey Foods Inc | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DLP Wilson Medical Center - FNS | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 10720 Evergreen Park | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Coppertail Brewing Co. LLC | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Reichdrill LLC | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Quality Plating Co. of Tulsa, Inc. | 48 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Glasswater Creek of Plainfield | 48 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.