Closures, metal, stamping · California
Research Tool & Die Works
Carson, CA · ~56 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Research Tool & Die Works runs at 326% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Closures, metal, stamping workplace, earning a grade F.
Research Tool & Die Works: 10.8 TCR = 326% of Closures, metal, stamping BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Research Tool & Die Works safety composite
Research Tool & Die Works scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% 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
Research Tool & Die Works: 5.7 → 13.2 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 15.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.46× in 2021
Research Tool & Die Works's TCR rose 7.4 from 5.7 in 2017 to 13.2 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2020 at 15.1 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.46× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332119 · Carson, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.8 · 326% of ind
- DART 4.9 DART
- RANK #15/16
- PHOTO Spindustries
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~56 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Spindustries (0.0 TCR gap)
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Research Tool & Die Works in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Research Tool & Die Works
10.8 TCR
- Spindustries
Spindustries
10.8 TCR
- Jireh Metal Pr
Jireh Metal Products, Inc
10.8 TCR
- QPI, An H&K Pe
QPI, An H&K Perforating Co
10.8 TCR
- Wenzel Metal S
Wenzel Metal Spinning, Inc.
10.7 TCR
What this shows Research Tool & Die Works averages 10.8 TCR (326% of the Closures, metal, stamping BLS benchmark).
Research Tool & Die Works TCR series: 2017=5.7 · 2018=9.1 · 2020=15.1 · 2021=13.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Research Tool & Die Works falls in its industry
477 Closures, metal, stamping establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #15 safest of 16 Closures, metal, stamping employers in California.
Research Tool & Die Works has fewer employees than the Closures, metal, stamping median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13.2 | 4.9 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15.1 | 13.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332119 · CA · Carson
477 Closures, metal, stamping employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 236 employers in Carson, 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 | Spindustries | 10.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jireh Metal Products, Inc | 10.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | QPI, An H&K Perforating Co | 10.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wenzel Metal Spinning, Inc. | 10.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Wallace Brothers | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | New Sun Farms, Inc | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1624 Poole Blvd., Yuba City, CA 95993 | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Copperhill | 56 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Centric Parts (PEO) - Carson | 1,190 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Los Angeles Refinery Carson | 1,083 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AMPAM Parks Mechanical | 965 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Carson | 755 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lonestar Farmers Cooperative-Mereta | 10.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ouellette Plumbing & Heating Corporation | 10.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Blountville Vending | 10.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 42nd Avenue Plant | 10.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Algus Packaging, Inc. (Peace Road) | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Main Steel - Harmony | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Splash Landing/Frozen Landing | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nor-Am Cold Storage - Schuyler | 56 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.