Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors · California
Richardson Steel
Spring Valley, CA · ~25 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 13.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Richardson Steel runs at 472% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors workplace, earning a grade F.
Richardson Steel: 13.2 TCR = 472% of Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors BLS 2.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Richardson Steel safety composite
Richardson Steel scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 7%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 13.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−12.5
2016→2024
Richardson Steel injury rate improved
Richardson Steel's TCR fell 12.5 from 22.9 in 2016 to 10.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 23.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=22.9 · 2017=15.3 · 2018=21.5 · 2019=15.8 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=5.0 · 2022=4.4 · 2023=23.5 · 2024=10.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238120 · Spring Valley, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 13.2 · 472% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #90/96
- PHOTO Four Star Rebar, Inc.
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Four Star Rebar, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Richardson Steel in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Copeland Enter
Copeland Enterprises, Inc. dba Copeland Precast, Inc.
13.5 TCR
- Four Star Reba
Four Star Rebar, Inc.
13.3 TCR
- Sondad Industr
Sondad Industries, Inc.
13.3 TCR
- This site
Richardson Steel
13.2 TCR
- High Five Erec
High Five Erectors II, Inc.
12.9 TCR
What this shows Richardson Steel averages 13.2 TCR (472% of the Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors BLS benchmark).
Richardson Steel TCR series: 2016=22.9 · 2017=15.3 · 2018=21.5 · 2019=15.8 · 2020=0 · 2021=5 · 2022=4.4 · 2023=23.5 · 2024=10.4 · BLS 2.8
Where Richardson Steel falls in its industry
705 Structural steel erecting or i establishmentsSafer than 7% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #90 safest of 96 Structural steel erecting or i employers in California.
Richardson Steel has fewer employees than the Structural steel erecting or iron work c median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 10.4 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 23.5 | 7.8 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15.8 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 21.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15.3 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 22.9 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238120 · CA · Spring Valley
705 Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 56 employers in Spring Valley, 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 | Four Star Rebar, Inc. | 13.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sondad Industries, Inc. | 13.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | High Five Erectors II, Inc. | 12.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Copeland Enterprises, Inc. dba Copeland Precast, Inc. | 13.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Conservation Farms Ranches | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GM Ag Services, Inc. | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Farm Shop | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dougherty Brothers | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 368 | 1,170 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Covenant Living at Mount Miguel | 230 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MOUNT MIGUEL COVENANT VILLAGE | 226 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Casper Company | 180 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Aegis of Newcastle | 13.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bachman Tool & Die Co. | 13.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Duke Road | 13.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Central States Roofing | 13.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Q Ranch, LLC | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BRD | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Leonard Water Services, LLC | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Main Office | 25 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.