Employer · California
S09650 - Kern County Tehachapi Operations
Tehachapi, CA · ~41 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
S09650 - Kern County Tehachapi Operations runs at 145% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical industry workplace, earning a grade D.
S09650 - Kern County Tehachapi Operations: 3.8 TCR = 145% of industry BLS 2.6 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
S09650 - Kern County Tehachapi Operations safety composite
S09650 - Kern County Tehachapi Operations scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 88% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
70/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 65% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 88% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−7.2
2018→2024
S09650 - Kern County Tehachapi Operations injury rate improved
S09650 - Kern County Tehachapi Operations's TCR fell 7.2 from 7.2 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 7.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=7.2 · 2019=2.3 · 2020=7.4 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=6.5 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Tehachapi, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 3.8 · 145% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #55/247
- PHOTO Basic Fibres Inc
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~41 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Basic Fibres Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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S09650 - Kern County Tehachapi Operations in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
S09650 - Kern County Tehachapi Operations
3.8 TCR
- Basic Fibres I
Basic Fibres Inc
3.8 TCR
- Phoenix Recycl
Phoenix Recycling Collection Center
3.8 TCR
- Waste Industri
Waste Industries Tri-East
3.8 TCR
- PACIFIC SANITA
PACIFIC SANITATION INC.
3.8 TCR
What this shows S09650 - Kern County Tehachapi Operations averages 3.8 TCR (145% of the industry BLS benchmark).
S09650 - Kern County Tehachapi Operations TCR series: 2018=7.2 · 2019=2.3 · 2020=7.4 · 2021=0 · 2022=6.5 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.6
Where S09650 - Kern County Tehachapi Operations falls in its industry
2,322 industry establishmentsSafer than 65% 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 #55 safest of 247 industry employers in California.
S09650 - Kern County Tehachapi Operations has fewer employees than the industry median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · CA · Tehachapi
2,322 industry employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 26 employers in Tehachapi, 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 | Basic Fibres Inc | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Phoenix Recycling Collection Center | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Waste Industries Tri-East | 3.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PACIFIC SANITATION INC. | 3.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CAL-O ORGANIC FARMING ADMINISTRATION | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sun Pacific Farming | Citrus Farming | Lindsay | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sun Pacific Farming | Citrus Farming | IEW Enterprise | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | George Jackson Farms, Inc. | 41 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Correctional Institution | 1,374 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 311 | 787 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | World Wind and Solar | 353 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 4317 | 284 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Parkview Markets | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Industrial Sales and Service | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plumbers Supply Co - Indianapolis | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | East Muskegon Roofing and Sheet Metal Co. Inc | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | SHOP | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ProCut Concrete Sawing & Drilling | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RVI-Clarksville | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | WhiteStar - Main | 41 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.