Other Technical and Trade Schools · California

Samuel Merritt University (215-OAK)

Oakland, CA · ~806 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
3.3
Avg TCR
1.4
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Samuel Merritt University (215-OAK) runs at 235% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Other Technical and Trade Schools workplace, earning a grade F.

Samuel Merritt University (215-OAK): 3.3 TCR = 235% of Other Technical and Trade Schools BLS 1.4 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Samuel Merritt University (215-OAK) safety composite

Samuel Merritt University (215-OAK) scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 31%), 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).

D

42/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 3.29 per 100 workers

Safer than 31% of industry peers

DART rate
D 0.58 per 100 workers

Safer than 50% 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

2017→2020

Samuel Merritt University (215-OAK) injury rate improved

Samuel Merritt University (215-OAK)'s TCR fell 2.4 from 4.8 in 2017 to 2.3 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2018 at 4.8 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.18× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=4.8 · 2018=4.8 · 2019=1.3 · 2020=2.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 611519 · Oakland, CA ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 3.3 · 235% of ind

  • DART 0.6 DART
  • RANK #2/4
  • PHOTO Samuel Merritt Unive…
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 18 inj
  • SIZE ~806 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Samuel Merritt University (215-350HAW) (0.3 TCR gap)

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Samuel Merritt University (215-OAK) in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Samuel Merritt University (215-OAK) averages 3.3 TCR (235% of the Other Technical and Trade Schools BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Samuel Merritt University (215-OAK) TCR series: 2017=4.8 · 2018=4.8 · 2019=1.3 · 2020=2.3 · BLS 1.4

Where Samuel Merritt University (215-OAK) falls in its industry

13 Other Technical and Trade Scho establishments

Safer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 4 Other Technical and Trade Scho employers in California.

Samuel Merritt University (215-OAK) (806 employees, TCR 3.3) among 8 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 126 employees and a TCR of 1.9 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 9 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 02004006008001,000 02468 Average employees Total Case Rate Mount Carmel College of NursingSamuel Merritt University (215-350HAW)Dakota County Technical CollegeCARLETON EQUIPMENT CO - KALAMAZOOThe CrucibleZiegler BLoomingtonAnoka Technical CollegeSamuel Merritt University (215-SAC)Samuel Merritt University (215-OAK)
Samuel Merritt University (215-OAK) (806 employees, TCR 3.3) among 8 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 126 employees and a TCR of 1.9

Samuel Merritt University (215-OAK) has more employees than the Other Technical and Trade Schools median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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
2020 2.3 0.6 3 1 0
2019 1.3 0.0 2 0 0
2018 4.8 3.4 7 0 0
2017 4.8 0.7 6 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

611519 · CA · Oakland

13 Other Technical and Trade Schools employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 458 employers in Oakland, 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 Samuel Merritt University (215-350HAW) 3.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Samuel Merritt University (215-SAC) 2.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR DBJJDM Enterprises DBA Wyotech 1.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR DBJJDM Enterprises, LLC dba WyoTech 1.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE LISI Aerospace 806 FTE
STATE-SIZE SANTA CLARITA_1441488 805 FTE
STATE-SIZE Forty Niners Stadium Management Company LLC 805 FTE
STATE-SIZE GitHub, Inc. 808 FTE
CITY-NEAR Oakland Unified School District 4,473 FTE
CITY-NEAR 2032-02120301 4,408 FTE
CITY-NEAR 0206-02620301 3,210 FTE
CITY-NEAR 2032-02620301 2,922 FTE
NAT-TCR Rossford Float 3.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Waterford Public Schools - Central Office 3.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Camb Intermediate 3.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Childrens Clinic - Greenville 3.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE 6935-Health-Health Dept 806 FTE
NAT-SIZE Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc. 806 FTE
NAT-SIZE Beloit College 806 FTE
NAT-SIZE Manufacturing Plant 806 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.