Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · California
San Diego South
San Diego, CA · ~28 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
San Diego South runs at 422% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
San Diego South: 9.3 TCR = 422% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
San Diego South safety composite
San Diego South scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 6%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 10.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
San Diego South: 6.4 → 21.3 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 21.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.15× in 2023
San Diego South's TCR rose 14.9 from 6.4 in 2017 to 21.3 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 1.15× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · San Diego, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.3 · 422% of ind
- DART 10.7 DART
- RANK #81/91
- PHOTO Neighborhood Recycling
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Neighborhood Recycling (0.0 TCR gap)
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San Diego South in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
San Diego South
9.3 TCR
- Neighborhood R
Neighborhood Recycling
9.3 TCR
- Upstate NY Bot
Upstate NY Bottle and Can Retrieval Ctr. LLC
9.3 TCR
- Belson Steel C
Belson Steel Center Scrap, Inc.
9.3 TCR
- Metro Scrap Me
Metro Scrap Metals
9.2 TCR
What this shows San Diego South averages 9.3 TCR (422% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
San Diego South TCR series: 2017=6.4 · 2018=3.4 · 2021=7.3 · 2022=8 · 2023=21.3 · BLS 2.2
Where San Diego South falls in its industry
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishmentsSafer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #81 safest of 91 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in California.
San Diego South has fewer employees than the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21.3 | 10.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.4 | 3.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · CA · San Diego
1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 1,979 employers in San Diego, 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 | Neighborhood Recycling | 9.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Upstate NY Bottle and Can Retrieval Ctr. LLC | 9.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Belson Steel Center Scrap, Inc. | 9.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metro Scrap Metals | 9.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Davis Ranch L.L.C. | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Steinbeck Country Produce | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harlan Family Ranch | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KKG Equipment Company, LLC32 | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC San Diego Health | 9,310 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | General Atomics | 8,108 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Health Human Services Agency | 6,080 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | National University | 4,955 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Guilford College | 9.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Superior Plus - 3702 | 9.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 62nd Court | 9.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carthage Plant (Choctaw) | 9.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Alliance Concrete Sergeant Bluff | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lynchburg District Bridge Crews | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Howard P. Fairfield Hopkinton | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sidney EMS - Ohio | 28 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.