Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers · California
Sims Metal Management - Redwood City, CA
Redwood City, CA · ~62 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sims Metal Management - Redwood City, CA runs at 27% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade A.
Sims Metal Management - Redwood City, CA: 0.6 TCR = 27% of Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sims Metal Management - Redwood City, CA safety composite
Sims Metal Management - Redwood City, CA scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 97% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
79/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 97% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.4
2019→2024
Sims Metal Management - Redwood City, CA injury rate improved
Sims Metal Management - Redwood City, CA's TCR fell 1.4 from 1.4 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 1.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=1.4 · 2020=0.0 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Redwood City, CA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.6 · 27% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #2/91
- PHOTO Pratt Recycling, Inc…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~62 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Pratt Recycling, Inc. - Atlanta (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sims Metal Management - Redwood City, CA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Sims Metal Management - Redwood City, CA
0.6 TCR
- Pratt Recyclin
Pratt Recycling, Inc. - Atlanta
0.6 TCR
- Sims Limited P
Sims Limited Paulina
0.6 TCR
- Columbus (SSE)
Columbus (SSE)
0.6 TCR
- SMM Group SMR
SMM Group SMR Palm Beach
0.6 TCR
What this shows Sims Metal Management - Redwood City, CA averages 0.6 TCR (27% of the Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Sims Metal Management - Redwood City, CA TCR series: 2019=1.4 · 2020=0 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Sims Metal Management - Redwood City, CA falls in its industry
1,126 Scrap materials (e.g., automot establishmentsSafer than 97% 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 #2 safest of 91 Scrap materials (e.g., automot employers in California.
Sims Metal Management - Redwood City, CA has more employees than the Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, indus median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · CA · Redwood City
1,126 Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 116 employers in Redwood City, 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 | Pratt Recycling, Inc. - Atlanta | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sims Limited Paulina | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Columbus (SSE) | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SMM Group SMR Palm Beach | 0.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Zipper Farms, Inc. | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Crain Marketing, Inc. | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Maricopa Orchards, LLC | 62 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WESTLAND ORCHIDS | 62 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 141 | 2,891 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Guardant Health | 1,513 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2032-02120851 | 1,471 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0206-02620851 | 1,382 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ardmore Bldg C (Tech Center) | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ardmore Bldg B | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mel Clark Inc. | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Marlboro | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Waskom TX Wheelshop | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MKS Warehouse | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wahpeton Clinic | 62 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Washworld, Inc | 62 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.