Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers · California
Sims Metal Management - San Jose, CA
San Jose, CA · ~43 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sims Metal Management - San Jose, CA runs at 74% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade B.
Sims Metal Management - San Jose, CA: 1.6 TCR = 74% of Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sims Metal Management - San Jose, CA safety composite
Sims Metal Management - San Jose, CA scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 81% 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).
73/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% 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
−4.0
2019→2024
Sims Metal Management - San Jose, CA injury rate improved
Sims Metal Management - San Jose, CA's TCR fell 4.0 from 4.0 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 4.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=4.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2022=4.2 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · San Jose, CA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.6 · 74% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #17/91
- PHOTO SA Recycling/DBW
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~43 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SA Recycling/DBW (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sims Metal Management - San Jose, CA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Sims Metal Management - San Jose, CA
1.6 TCR
- SA Recycling/D
SA Recycling/DBW
1.6 TCR
- SA Recycling,
SA Recycling, Atlanta-Sampler Way
1.6 TCR
- Grandville
Grandville
1.6 TCR
- Spartan Recycl
Spartan Recycling Group, LLC
1.6 TCR
What this shows Sims Metal Management - San Jose, CA averages 1.6 TCR (74% of the Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Sims Metal Management - San Jose, CA TCR series: 2019=4 · 2020=0 · 2022=4.2 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Sims Metal Management - San Jose, CA falls in its industry
1,126 Scrap materials (e.g., automot establishmentsSafer than 81% 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 #17 safest of 91 Scrap materials (e.g., automot employers in California.
Sims Metal Management - San Jose, 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · CA · San Jose
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 · 1,102 employers in San Jose, 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 | SA Recycling/DBW | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SA Recycling, Atlanta-Sampler Way | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Grandville | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Spartan Recycling Group, LLC | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Robert & Sandra Garcia Farming Partnership | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ARVIN ADMINISTRATION | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Donald W Beeman | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KG Vineyard Management, LLC | 43 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2636-CALIFORNIA.SAN JOSE | 11,308 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Santa Clara Valley Healthcare, Valley Medical Center (Hospital & Clinics) | 7,299 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rosendin - Main | 6,964 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC & Clinics) | 6,576 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Plant YS | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Johnson Electric | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | R. F. Technologies, Inc. | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Doubletree Nashville | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Boaz AL Parts | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Center for the Blind and Disabled | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DAG001 Dept of Agriculture | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Athens GA FXFE-AHN | 43 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.