Reduction gears and gear units (except aircraft power transmission equipment, automotive) manufacturing · California
SOLAR TURBINES INC. (Superior Gear)
Gardena, CA · ~55 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
SOLAR TURBINES INC. (Superior Gear) runs at 8% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Reduction gears and gear units (except aircraft power transmission equipment, automotive) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
SOLAR TURBINES INC. (Superior Gear): 0.3 TCR = 8% of Reduction gears and gear units (except aircraft power transmission equipment, automotive) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
SOLAR TURBINES INC. (Superior Gear) safety composite
SOLAR TURBINES INC. (Superior Gear) scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 98% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
81/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 98% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% 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%).
SOLAR TURBINES INC. (Superior Gear) held a steady TCR band
SOLAR TURBINES INC. (Superior Gear)'s TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 1.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333612 · Gardena, CA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.3 · 8% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1/5
- PHOTO WITTENSTEIN
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 1 inj
- SIZE ~55 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: WITTENSTEIN (0.1 TCR gap)
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SOLAR TURBINES INC. (Superior Gear) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Quad Plus LLC
Quad Plus LLC
0.4 TCR
- This site 0.3
SOLAR TURBINES INC. (Superior Gear)
0.3 TCR
- WITTENSTEIN 0.3
WITTENSTEIN
0.3 TCR
- Force Control 0.3
Force Control Industries
0.3 TCR
- Danfoss LLC 0.1
Danfoss LLC
0.1 TCR
What this shows SOLAR TURBINES INC. (Superior Gear) averages 0.3 TCR (8% of the Reduction gears and gear units (except aircraft power transmission equipment, automotive) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
SOLAR TURBINES INC. (Superior Gear) TCR series: 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where SOLAR TURBINES INC. (Superior Gear) falls in its industry
106 Reduction gears and gear units establishmentsSafer than 98% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 5 Reduction gears and gear units employers in California.
SOLAR TURBINES INC. (Superior Gear) has fewer employees than the Reduction gears and gear units (except a median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333612 · CA · Gardena
106 Reduction gears and gear units (except aircraft power transmission equipment, automotive) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 223 employers in Gardena, 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 | WITTENSTEIN | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Force Control Industries | 0.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Danfoss LLC | 0.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Quad Plus LLC | 0.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | FARMING ADMINISTRATION | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dwelley Family Farms LLC | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tri-Valley Vineyard Management | 55 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cornerstone Certified Vineyard | 55 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 602 | 2,621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ono-030 | 909 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GARDENA HUB (CAGAR) | 809 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CAGAR - GARDENA HUB | 794 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | F. L. Crane & Sons, Inc. Memphis | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 9351 Eastman | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. - Hillsboro, OR | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pyrotek Corporate Office | 0.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sipley Elementary School | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Craghead Building Company | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | JAH Power Services | 55 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ansonia Police Department | 55 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.