Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · California
Station 5: Lake
Huntington Beach, CA · ~39 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 18.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Station 5: Lake runs at 592% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) workplace, earning a grade F.
Station 5: Lake: 18.9 TCR = 592% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Station 5: Lake safety composite
Station 5: Lake scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 62% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 3%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 18.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 62% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 3% 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
−26.0
2017→2024
Station 5: Lake injury rate improved
Station 5: Lake's TCR fell 26.0 from 39.2 in 2017 to 13.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 39.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.12× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=39.2 · 2018=16.6 · 2022=15.5 · 2023=10.1 · 2024=13.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Huntington Beach, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 18.9 · 592% of ind
- DART 2.2 DART
- RANK #51/87
- PHOTO The City of Blooming…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 44 inj
- SIZE ~39 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: The City of Bloomington - Fire Dept (0.0 TCR gap)
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Station 5: Lake in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- San Miguel Con
San Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District
19 TCR
- This site
Station 5: Lake
18.9 TCR
- The City of Bl
The City of Bloomington - Fire Dept
18.9 TCR
- VFD Fire Stati
VFD Fire Station 1
18.9 TCR
- Beecher Fire P
Beecher Fire Protection District
18.9 TCR
What this shows Station 5: Lake averages 18.9 TCR (592% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Station 5: Lake TCR series: 2017=39.2 · 2018=16.6 · 2022=15.5 · 2023=10.1 · 2024=13.2 · BLS 3.2
Where Station 5: Lake falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #51 safest of 87 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in California.
Station 5: Lake has fewer employees than the Fire departments (e.g., government, volu median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.8. 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 | 13.2 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.1 | 6.1 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 15.5 | 11.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16.6 | 4.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 39.2 | 6.5 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · CA · Huntington Beach
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 216 employers in Huntington Beach, 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 | The City of Bloomington - Fire Dept | 18.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | VFD Fire Station 1 | 18.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Beecher Fire Protection District | 18.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | San Miguel Consolidated Fire Protection District | 19.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | San Felipe Farms | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schreiner Brothers Farms | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TLC Custom Farming Company LLC | 39 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sonoma Valley Vineyards | 39 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CA015 | 2,174 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 389 | 846 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bolsa | 648 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 111 - Huntington Beach | 572 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Water Department | 18.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Accolade Healthcare of Paxton Senior Living | 18.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The City of Bloomington - Fire Dept | 18.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Palms of Mount Pleasant | 18.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Corporate | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Walter R Earle Corporation | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Terre Haute Hardwoods, LLC, dba/ Kirkham Hardwoods | 39 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Las Vegas North | 39 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.