Metallurgical testing laboratories or services · California
Technical Safety Services
La Jolla, CA · ~708 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 1.1
- Avg TCR
- 0.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Technical Safety Services runs at 220% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Metallurgical testing laboratories or services workplace, earning a grade F.
Technical Safety Services: 1.1 TCR = 220% of Metallurgical testing laboratories or services BLS 0.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Technical Safety Services safety composite
Technical Safety Services scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 41%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.4
2023→2024
Technical Safety Services injury rate improved
Technical Safety Services's TCR fell 1.4 from 1.8 in 2023 to 0.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 1.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.12× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=1.8 · 2024=0.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 541380 · La Jolla, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 1.1 · 220% of ind
- DART 0.1 DART
- RANK #11/35
- PHOTO Associated Pathologi…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~708 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Associated Pathologist, LLC dba PathGroup (0.0 TCR gap)
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Technical Safety Services in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Technical Safety Services
1.1 TCR
- Associated Pat
Associated Pathologist, LLC dba PathGroup
1.1 TCR
- Food Safety Ne
Food Safety Net Services, Ltd - Springdale Lab
1.1 TCR
- Balazs Dallas
Balazs Dallas
1.1 TCR
- Phenova
Phenova
1.1 TCR
What this shows Technical Safety Services averages 1.1 TCR (220% of the Metallurgical testing laboratories or services BLS benchmark).
Technical Safety Services TCR series: 2023=1.8 · 2024=0.4 · BLS 0.5
Where Technical Safety Services falls in its industry
232 Metallurgical testing laborato establishmentsSafer than 46% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.0.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 35 Metallurgical testing laborato employers in California.
Technical Safety Services has more employees than the Metallurgical testing laboratories or se median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.0. 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 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
541380 · CA · La Jolla
232 Metallurgical testing laboratories or services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 44 employers in La Jolla, 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 | Associated Pathologist, LLC dba PathGroup | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Food Safety Net Services, Ltd - Springdale Lab | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Balazs Dallas | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Phenova | 1.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Riverside | 708 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SAGE Teller Office, US | 708 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MGM and UA Services Company | 708 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 266 JOHN F KENNEDY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 708 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC San Diego | 27,023 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2261-00000300 | 2,939 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2261-00000310 | 1,283 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Salk Institute for Biological Studies | 783 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Jostin Construction, INC | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Meyer Utility Structures, LLC | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DoubleTree by Hilton Denver | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big State Electric, Ltd. San Antonio | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Richard Construction, Inc. | 708 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Txftw - Fort Worth | 708 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Guthrie Clinic | 708 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Silent-Aire | 708 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.