Colleges Universities and Professional Schools · California
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · ~22,120 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
UC Berkeley runs at 139% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Colleges Universities and Professional Schools workplace, earning a grade D.
UC Berkeley: 1.9 TCR = 139% of Colleges Universities and Professional Schools BLS 1.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
UC Berkeley safety composite
UC Berkeley scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 24%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−1.3
2017→2024
UC Berkeley injury rate improved
UC Berkeley's TCR fell 1.3 from 2.8 in 2017 to 1.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 2.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.55× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=2.8 · 2018=2.6 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=1.2 · 2021=1.5 · 2022=2.0 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=1.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611310 · Berkeley, CA ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade D · TCR 1.9 · 139% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #17/20
- PHOTO UC Los Angeles
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 1,832 inj
- SIZE ~22,120 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: UC Los Angeles (0.0 TCR gap)
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UC Berkeley in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
UC Berkeley
1.9 TCR
- UC Los Angeles
UC Los Angeles
1.9 TCR
- ISU - On Campu
ISU - On Campus
1.9 TCR
- Misericordia U
Misericordia University
1.9 TCR
- A.T. Still Uni
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences
1.9 TCR
What this shows UC Berkeley averages 1.9 TCR (139% of the Colleges Universities and Professional Schools BLS benchmark).
UC Berkeley TCR series: 2017=2.8 · 2018=2.6 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=1.2 · 2021=1.5 · 2022=2 · 2023=1.8 · 2024=1.5 · BLS 1.4
Where UC Berkeley falls in its industry
347 Colleges Universities and Prof establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 20 Colleges Universities and Prof employers in California.
UC Berkeley has more employees than the Colleges Universities and Professional S median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 199 | 26 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 229 | 29 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 227 | 57 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 162 | 43 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 136 | 37 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 250 | 49 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 319 | 51 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 310 | 74 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611310 · CA · Berkeley
347 Colleges Universities and Professional Schools employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 120 employers in Berkeley, 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 | UC Los Angeles | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ISU - On Campus | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Misericordia University | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | A.T. Still University of Health Sciences | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | NA-US-CA-Fremont-45500 Fremont Blvd | 21,378 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UC Davis | 24,317 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UC San Francisco | 18,070 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pacific Farm Management Inc | 17,529 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Alta Bates Summit Medical Center (213-ABH) | 1,998 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sutter Bay Hospitals (30391) | 1,917 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Berkeley, CA | 1,106 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BERKELEY | 688 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Century Electric Inc. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Community Event Center | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lafayette | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FXI, Inc. - Terrell | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | University of Minnesota Twin Cities | 22,522 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Warren Technical Center | 22,693 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GM Global Technical Center | 21,000 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Abbvie | 20,982 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.