Employer · California
University of Southern CA
Los Angeles, CA · ~290 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.0
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
University of Southern CA runs at 241% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical industry workplace, earning a grade F.
University of Southern CA: 7.2 TCR = 241% of industry BLS 3.0 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
University of Southern CA safety composite
University of Southern CA scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 16%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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
−3.0
2019→2021
University of Southern CA injury rate improved
University of Southern CA's TCR fell 3.0 from 8.8 in 2019 to 5.7 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 8.8 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.79× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=8.8 · 2021=5.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 722310 · Los Angeles, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 7.2 · 241% of ind
- DART 5.7 DART
- RANK #425/586
- PHOTO PITT- Carved and Cra…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~290 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: PITT- Carved and Crafted Catering (0.0 TCR gap)
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University of Southern CA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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University of Southern CA
7.2 TCR
- PITT- Carved a
PITT- Carved and Crafted Catering
7.2 TCR
- SODEXO AT COLO
SODEXO AT COLORADO NORTHWEST COMM. COLL
7.2 TCR
- SODEXO AT MARQ
SODEXO AT MARQUETTE UNIV-COBEEN HALL
7.2 TCR
- 500031200 - MI
500031200 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
7.2 TCR
What this shows University of Southern CA averages 7.2 TCR (241% of the industry BLS benchmark).
University of Southern CA TCR series: 2019=8.8 · 2021=5.7 · BLS 3.0
Where University of Southern CA falls in its industry
6,952 industry establishmentsSafer than 18% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #425 safest of 586 industry employers in California.
University of Southern CA has more employees than the industry median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.8 | 5.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
722310 · CA · Los Angeles
6,952 industry employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 2,064 employers in Los Angeles, 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 | PITT- Carved and Crafted Catering | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SODEXO AT COLORADO NORTHWEST COMM. COLL | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SODEXO AT MARQUETTE UNIV-COBEEN HALL | 7.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 500031200 - MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY | 7.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Susanville | 290 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BCCI Construction, LLC | 290 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bayside Interiors Inc. | 290 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lancaster Burns Construction, Inc | 290 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Live Nation Worldwide, Inc. | 50,317 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC Los Angeles | 40,333 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LADWP | 11,717 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Los Angeles Department of Water and Power | 10,346 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Orender Golf Management | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DOV | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tri-State Ashland | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Marquette Univ-Cobeen Hall | 7.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Indiana University Health Tipton Hospital | 290 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Teleflex Vascular Solutions 6464 | 290 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | South Valley Farms | 290 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Polk County Jail | 290 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.