Hazardous waste treatment facilities · California
US Ecology Vernon
Vernon, CA · ~33 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
US Ecology Vernon runs at 49% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Hazardous waste treatment facilities workplace, earning a grade A.
US Ecology Vernon: 1.3 TCR = 49% of Hazardous waste treatment facilities BLS 2.6 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
US Ecology Vernon safety composite
US Ecology Vernon scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 73% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
65/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.27 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−2.6
2016→2024
US Ecology Vernon injury rate improved
US Ecology Vernon's TCR fell 2.6 from 2.6 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 6.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.6 · 2017=6.1 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562211 · Vernon, CA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 49% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/17
- PHOTO Houston TSDF
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Houston TSDF (0.0 TCR gap)
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US Ecology Vernon in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
US Ecology Vernon
1.3 TCR
- Houston TSDF
Houston TSDF
1.3 TCR
- Clean Harbors
Clean Harbors Florida LLC 64BW
1.3 TCR
- Waste Control
Waste Control Specialists LLC
1.3 TCR
- Rineco Chemica
Rineco Chemical Industries
1.3 TCR
What this shows US Ecology Vernon averages 1.3 TCR (49% of the Hazardous waste treatment facilities BLS benchmark).
US Ecology Vernon TCR series: 2016=2.6 · 2017=6.1 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.6
Where US Ecology Vernon falls in its industry
211 Hazardous waste treatment faci establishmentsSafer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.8.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 17 Hazardous waste treatment faci employers in California.
US Ecology Vernon has fewer employees than the Hazardous waste treatment facilities median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.8. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562211 · CA · Vernon
211 Hazardous waste treatment facilities employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 146 employers in Vernon, 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 | Houston TSDF | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Clean Harbors Florida LLC 64BW | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Waste Control Specialists LLC | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rineco Chemical Industries | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Tutti Frutti Farms | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | EL CENTRO | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BULLSEYE FARMS 18 | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | River Vista Farms LLC | 33 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Smithfield Foods, Inc. - Vernon, CA | 1,633 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GRANDE VISTA (CAGVS) | 1,333 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CAGVS - GRANDE VISTA | 1,215 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Smithfield Foods - Vernon | 984 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Stolle Machinery - Sidney | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | York Parts Distribution Center | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hampton Marlborough | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Buist Electric | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Alter Metal Recycling - Anoka | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | XHM | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | XFM | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | XER | 33 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.