Machine tools, metal cutting, manufacturing · California
US Tool Group - Palmdale O.C.
Lancaster, CA · ~25 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
US Tool Group - Palmdale O.C. runs at 101% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Machine tools, metal cutting, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
US Tool Group - Palmdale O.C.: 3.3 TCR = 101% of Machine tools, metal cutting, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
US Tool Group - Palmdale O.C. safety composite
US Tool Group - Palmdale O.C. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% 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%).
US Tool Group - Palmdale O.C. held a steady TCR band
US Tool Group - Palmdale O.C.'s TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 12.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=0.0 · 2018=12.1 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=4.6 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333517 · Lancaster, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.3 · 101% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #7/14
- PHOTO Union Electric Steel…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Union Electric Steel - Valparaiso Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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US Tool Group - Palmdale O.C. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Union Electric
Union Electric Steel - Valparaiso Plant
3.4 TCR
- United Grindin
United Grinding North America, Inc.
3.4 TCR
- CPS Plant 4
CPS Plant 4
3.4 TCR
- Tripler R Indu
Tripler R Industries
3.4 TCR
- This site
US Tool Group - Palmdale O.C.
3.3 TCR
What this shows US Tool Group - Palmdale O.C. averages 3.3 TCR (101% of the Machine tools, metal cutting, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
US Tool Group - Palmdale O.C. TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=12.1 · 2019=0 · 2020=4.6 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where US Tool Group - Palmdale O.C. falls in its industry
391 Machine tools, metal cutting, establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 14 Machine tools, metal cutting, employers in California.
US Tool Group - Palmdale O.C. has fewer employees than the Machine tools, metal cutting, manufactur median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 |
| 2020 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333517 · CA · Lancaster
391 Machine tools, metal cutting, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 131 employers in Lancaster, 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 | Union Electric Steel - Valparaiso Plant | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | United Grinding North America, Inc. | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CPS Plant 4 | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tripler R Industries | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Conservation Farms Ranches | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GM Ag Services, Inc. | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Farm Shop | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dougherty Brothers | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Antelope Valley Union High School District | 3,219 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 549 | 2,621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California State Prison-Los Angeles County | 1,505 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BYD Coach & Bus LLC | 679 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | TownePlace Suites | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Grannas Bros. Stone & Asphalt Co., Inc | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ModuleXSolutions | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Franklin | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lowry Tool & Die, Inc. | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Aero Trades Mfg. Corp. | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Industrial Plastics & Machine | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hellman Construction Co., Inc. | 25 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.