Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade · California
Valley Plating Works, Inc.
Commerce, CA · ~86 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Valley Plating Works, Inc. runs at 119% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade workplace, earning a grade C.
Valley Plating Works, Inc.: 3.9 TCR = 119% of Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Valley Plating Works, Inc. safety composite
Valley Plating Works, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% 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
−1.0
2017→2024
Valley Plating Works, Inc. injury rate improved
Valley Plating Works, Inc.'s TCR fell 1.0 from 1.0 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 8.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=1.0 · 2018=7.7 · 2019=6.4 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=5.4 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=8.1 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332813 · Commerce, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.9 · 119% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #34/74
- PHOTO Nipco Inc - Odessa
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 23 inj
- SIZE ~86 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Nipco Inc - Odessa (0.0 TCR gap)
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Valley Plating Works, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Valley Plating Works, Inc.
3.9 TCR
- Nipco Inc - O
Nipco Inc - Odessa
3.9 TCR
- Main Office
Main Office
3.9 TCR
- Metal Finishin
Metal Finishing
3.9 TCR
- Arrow Finishin
Arrow Finishing, Inc.
3.9 TCR
What this shows Valley Plating Works, Inc. averages 3.9 TCR (119% of the Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade BLS benchmark).
Valley Plating Works, Inc. TCR series: 2017=1 · 2018=7.7 · 2019=6.4 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=5.4 · 2022=0 · 2023=8.1 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Valley Plating Works, Inc. falls in its industry
585 Electroplating metals and form establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #34 safest of 74 Electroplating metals and form employers in California.
Valley Plating Works, Inc. has more employees than the Electroplating metals and formed product median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.1 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.4 | 3.6 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332813 · CA · Commerce
585 Electroplating metals and formed products for the trade employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 163 employers in Commerce, 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 | Nipco Inc - Odessa | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Main Office | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Metal Finishing | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Arrow Finishing, Inc. | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | MALAGA HARVEST SHOP | 86 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Muller Ranch, LLC | 86 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | OXNARD TERRACE | 86 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mushroom Farms | 86 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ferguson Complex | 2,769 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 587 | 2,621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PCAM, LLC | 1,194 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AMZL : DLA3 | 771 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Whitesville Elementary School | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Paris Store | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Paducah Store | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rogue River | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Police Department | 86 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ralph S. Alberts Co., Inc. | 86 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Industrial Corrosion Control | 86 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PHL-D | 86 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.