Apparel findings and trimmings cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors) · California
Volcom LLC
Costa Mesa, CA · ~272 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Volcom LLC runs at 70% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Apparel findings and trimmings cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors) workplace, earning a grade B.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.3
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.3
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 18
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares Volcom LLC's OSHA Total Case Rate of 2.3 to the Apparel findings and trimmings cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors) BLS benchmark of 3.3 (70% of benchmark) across 3 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). <a href="/methodology">See methodology</a> for reporting-limitation caveats.
Injury rate over time
Volcom LLC's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.3 industry benchmark.
Where Volcom LLC falls in its industry
72 Apparel findings and trimmings establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.1.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 7 Apparel findings and trimmings employers in California.
Trend analysis for Volcom LLC
Between 2017 and 2019, Volcom LLC's Total Case Rate improved from 2.6 to 1.8 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 31% decrease across 2 years of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2019, at a TCR of 1.8, while 2017 saw the highest rate, at 2.6, a spread of 0.8 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a comparatively narrow spread, suggesting a fairly consistent safety record across the 3 years with a usable rate on file, rather than one outlier year skewing the multi-year average.
Summed across those 3 reporting years, Volcom LLC recorded 18 total injuries and illnesses, with no fatalities reported in any of those years. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 3-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 18 injuries shown on this page for Volcom LLC are sourced from its own 3 years of mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 315990 - Apparel findings and trimmings cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors).
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2019)
What is the DART rate formula?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
4 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 545,817 hours worked = 1.47 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Volcom LLC (this establishment) | 2.32 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 3-year avg |
| Apparel findings and trimmings cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors) industry avg | 3.30 | BLS IIF, NAICS 315990 |
| California state avg (all industries) | 5.64 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Volcom LLC to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2019: 5 reportable incidents · 5 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2018: 7 reportable incidents · 7 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2017: 6 reportable incidents · 6 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Volcom LLC's reported OSHA injury record, strong versus its Apparel findings and trimmings cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors) peers, but not a guarantee about any single site today.
- At 70% of the Apparel findings and trimmings cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors) benchmark, Volcom LLC reports fewer injuries than typical peers, still worth asking how safety is managed day to day. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Apparel findings and trimmings cut and sewn from purchased fabric (except apparel contractors) sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.