Explosives (except ammunition, fireworks) merchant wholesalers · California
W.A. Murphy Company, INC.
South Pasadena, CA · ~25 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 2.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
W.A. Murphy Company, INC. runs at 90% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Explosives (except ammunition, fireworks) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade C.
W.A. Murphy Company, INC.: 2.0 TCR = 90% of Explosives (except ammunition, fireworks) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
W.A. Murphy Company, INC. safety composite
W.A. Murphy Company, INC. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 9%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% 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
−1.9
2017→2024
W.A. Murphy Company, INC. injury rate improved
W.A. Murphy Company, INC.'s TCR fell 1.9 from 6.9 in 2017 to 5.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 6.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 2.52× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=6.9 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2024=5.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424690 · South Pasadena, CA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 2.0 · 90% of ind
- DART 5.0 DART
- RANK #41/71
- PHOTO Chemisphere
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Chemisphere (0.0 TCR gap)
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W.A. Murphy Company, INC. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
W.A. Murphy Company, INC.
2 TCR
- Chemisphere
Chemisphere
2 TCR
- Thomasville
Thomasville
2 TCR
- Gulf Coast Com
Gulf Coast Companies, Inc.
2 TCR
- Industrial Che
Industrial Chemicals Corporation
2 TCR
What this shows W.A. Murphy Company, INC. averages 2.0 TCR (90% of the Explosives (except ammunition, fireworks) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
W.A. Murphy Company, INC. TCR series: 2017=6.9 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2024=5 · BLS 2.2
Where W.A. Murphy Company, INC. falls in its industry
766 Explosives (except ammunition, establishmentsSafer than 48% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #41 safest of 71 Explosives (except ammunition, employers in California.
W.A. Murphy Company, INC. has fewer employees than the Explosives (except ammunition, fireworks median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424690 · CA · South Pasadena
766 Explosives (except ammunition, fireworks) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 28 employers in South Pasadena, 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 | Chemisphere | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Thomasville | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gulf Coast Companies, Inc. | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Industrial Chemicals Corporation | 2.0 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 | DMS LLC | 1,391 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ono-080 | 909 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DMS Facility Services - South Pasadena | 547 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Total Education Solutions-Headquarters | 334 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | King Printing Company Inc | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Austin Public Schools ISD#492-Ellis Middle School | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | At Home Stores #175 | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HSMD-Health Services MD | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Symbotic Brooksville | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ft. Myers Operations Center | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Superior Metal Products Inc | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kriss Contracting, 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.