Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors · California
Washington Ornamental Iron Works
Gardena, CA · ~212 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 2.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Washington Ornamental Iron Works runs at 188% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors workplace, earning a grade D.
Washington Ornamental Iron Works: 5.3 TCR = 188% of Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors BLS 2.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Washington Ornamental Iron Works safety composite
Washington Ornamental Iron Works scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 36%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−2.3
2017→2024
Washington Ornamental Iron Works injury rate improved
Washington Ornamental Iron Works's TCR fell 2.3 from 5.1 in 2017 to 2.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 6.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=5.1 · 2018=6.7 · 2019=6.5 · 2020=5.6 · 2021=4.2 · 2022=6.6 · 2023=4.6 · 2024=2.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 238120 · Gardena, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 188% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #58/96
- PHOTO C.E. TOLAND & SON
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 104 inj
- SIZE ~212 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: C.E. TOLAND & SON (0.0 TCR gap)
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Washington Ornamental Iron Works in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Washington Ornamental Iron Works
5.3 TCR
- C.E. TOLAND &
C.E. TOLAND & SON
5.3 TCR
- Waubonsee Deve
Waubonsee Development
5.3 TCR
- Kinsley Steel
Kinsley Steel
5.2 TCR
- Steel Construc
Steel Construction
5.2 TCR
What this shows Washington Ornamental Iron Works averages 5.3 TCR (188% of the Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors BLS benchmark).
Washington Ornamental Iron Works TCR series: 2017=5.1 · 2018=6.7 · 2019=6.5 · 2020=5.6 · 2021=4.2 · 2022=6.6 · 2023=4.6 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 2.8
Where Washington Ornamental Iron Works falls in its industry
705 Structural steel erecting or i establishmentsSafer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #58 safest of 96 Structural steel erecting or i employers in California.
Washington Ornamental Iron Works has more employees than the Structural steel erecting or iron work c median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
238120 · CA · Gardena
705 Structural steel erecting or iron work contractors employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 223 employers in Gardena, 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 | C.E. TOLAND & SON | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kinsley Steel | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Steel Construction | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Waubonsee Development | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | SANTA CLARA FARMS LLC | 212 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mecca Location | 212 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Western Harvesting | 212 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | D.R. Horton Los Angeles Holding Company, Inc. - Corona North & South | 212 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 602 | 2,621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ono-030 | 909 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GARDENA HUB (CAGAR) | 809 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CAGAR - GARDENA HUB | 794 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 10193 Pembroke Pines | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Store 1180 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | UAP Company | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Robert Bosch LLC | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Polar Walcott St | 212 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 10153 Bellevue | 212 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Washington | 212 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 10276 Schaumburg | 212 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.