Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) · California
WCA San Diego
La Mesa, CA · ~63 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 21.7
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
WCA San Diego runs at 483% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) workplace, earning a grade F.
WCA San Diego: 21.7 TCR = 483% of Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
WCA San Diego safety composite
WCA San Diego scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 1%), 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).
17/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 21.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−14.1
2017→2019
WCA San Diego injury rate improved
WCA San Diego's TCR fell 14.1 from 25.6 in 2017 to 11.6 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2018 at 28.0 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=25.6 · 2018=28.0 · 2019=11.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 561730 · La Mesa, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 21.7 · 483% of ind
- DART 9.2 DART
- RANK #435/448
- PHOTO City Of Sacramento-U…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 41 inj
- SIZE ~63 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City Of Sacramento-Urban Forestry Roll-Up (150018) (0.1 TCR gap)
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WCA San Diego in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- The Greenseaso
The Greenseason Group LLC
22.1 TCR
- This site
WCA San Diego
21.7 TCR
- City Of Sacram
City Of Sacramento-Urban Forestry Roll-Up (150018)
21.7 TCR
- Cape Cod
Cape Cod
21.6 TCR
- RECREATION AND
RECREATION AND PARKS, SAN PEDRO DISTRICT MAINT
21.4 TCR
What this shows WCA San Diego averages 21.7 TCR (483% of the Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) BLS benchmark).
WCA San Diego TCR series: 2017=25.6 · 2018=28 · 2019=11.6 · BLS 4.5
Where WCA San Diego falls in its industry
2,875 Tree services (e.g., bracing, establishmentsSafer than 1% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #435 safest of 448 Tree services (e.g., bracing, employers in California.
WCA San Diego has more employees than the Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 11.6 | 9.2 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 28.0 | 22.7 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 25.6 | 18.8 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
561730 · CA · La Mesa
2,875 Tree services (e.g., bracing, planting, pruning, removal, spraying, surgery, trimming) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 85 employers in La Mesa, 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 | City Of Sacramento-Urban Forestry Roll-Up (150018) | 21.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cape Cod | 21.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RECREATION AND PARKS, SAN PEDRO DISTRICT MAINT | 21.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Greenseason Group LLC | 22.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | VF - Lodi | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Valley Ventures, Inc. | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Goossen Farms Inc | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NGW, LLC | 63 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Grossmont Hospital - 5555 Grossmont Center Drive | 3,453 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Grossmont Hospital | 3,275 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0469 - LA MESA CA WHSE | 365 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of La Mesa | 345 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bella Terra LaGrange | 21.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Den-Ground Ops | 21.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Co 18 Maines Paper & Food Service, Inc. | 21.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Think All-In LLC | 21.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Canterfield of Oak Ridge, LLP | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Dean Dairy - Sharpsville - DTI | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Shell Rock Healthcare | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Covanta Montgomery, Inc. - Transfer Station | 63 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.