Rust preventive preparations manufacturing · California
WD-40 Company
San Diego, CA · ~227 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
WD-40 Company runs at 15% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Rust preventive preparations manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
WD-40 Company: 0.5 TCR = 15% of Rust preventive preparations manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
WD-40 Company safety composite
WD-40 Company scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 94% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (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).
78/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 94% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% 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
−1.1
2018→2024
WD-40 Company injury rate improved
WD-40 Company's TCR fell 1.1 from 1.1 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 1.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=1.1 · 2019=0.5 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.5 · 2022=0.9 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325998 · San Diego, CA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.5 · 15% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/18
- PHOTO The Chemours Company…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~227 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: The Chemours Company FC, LLC - Washington Works (0.0 TCR gap)
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WD-40 Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
WD-40 Company
0.5 TCR
- The Chemours C
The Chemours Company FC, LLC - Washington Works
0.5 TCR
- BASF - Beachwo
BASF - Beachwood EBN
0.5 TCR
- Solvay Vernon
Solvay Vernon Texas
0.5 TCR
- KIK Custom Pro
KIK Custom Products / Voyant Beauty
0.5 TCR
What this shows WD-40 Company averages 0.5 TCR (15% of the Rust preventive preparations manufacturing BLS benchmark).
WD-40 Company TCR series: 2018=1.1 · 2019=0.5 · 2020=0 · 2021=0.5 · 2022=0.9 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where WD-40 Company falls in its industry
485 Rust preventive preparations m establishmentsSafer than 94% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 18 Rust preventive preparations m employers in California.
WD-40 Company has more employees than the Rust preventive preparations manufacturi median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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 |
| 2022 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325998 · CA · San Diego
485 Rust preventive preparations manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 1,979 employers in San Diego, 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 | The Chemours Company FC, LLC - Washington Works | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BASF - Beachwood EBN | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Solvay Vernon Texas | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KIK Custom Products / Voyant Beauty | 0.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Channel Islands Vegetable Farms, Inc. | 227 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Farming2 | 227 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | West Pacifico FLC, Inc | 227 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hunter | 227 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC San Diego Health | 9,310 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | General Atomics | 8,108 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Health Human Services Agency | 6,080 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | National University | 4,955 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Weldon Pump LLC | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Yamada America, Inc | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Centurion Construction Group LLC | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Concare Inc | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | RW Dake Construction | 227 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Barts Electric Company Inc. | 227 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Niagara Bottling, LLC - Allentown | 227 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tellepsen Builders, L.P. | 227 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.