Boxes, electrical wiring (e.g., junction, outlet, switch), manufacturing · California
WEMS Inc.
Hawthorne, CA · ~75 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
WEMS Inc. runs at 190% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Boxes, electrical wiring (e.g., junction, outlet, switch), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
WEMS Inc.: 6.3 TCR = 190% of Boxes, electrical wiring (e.g., junction, outlet, switch), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
WEMS Inc. safety composite
WEMS Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 11%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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%).
Rising injury rate
WEMS Inc.: 5.2 → 7.3 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 7.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.17× in 2022
WEMS Inc.'s TCR rose 2.1 from 5.2 in 2018 to 7.3 in 2022. In 2022, DART was 1.17× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 335932 · Hawthorne, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.3 · 190% of ind
- DART 7.3 DART
- RANK #4/4
- PHOTO Hampshire IL Facility
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~75 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hampshire IL Facility (0.2 TCR gap)
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WEMS Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- DAL
DAL
6.8 TCR
- DAL
DAL
6.7 TCR
- Hampshire IL F
Hampshire IL Facility
6.5 TCR
- This site
WEMS Inc.
6.3 TCR
- Mulberry Metal
Mulberry Metal Products Inc.
5.9 TCR
What this shows WEMS Inc. averages 6.3 TCR (190% of the Boxes, electrical wiring (e.g., junction, outlet, switch), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
WEMS Inc. TCR series: 2018=5.2 · 2022=7.3 · BLS 3.3
Where WEMS Inc. falls in its industry
71 Boxes, electrical wiring (e.g. establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 4 Boxes, electrical wiring (e.g. employers in California.
WEMS Inc. has fewer employees than the Boxes, electrical wiring (e.g., junction median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
335932 · CA · Hawthorne
71 Boxes, electrical wiring (e.g., junction, outlet, switch), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 78 employers in Hawthorne, 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 | Hampshire IL Facility | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mulberry Metal Products Inc. | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DAL | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DAL | 6.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sunset Farms, Inc | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Martinelli Vineyard Managment, Inc | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WESTVIEW BERRY FARMS | 75 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DJRAS CORP DBA PRIME HARVEST CONTRACTING | 75 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hawthorne, CA | 7,104 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | South Bay Workforce Investment Board, Inc. | 4,618 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 206 | 2,621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AMZL : DLA8 | 2,331 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Trulite Glass and Aluminum Solutions | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NFI Interactive Logistics, LLC-125 Capital Road | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | West Wind Village | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Iga #463 | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Miller's Merry Manor | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | State Industrial Products - Hebron | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Miller's Senior Living Community-SNF | 75 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southern Floral Company-Houston | 75 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.