General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) · California
Western Merchandise Express Inc.
Compton, CA · ~28 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.8
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Western Merchandise Express Inc. runs at 239% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) workplace, earning a grade F.
Western Merchandise Express Inc.: 10.8 TCR = 239% of General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS 4.5 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Western Merchandise Express Inc. safety composite
Western Merchandise Express Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 4%), 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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% 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→2021
Western Merchandise Express Inc. injury rate improved
Western Merchandise Express Inc.'s TCR fell 2.3 from 6.4 in 2017 to 4.1 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2018 at 24.8 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.38× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=6.4 · 2018=24.8 · 2019=5.9 · 2020=12.6 · 2021=4.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484121 · Compton, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.8 · 239% of ind
- DART 4.1 DART
- RANK #206/218
- PHOTO North Platte Termina…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: North Platte Terminal-NON DOT (0.0 TCR gap)
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Western Merchandise Express Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Western Merchandise Express Inc.
10.8 TCR
- 18
18
10.8 TCR
- North Platte T
North Platte Terminal-NON DOT
10.7 TCR
- Luther Logisti
Luther Logistics
10.7 TCR
- MLS-INDY - MLS
MLS-INDY - MLS Indianapolis
10.7 TCR
What this shows Western Merchandise Express Inc. averages 10.8 TCR (239% of the General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) BLS benchmark).
Western Merchandise Express Inc. TCR series: 2017=6.4 · 2018=24.8 · 2019=5.9 · 2020=12.6 · 2021=4.1 · BLS 4.5
Where Western Merchandise Express Inc. falls in its industry
3,252 General freight trucking, long establishmentsSafer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #206 safest of 218 General freight trucking, long employers in California.
Western Merchandise Express Inc. has fewer employees than the General freight trucking, long-distance, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 24.8 | 12.4 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484121 · CA · Compton
3,252 General freight trucking, long-distance, truckload (TL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 143 employers in Compton, 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 | North Platte Terminal-NON DOT | 10.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Luther Logistics | 10.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 18 | 10.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MLS-INDY - MLS Indianapolis | 10.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Davis Ranch L.L.C. | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Steinbeck Country Produce | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harlan Family Ranch | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KKG Equipment Company, LLC32 | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ono-017 | 910 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 430-DC006 | 793 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 430-DC001 | 789 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The People Concern - SOLAR | 448 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lonestar Farmers Cooperative-Mereta | 10.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ouellette Plumbing & Heating Corporation | 10.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Blountville Vending | 10.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 42nd Avenue Plant | 10.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Panther - Waterloo, IA | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NationServe Raleigh | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ADS Logistics Co, LLC - Portage | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kelly's Foods Concepts - Georgia | 28 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.