Laundry machinery and equipment (except household-type) manufacturing · California
Western State Design, Inc.
Hayward, CA · ~114 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Western State Design, Inc. runs at 158% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Laundry machinery and equipment (except household-type) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Western State Design, Inc.: 5.2 TCR = 158% of Laundry machinery and equipment (except household-type) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Western State Design, Inc. safety composite
Western State Design, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−1.8
2017→2024
Western State Design, Inc. injury rate improved
Western State Design, Inc.'s TCR fell 1.8 from 5.5 in 2017 to 3.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 8.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.14× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=5.5 · 2018=3.9 · 2019=8.4 · 2020=3.7 · 2021=7.5 · 2022=5.6 · 2023=3.3 · 2024=3.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 333318 · Hayward, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 158% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #21/30
- PHOTO PSI Waste Equipment …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 35 inj
- SIZE ~114 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: PSI Waste Equipment Services Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Western State Design, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- CHICAGO DRYER
CHICAGO DRYER CO
5.3 TCR
- HDQT3-Frohring
HDQT3-Frohring Building 3 Newbury, OH
5.3 TCR
- This site
Western State Design, Inc.
5.2 TCR
- PSI Waste Equi
PSI Waste Equipment Services Inc
5.2 TCR
- Suez WTS Servi
Suez WTS Services USA, Inc. SJSC
5.2 TCR
What this shows Western State Design, Inc. averages 5.2 TCR (158% of the Laundry machinery and equipment (except household-type) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Western State Design, Inc. TCR series: 2017=5.5 · 2018=3.9 · 2019=8.4 · 2020=3.7 · 2021=7.5 · 2022=5.6 · 2023=3.3 · 2024=3.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Western State Design, Inc. falls in its industry
361 Laundry machinery and equipmen establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 30 Laundry machinery and equipmen employers in California.
Western State Design, Inc. has more employees than the Laundry machinery and equipment (except median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
333318 · CA · Hayward
361 Laundry machinery and equipment (except household-type) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 336 employers in Hayward, 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 | PSI Waste Equipment Services Inc | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Suez WTS Services USA, Inc. SJSC | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CHICAGO DRYER CO | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HDQT3-Frohring Building 3 Newbury, OH | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Wonderful Orchards-Belridge | 114 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Olivarez Honey Bees | 114 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SIERRA AG SERVICES, INC | 114 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PURO VIDA BERRIES | 114 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 518 | 2,891 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 100 | 2,817 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 117 | 2,817 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St Rose Hospital | 929 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Parkview Center School | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | West Chicago | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FARMINGTON | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Union Storage & Transfer | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | HTC Knoxville | 114 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Place at Deans Bridge | 114 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | USA NC Statesville Plant | 114 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tranco Industrial Services, Inc. | 114 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.