Aquariums · California

Zoo and Aquarium

Chula Vista, CA · ~40 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
3.9
Avg TCR
3.1
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Zoo and Aquarium runs at 124% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Aquariums workplace, earning a grade D.

Zoo and Aquarium: 3.9 TCR = 124% of Aquariums BLS 3.1 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Zoo and Aquarium safety composite

Zoo and Aquarium scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 75% 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).

C

61/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 3.85 per 100 workers

Safer than 75% of industry peers

DART rate
D 3.25 per 100 workers

Safer than 52% 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

−1.2

2021→2023

Zoo and Aquarium injury rate improved

Zoo and Aquarium's TCR fell 1.2 from 4.5 in 2021 to 3.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 4.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.84× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2021=4.5 · 2023=3.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 712130 · Chula Vista, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 3.9 · 124% of ind

  • DART 3.3 DART
  • RANK #5/11
  • PHOTO Lincoln Park Zoo
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 2 inj
  • SIZE ~40 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Lincoln Park Zoo (0.0 TCR gap)

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Zoo and Aquarium in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Zoo and Aquarium averages 3.9 TCR (124% of the Aquariums BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Zoo and Aquarium TCR series: 2021=4.5 · 2023=3.3 · BLS 3.1

Where Zoo and Aquarium falls in its industry

174 Aquariums establishments

Safer than 75% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 11 Aquariums employers in California.

Zoo and Aquarium (40 employees, TCR 3.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 153 employees and a TCR of 6.8 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 05001,0001,500 0102030 Average employees Total Case Rate Zoo and Aquarium
Zoo and Aquarium (40 employees, TCR 3.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 153 employees and a TCR of 6.8

Zoo and Aquarium has fewer employees than the Aquariums median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.8. 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
2023 3.3 3.3 1 0 0
2021 4.5 4.5 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

712130 · CA · Chula Vista

174 Aquariums employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 219 employers in Chula Vista, 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 Lincoln Park Zoo 3.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR National Aquarium Pier 3 3.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure 4.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR SeaQuest Managment INC 4.0 TCR
STATE-SIZE Stackhouse Brothers 40 FTE
STATE-SIZE PISTACHIO HARVESTING, INC. 40 FTE
STATE-SIZE Watsonville/San Juan Bautista 40 FTE
STATE-SIZE Gomez Growers 40 FTE
CITY-NEAR Chula Vista Medical Center - 751 Medical Center Court 2,422 FTE
CITY-NEAR Sharp Chula Vista Medical Ctr 2,094 FTE
CITY-NEAR Rohr Inc a UTC Aerospace Systems Company 1,957 FTE
CITY-NEAR Rohr, Inc. (Chula Vista CA) 1,457 FTE
NAT-TCR Milgard Windows & Doors -- Tacoma Manufacturing 3.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Stoney Point Meadows 3.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Commercial Specialty Truck Holdings LLC. 3.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Fargo Service Center-AB 3.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE The Lakeside Village 40 FTE
NAT-SIZE Murray Elementary School 40 FTE
NAT-SIZE 600 - Gulfport 40 FTE
NAT-SIZE MCRT2 Norfolk 1 Tenant LLC 40 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2021. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.