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California workplace safety

How 51,834 OSHA-reporting employers across California compare on workplace injuries, 2016–2024. Average TCR uses the 45,962 establishments with a credible rate (see methodology).

51,834
Employers
6.2
Avg TCR (rated)
1,177,106
Injuries (all)
862
Fatalities (all)

TCR, interpreted

Far above average

6.2 avg TCR

California vs all states by OSHA-reporting employer count

Where this state's ITA establishment inventory sits among every tracked state and territory (coverage signal, not a safety ranking)

51,834 1st of 54 the highest of 54 states

States and territories, banded by OSHA ITA reporting employer count

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Source official public datasets · 2026

The state picture

California's 45,962 rated reporting employers average 6.2 recordable injuries per 100 workers, 2.3 times the ~2.7 all-industry private-sector norm.

6.2
avg TCR · rated subset
45,962
rated employers
51,834
all reporting employers
1,177,106
recordable injuries (all)

Inventory counts and injury/fatality totals cover all 51,834 ITA establishments; the average TCR excludes zero-rate and corrupt-hours filings. See Methodology → Three Populations.

California grade distribution 51,812 graded establishments · width = share

31% of California's reporting establishments earn an F and 13% an A, each measured against its own industry benchmark, not the state line. These grades are a transparent derived index, not an official OSHA rating; see the Methodology for the exact formula.

Where California ranks among states

54 states & territories by avg TCR

California's average TCR of 6.2 is lower than 17% of states, a state average reflects industry mix as much as workplace safety.

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How California Workplaces Compare

California hosts 51,834 employer establishments currently reporting to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. These are not small shops: federal rules require ITA submission from workplaces with 250+ employees in any industry, plus workplaces with 20+ employees in the roughly 60 NAICS codes classified as high-hazard (construction, manufacturing, healthcare, warehousing, agriculture, and others). Across this California cohort, workers have logged 1,177,106 recordable injuries. The published state average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 6.2 injuries per 100 full-time workers uses the 45,962 establishments with a credible rate (zero-rate and corrupt-hours filings stay in the inventory counts above but are excluded from the average, see methodology).

The state has recorded 862 workplace fatalities in the reporting window, which is tracked separately from non-fatal injury counts because fatal events have their own investigation trail under 29 CFR 1904.39. Reading state-level TCR requires context: the headline figure is driven by a state's industry mix. A state with a heavy construction, logging, or meatpacking footprint will mechanically post higher TCR than a state dominated by finance or professional services, even when individual employers are equally well-managed. That is why the employer table below sorts each establishment by its own TCR and letter grade, against the BLS benchmark for its specific industry, not against the state average.

For jobseekers, relocators, investors, and local safety professionals, state-level pages function as an entry point: use the grade-sorted list to spot the safest and highest-risk employers in California, then click through to an individual establishment for its year-by-year injury, illness, DART, and fatality trajectory. Compare multiple years before drawing conclusions, a single outlier year can reflect a specific event, whereas a sustained pattern across reporting cycles is a more reliable risk signal. All data comes directly from employer-submitted OSHA Form 300A summaries. State OSHA plans in 22 states operate their own enforcement programs in parallel, but the injury data above is harmonized through the federal ITA system.

Employers in California, by injury rate

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EmployerCityIndustryGradeAvg TCR
Osso Good, LLCFresnoSoups, seafood, manufacturinF11.1
TCSO Dt Bob WileyVisaliaDetention centersF11.1
Lodi Farming, Inc.StocktonFruit and tree nut combinatiF11.1
Larder Baking CompanyLos AngelesBAKERYF11.1
CAN016GilroyTire DealersF11.1
3690_7059Turlock-F11.1
1548 - CoronaCoronaDiscount Department StoresF11.1
Friedmans Home Improvement Sonoma StoreSonomaHARDWARE STORESF11.1
Sauder Global SourcingJurupa ValleyFurniture (except drafting tF11.1
Savannah Distribution CenterMidwayWarehousing and storage, genD11.1
Windsor Gardens Conv Ctr San DiegoNational CitySkilled nursing facilitiesD11.1
6962-ABS-0029-0028-00734MurrietaSupermarkets and Other GroceF11.1
6962-SWY-0025-0025-00705Mountain ViewSupermarkets and Other GroceF11.1
058232-Walnut PoWalnutMail and Parcel DeliveryF11.1
056737-Sdc-Pacific Beach StaSan DiegoMail and Parcel DeliveryF11.1
el super #27 south gateSouth GateGrocery storesF11.1
Watermark By the BayEmeryvilleAssisted-living facilities wF11.1
Bowcon Company, Inc.San DiegoCabin construction general cF11.1
Wave Division Holdings LLC San FranciscoSan FranciscoInternet service providers, F11.1
Sunshine Floral, LLCOxnardAgricultural Cut FlowersF11.1
Orange County Conservation CorpsAnaheimRecyclable material collectiF11.1
E. G. Ayers Distributing Inc.EurekaGeneral-line groceries merchF11.1
Enterprise VineyardsSonomaGrape farming without makingF11.1
Vista Prado, Inc.VallejoAssisted-living facilities wF11.1
Verasa Management LLCNapaHotels, resort, without casiF11.1
6962-SWY-0025-0025-00975FortunaSupermarkets and Other GroceF11.1
4263-2984DowneyHotelsF11.1
1359LivermoreMOTELS/HOTELSF11.1
D&J Packing LLC PO Box 130 Castroville Ca 95012CastrovilleFarm labor contractorsF11.1
BP GaxyRichmondBakery products, dry (e.g., F11.1
Tractor Supply Company Store 1785TehachapiGeneral Merchandise StoresF11.1
Access Senior Home Care, Inc.LodiHome health care agenciesF11.1
0914 - Rancho Santa MargaritaRancho Santa MargaritaDiscount Department StoresF11.1
Knights Grapevine NurseryOlivehurstGrape farming without makingF11.1
Glass Onion CateringRichmondFood processing plant constrF11.1
MinimusNewbury ParkSalesF11.1
69030006-46 Cardenas Markets 46BanningRetail GroceryF11.1
Abbyson -RedlandsRedlandsFurniture (except drafting tF11.1
Precision Framing Systems IncMurrietaFraming contractorsF11.1
Sodexo at St. Vincents Med Ctr-Es-CaLos AngelesBuilding Cleaning/MaintenancF11.1
DeBernardi BrosSanta MariafarmingF11.1
2879_5587Los Angeles-F11.1
Monterey Embassy SuitesSeasideHotels and MotelsF11.1
056727-Sbc-Uptown StaSan BernardinoMail and Parcel DeliveryF11.1
Store #14TiburonGrocery storesF11.1
Amzl : Dsf3San JoseGeneral Warehousing and StorD11.1
Lusa Sd, LpSan DiegoLandscape care and maintenanF11.1
CorporateSherman OaksProperty managing, residentiF11.1
Hondo Framing Inc.RedlandsCarpentry, framingF11.1
Trader Joe's 0233 Rcho Palos VerdesRcho Palos VerdesGrocery StoreF11.1
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Nationwide states with similar injury rates or employer scale

Two PlainSafetyScore-derived peer sets for California: nearest states and territories by rated-subset average Total Case Rate and by OSHA-reporting employer inventory. These are cross-state neighborhoods, not the employer list above.

Similar average TCR

Nearest states by rated-subset Total Case Rate (6.2 here).

Similar employer inventory

Nearest states by reporting employer count (51,834 here).

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainSafetyScore

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Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.