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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
Big Saver Foods #7Santa AnaGrocery StoresC3.3
Central Valley Training Center, Inc./ Sacramento BMPSacramentoSchools for the intellectualF3.3
Red Pointe Roofing, LPOrangeRoofing contractorsC3.3
CAL037BakersfieldTire DealersC3.3
California Department of InsuranceSacramentoInsurance commissions, goverC3.3
Granada Hills RCGranada Hills-C3.3
Jhp Produce, Inc.Los AngelesProduce, fresh, merchant whoD3.3
Century CityLos AngelesSoft drink beverage bars, noC3.3
Ont ParOntario-B3.3
Offline Inc - HqVernonClothing, fur (except appareC3.3
SF - 1563 Mission St - SFSan FranciscoAlcoholism and drug addictioC3.3
RAMCO Dba Arcosa Crushed ConcreteSimi ValleyGraphite, natural (e.g., groC3.3
Affinity Truck Center BakersfieldBakersfieldTrucks, road, merchant wholeD3.3
California Sun Grower Services/Equipment Services & Lucero Farms - Los BanosLos BanosFruit, machine harvestingB3.3
Burlingame Alaska MgmtBurlingameScheduled air passenger tranB3.3
0206-02621051San FranciscoGeneral Medical and SurgicalA3.3
Ark LogisticsOakleyLogistics management consultF3.3
Wellington Foods Inc.CoronaFood, prepared, perishable, C3.3
Bridge Hospice Central Coast LLCSalinasHome health care agenciesB3.3
Bounce Back Enterprises LLC dba Norco Grocery OutletNorcoGrocery storesC3.3
Bee Green Recycling & Supply, LLC 740 Julie Ann WayOaklandNonhazardous waste treatmentD3.3
Jesse Garcia Jr. ContractingPortervilleFarm labor contractorsB3.3
Teledyne ETM NewarkNewarkAirborne radio communicationC3.3
20500002-428 Store 428 - GlendaleGlendaleSupermarkets and Other GroceC3.3
Swy-0029-0029-02420 Fac-02420-Bakersfield-CaBakersfieldSupermarkets and Other GroceC3.3
Menlo Park_1372709Menlo ParkMail and Parcel DeliveryB3.3
H Mart Irvine Northpark LLC.IrvineGrocery storesC3.3
Epson America Inc. CA Distribution CenterHuntington BeachPrinting, digital (e.g., bilC3.3
Helfers Electric Company, Inc.El CajonElectricianC3.3
CorporateSanta BarbaraWholesale DistributorD3.3
Wm 5848Elk Grove-C3.3
R.Montanez Farms, LLCWatsonvilleStrawberry farmingB3.3
Western Equipment ManufacturingCoronaConstruction machinery manufC3.3
County Jails # 3San BrunoServices for the Elderly andC3.3
Craftech Metal Forming, IncPerrisSheet metal work (except staC3.3
Sutter Bay Medical Foundation (30860)Daly CityOffices of Physicians (excepC3.3
Sutter Valley Medical Foundation (30443)SacramentoOffices of Physicians (excepC3.3
Nucor Harris Rebar Southwest Inc. - San Diego CaliforniaLakesideBarge sections, prefabricateC3.3
American Sod FarmsEscondidoSod farmingB3.3
Kool KountryReedleyCold storage locker servicesB3.3
Sully Jones RoofingEl CajonRoll roofing installationC3.3
Unit #1572Culver CityRetailC3.3
Jose M. EspindolaHollisterAgriculture production or haB3.3
ButtonwillowButtonwillowAgricultural machinery and eD3.3
2603-26030041BakersfieldIndependent SupermarketC3.3
050930-Brea PoBreaMail and Parcel DeliveryB3.3
Whse 543 - DollyBuena ParkGeneral warehousing and storB3.3
2050-20500002-437PalmdaleSupermarkets and Other GroceC3.3
4186-04187Culver CityAll Other General MerchandisC3.3
4598-Rtc WhittierWhittierAll Other Motor Vehicle DealD3.3
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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.