Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing · Massachusetts

Acorda Therapeutics

Name: Acorda Therapeutics Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Chelsea, MA · ~109 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 0.7
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Acorda Therapeutics runs at 21% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

Acorda Therapeutics: 0.7 TCR = 21% of Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Acorda Therapeutics safety composite

Acorda Therapeutics scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

74/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 0.7 per 100 workers

Safer than 80% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 83% 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

−1.4

2019→2020

Acorda Therapeutics injury rate improved

Acorda Therapeutics's TCR fell 1.4 from 1.4 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2019 at 1.4 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=1.4 · 2020=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325412 · Chelsea, MA AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 0.7 · 21% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #12/27
PHOTO Sterling Wisconsin LLC
BOOK 2y book
INJ 2 inj
SIZE ~109 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Sterling Wisconsin LLC (0.0 TCR gap)

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0.7
Sterling Wisco

0.7
Baxter, North

0.7
TriLink Biotec

0.7
Teva Pharmaceu

0.7

What this shows Acorda Therapeutics averages 0.7 TCR (21% of the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Acorda Therapeutics TCR series: 2019=1.4 · 2020=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Acorda Therapeutics falls in its industry

855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e establishments

Safer than 80% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.6.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 27 Pharmaceutical preparations (e employers in Massachusetts.

Acorda Therapeutics (109 employees, TCR 0.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 171 employees and a TCR of 1.6

Acorda Therapeutics has fewer employees than the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsu median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.6. 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
2020	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
2019	1.4	1.4	2	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325412 · MA · Chelsea

855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 52 employers in Chelsea, MA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Sterling Wisconsin LLC	GERMANTOWN, WI	0.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Baxter, North Cove, NC, USA - MFG	MARION, NC	0.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	TriLink Biotech (Wateridge)	SAN DIEGO, CA	0.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Teva Pharmaceuticals USA - Fairfield	FAIRFIELD, NJ	0.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Electronic Environments Co	MARLBOROUGH	109 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Rachaels Food Corp	CHICOPEE	109 FTE
STATE-SIZE	B&E Tool Company	SOUTHWICK	109 FTE
STATE-SIZE	BD Medical	ANDOVER	109 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Market Basket #32	Chelsea	683 FTE
CITY-NEAR	State Garden, Inc.	Chelsea	425 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Kayem Foods, Inc	Chelsea	308 FTE
CITY-NEAR	240055-BOS-CHELSEA CARRIER ANNEX	Chelsea	284 FTE
NAT-TCR	South Florida PBS	North Miami, FL	0.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	CCL Buffalo	Buffalo, NY	0.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Chattanooga Marriott	Chattanooga, TN	0.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Flight Operations Support	Solana Beach, CA	0.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Pine Ridge Health Care Center	San Rafael, CA	109 FTE
NAT-SIZE	FCA Kokomo Transmission (KTP)	Kokomo, IN	109 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Wilmington Commercial	Wilmington, NC	109 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Store 0581 Rock Hill	Rock Hill, SC	109 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: 2020, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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