Natural nonfood coloring, manufacturing · New Jersey
Advanced Biotech
Totowa, NJ · ~138 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Advanced Biotech runs at 148% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Natural nonfood coloring, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Advanced Biotech: 4.9 TCR = 148% of Natural nonfood coloring, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Advanced Biotech safety composite
Advanced Biotech scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 9%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Advanced Biotech: 1.8 → 3.0 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 8.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.24× in 2024
Advanced Biotech's TCR rose 1.2 from 1.8 in 2018 to 3.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 8.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.24× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325199 · Totowa, NJ ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.9 · 148% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #13/16
- PHOTO Sergeant Bluff Methy…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 38 inj
- SIZE ~138 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sergeant Bluff Methyl Ester (0.0 TCR gap)
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Advanced Biotech in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Valtris Specia
Valtris Specialty Chemcials-- Fort Worth
5 TCR
- This site
Advanced Biotech
4.9 TCR
- Sergeant Bluff
Sergeant Bluff Methyl Ester
4.9 TCR
- Lamberti Synth
Lamberti Synthesis USA, Inc.
4.8 TCR
- Fulcrum Biofue
Fulcrum Biofuels
4.8 TCR
What this shows Advanced Biotech averages 4.9 TCR (148% of the Natural nonfood coloring, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Advanced Biotech TCR series: 2018=1.8 · 2019=8.5 · 2021=3.9 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=7.1 · 2024=3 · BLS 3.3
Where Advanced Biotech falls in its industry
552 Natural nonfood coloring, manu establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to New Jersey alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 16 Natural nonfood coloring, manu employers in New Jersey.
Advanced Biotech has more employees than the Natural nonfood coloring, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.1 | 0.8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
325199 · NJ · Totowa
552 Natural nonfood coloring, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 44 employers in Totowa, NJ · 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 | Sergeant Bluff Methyl Ester | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Valtris Specialty Chemcials-- Fort Worth | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lamberti Synthesis USA, Inc. | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fulcrum Biofuels | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Blue Anchor Manufacturing Facility | 138 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Green Distribution | 138 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Acreage CCFNJ dba the botanist | 138 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Decker Tape Products | 138 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cibovita.Inc | 759 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NJ03 - Totowa Fulfillment Center | 597 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Harmon Totowa 8650 | 415 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Harmon Totowa 8650 8650 | 366 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Building and Grounds | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | C2F Employment Inc. | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Atlanta Branch | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Performance Materials Corporation | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Nightingale-Mount Baker Care Center | 138 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Seabrook of Hilton Head | 138 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | High Country Beverage | 138 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Granite State Manufacturing | 138 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.