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

Ajinomoto Althea

Name: Ajinomoto Althea Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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San Diego, CA · ~496 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 1.2
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Ajinomoto Althea runs at 37% 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.

Ajinomoto Althea: 1.2 TCR = 37% of Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Ajinomoto Althea safety composite

Ajinomoto Althea scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 63% 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).

56/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 1.22 per 100 workers

Safer than 63% of industry peers
DART rate: D 0.63 per 100 workers

Safer than 51% 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

−1.0

2017→2019

Ajinomoto Althea injury rate improved

Ajinomoto Althea's TCR fell 1.0 from 1.7 in 2017 to 0.6 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2017 at 1.7 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.52× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=1.7 · 2018=1.4 · 2019=0.6

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 325412 · San Diego, CA AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 1.2 · 37% of ind

DART 0.6 DART
RANK #22/79
PHOTO Nandino BUilding
BOOK 3y book
INJ 16 inj
SIZE ~496 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Nandino BUilding (0.0 TCR gap)

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1.2
Nandino BUildi

1.2
Piramal Pharma

1.2
Elanco Clinton

1.2
AIAC Internati

1.2

What this shows Ajinomoto Althea averages 1.2 TCR (37% of the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Ajinomoto Althea TCR series: 2017=1.7 · 2018=1.4 · 2019=0.6 · BLS 3.3

Where Ajinomoto Althea falls in its industry

855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e establishments

Safer than 63% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.6.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #22 safest of 79 Pharmaceutical preparations (e employers in California.

Ajinomoto Althea (496 employees, TCR 1.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 171 employees and a TCR of 1.6

Ajinomoto Althea has more 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
2019	0.6	0.6	3
2018	1.4	1.1	6
2017	1.7	1.2	7

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

325412 · CA · San Diego

855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 1,979 employers in San Diego, CA · 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	Nandino BUilding	LEXINGTON, KY	1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Piramal Pharma Solutions R&D and Manufacturing	LEXINGTON, KY	1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Elanco Clinton	CLINTON, IN	1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	AIAC International Pharma LLC	ARECIBO, PR	1.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Wastewater Enterprise	SAN FRANCISCO	496 FTE
STATE-SIZE	West Valley Construction Inc.	CAMPBELL	496 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Liberty Packing Company	LOS BANOS	496 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Nongshim America, Inc.	RANCHO CUCAMONGA	496 FTE
CITY-NEAR	UC San Diego Health	San Diego	9,310 FTE
CITY-NEAR	General Atomics	San Diego	8,108 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Health Human Services Agency	San Diego	6,080 FTE
CITY-NEAR	National University	San Diego	4,955 FTE
NAT-TCR	MilliporeSigma - BROADWAY	Saint Louis, MO	1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Neltec	Tempe, AZ	1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Pieper Houston Electric, LP - Houston Operations Office	Houston, TX	1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	16 W Long Street	Columbus, OH	1.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Sugar Foods Corporation	Villa Rica, GA	496 FTE
NAT-SIZE	SBBQ Operations, LLC. dba Sadler's Smokehouse	Henderson, TX	496 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Autoneum	Oregon, OH	496 FTE
NAT-SIZE	CINGWA0059	Bothell, WA	496 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: 2019, 2018, 2017. 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.