Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing · California
Ajinomoto Bio Pharma Services
San Diego, CA · ~568 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ajinomoto Bio Pharma Services runs at 57% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Ajinomoto Bio Pharma Services: 1.9 TCR = 57% of Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ajinomoto Bio Pharma Services safety composite
Ajinomoto Bio Pharma Services scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 32%), 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).
41/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% 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
Ajinomoto Bio Pharma Services: 0.8 → 1.8 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 4.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.76× in 2024
Ajinomoto Bio Pharma Services's TCR rose 1.1 from 0.8 in 2020 to 1.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 4.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.76× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 325412 · San Diego, CA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 57% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #36/79
- PHOTO LNK - 100 Ricefield
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 36 inj
- SIZE ~568 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: LNK - 100 Ricefield (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ajinomoto Bio Pharma Services in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Ajinomoto Bio Pharma Services
1.9 TCR
- LNK - 100 Rice
LNK - 100 Ricefield
1.9 TCR
- CENTRE
CENTRE
1.9 TCR
- BPI Labs, LLC
BPI Labs, LLC 450
1.9 TCR
- Perrigo : New
Perrigo : New York (PNY)
1.9 TCR
What this shows Ajinomoto Bio Pharma Services averages 1.9 TCR (57% of the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsules, liniments, ointments, tablets) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Ajinomoto Bio Pharma Services TCR series: 2020=0.8 · 2021=0.6 · 2022=2.1 · 2023=4.1 · 2024=1.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Ajinomoto Bio Pharma Services falls in its industry
855 Pharmaceutical preparations (e establishmentsSafer than 44% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.6.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #36 safest of 79 Pharmaceutical preparations (e employers in California.
Ajinomoto Bio Pharma Services has more employees than the Pharmaceutical preparations (e.g., capsu median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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 | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | LNK - 100 Ricefield | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CENTRE | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BPI Labs, LLC 450 | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Perrigo : New York (PNY) | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 2708 | 568 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4701-075 | 568 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RC PACKING- SALINAS VALLEY | 569 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corovan Moving & Storage | 567 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC San Diego Health | 9,310 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | General Atomics | 8,108 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Health Human Services Agency | 6,080 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | National University | 4,955 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tallmadge Akron General | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 922-NiSource-Zanesville OH-Muskingum Op Ctr | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Las Vegas Grand Desert | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ajax Window Corp. dba Polar Seal Window Corp. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Fareway Stores, Inc. 3804 | 568 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Steelcraft | 568 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Equipment Depot Texas, Inc. - Corporate | 568 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | American Woodmark Coorporation, Kingman AZ Plant | 568 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.