Engineering research and development laboratories or services except nanotechnology research and development · Alabama
AL - Huntsville - 310 Bob Heath Drive
Huntsville, AL · ~308 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 0.7
- Avg TCR
- 0.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
AL - Huntsville - 310 Bob Heath Drive runs at 140% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Engineering research and development laboratories or services except nanotechnology research and development workplace, earning a grade D.
AL - Huntsville - 310 Bob Heath Drive: 0.7 TCR = 140% of Engineering research and development laboratories or services except nanotechnology research and development BLS 0.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
AL - Huntsville - 310 Bob Heath Drive safety composite
AL - Huntsville - 310 Bob Heath Drive scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 68% 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).
59/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 0.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% 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
AL - Huntsville - 310 Bob Heath Drive: 0.7 → 458.2 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 458.2 TCR · DART/TCR 163.64× in 2024
AL - Huntsville - 310 Bob Heath Drive's TCR rose 457.5 from 0.7 in 2023 to 458.2 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 163.64× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 541715 · Huntsville, AL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 0.7 · 140% of ind
- DART 114.5 DART
- RANK P57
- PHOTO General Atomics - To…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~308 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: General Atomics - Torrey Pines (0.0 TCR gap)
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AL - Huntsville - 310 Bob Heath Drive in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- MycoWorks SC
MycoWorks SC
0.8 TCR
- This site
AL - Huntsville - 310 Bob Heath Drive
0.7 TCR
- General Atomic
General Atomics - Torrey Pines
0.7 TCR
- Houston Method
Houston Methodist Academic Institute
0.7 TCR
- Van Andel Rese
Van Andel Research Institute
0.6 TCR
What this shows AL - Huntsville - 310 Bob Heath Drive averages 0.7 TCR (140% of the Engineering research and development laboratories or services except nanotechnology research and development BLS benchmark).
AL - Huntsville - 310 Bob Heath Drive TCR series: 2023=0.7 · 2024=458.2 · BLS 0.5
Where AL - Huntsville - 310 Bob Heath Drive falls in its industry
47 Engineering research and devel establishmentsSafer than 57% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.9.
AL - Huntsville - 310 Bob Heath Drive has more employees than the Engineering research and development lab median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.9. 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 | 458.2 | 114.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
541715 · AL · Huntsville
47 Engineering research and development laboratories or services except nanotechnology research and development employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 454 employers in Huntsville, AL · 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 | General Atomics - Torrey Pines | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Houston Methodist Academic Institute | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MycoWorks SC | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Van Andel Research Institute | 0.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Newman Technology of Alabama, Inc. | 308 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sysco Central AL | 308 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 730 | 308 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1855-ALMOB2 | 308 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AL004 | 2,929 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dynetics A Leidos Company | 2,463 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Leidos - Dynetics | 2,051 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Toyota Motor Mfg of Alabama | 1,874 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bruker Biospin Corporation | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oklahoma City 10422 | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Taylor Mi Sales Center | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tempe AZ | 0.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Westwood Post Acute | 308 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gaath - Athens | 308 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ochsner Medical Center - Hancock | 308 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Citizens Health | 308 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.