Ophthalmic instruments and apparatus (except laser surgical) manufacturing · Texas
Alcon - Houston
Houston, TX · ~1,392 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Alcon - Houston runs at 43% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Ophthalmic instruments and apparatus (except laser surgical) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Alcon - Houston: 1.4 TCR = 43% of Ophthalmic instruments and apparatus (except laser surgical) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Alcon - Houston safety composite
Alcon - Houston scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 44%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% 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
−1.3
2018→2021
Alcon - Houston injury rate improved
Alcon - Houston's TCR fell 1.3 from 2.1 in 2018 to 0.8 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2018 at 2.1 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.48× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=2.1 · 2019=1.9 · 2020=0.8 · 2021=0.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 339112 · Houston, TX AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade A · TCR 1.4 · 43% of ind
- DART 0.7 DART
- RANK #27/42
- PHOTO Conmed - Largo
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 75 inj
- SIZE ~1,392 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Conmed - Largo (0.0 TCR gap)
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Alcon - Houston in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Alcon - Houston
1.4 TCR
- Conmed - Largo
Conmed - Largo
1.4 TCR
- Abiomed, Inc.
Abiomed, Inc. (Danvers HQ)
1.4 TCR
- Cantel Medical
Cantel Medical Conroe - 750 Conroe Park
1.4 TCR
- Resonetics Hut
Resonetics Hutchinson
1.4 TCR
What this shows Alcon - Houston averages 1.4 TCR (43% of the Ophthalmic instruments and apparatus (except laser surgical) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Alcon - Houston TCR series: 2018=2.1 · 2019=1.9 · 2020=0.8 · 2021=0.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Alcon - Houston falls in its industry
741 Ophthalmic instruments and app establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #27 safest of 42 Ophthalmic instruments and app employers in Texas.
Alcon - Houston has more employees than the Ophthalmic instruments and apparatus (ex median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
339112 · TX · Houston
741 Ophthalmic instruments and apparatus (except laser surgical) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5,116 employers in Houston, TX · 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 | Conmed - Largo | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Abiomed, Inc. (Danvers HQ) | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cantel Medical Conroe - 750 Conroe Park | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Resonetics Hutchinson | 1.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Jacobs Houston Office | 1,390 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RICHARDSON METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER | 1,389 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4701-838 | 1,389 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Six Flags Over Texas | 1,396 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH IAH | 11,560 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH - Airport United Airlines Offices | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-IAH | 9,442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center | 8,873 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | SOUTH | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Miami - Central Service Center | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | US102: Kansas City 332 - SG | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BSCHS Medical Group,PC | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Indiana University Health North Hospital, Inc | 1,392 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sutter Medical Center Sacramento (110-1001) | 1,392 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Loma Linda University Health Care | 1,392 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Riggs Distler & Company Inc | 1,392 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.