Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in the medical sciences · California
Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
Lake Forest, CA · ~452 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 0.9
- Avg TCR
- 0.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Alcon Laboratories, Inc. runs at 178% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in the medical sciences workplace, earning a grade D.
Alcon Laboratories, Inc.: 0.9 TCR = 178% of Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in the medical sciences BLS 0.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Alcon Laboratories, Inc. safety composite
Alcon Laboratories, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 42%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 0.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% 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
Alcon Laboratories, Inc.: 0.5 → 1.3 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 1.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.25× in 2018
Alcon Laboratories, Inc.'s TCR rose 0.8 from 0.5 in 2017 to 1.3 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 0.25× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 541711 · Lake Forest, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 0.9 · 178% of ind
- DART 0.2 DART
- RANK #28/51
- PHOTO Baylor Miraca Geneti…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~452 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories (0.0 TCR gap)
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Alcon Laboratories, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
0.9 TCR
- Baylor Miraca
Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories
0.9 TCR
- Baylor Researc
Baylor Research Institute
0.9 TCR
- Michigan Criti
Michigan Critical Care Consultants
0.9 TCR
- Novozymes - 90
Novozymes - 9000DD
0.9 TCR
What this shows Alcon Laboratories, Inc. averages 0.9 TCR (178% of the Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in the medical sciences BLS benchmark).
Alcon Laboratories, Inc. TCR series: 2017=0.5 · 2018=1.3 · BLS 0.5
Where Alcon Laboratories, Inc. falls in its industry
189 Biotechnology research and dev establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 51 Biotechnology research and dev employers in California.
Alcon Laboratories, Inc. has more employees than the Biotechnology research and development l median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
541711 · CA · Lake Forest
189 Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in the medical sciences employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 90 employers in Lake Forest, 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 | Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Baylor Research Institute | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Michigan Critical Care Consultants | 0.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Novozymes - 9000DD | 0.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Van Groningen & Sons, Inc | 452 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Prima Wawona - East Ranches | 452 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Teichert Construction Lincoln | 452 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 1853 | 452 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Panasonic Avionics Corporation | 2,047 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ARB, Inc. | 1,334 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Spectrum Brands, Lake Forest | 598 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ASSA ABLOY Americas Residential, Inc., Lake Forest | 594 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cristal USA, Inc. Plant 1 | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pearland PVF | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CC Lakewood | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MaineGeneral - Hathaway Creative Center | 0.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Family Health Centers of Southwest Florida | 452 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Florence Mill | 452 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wegmans Niagara Falls 086 | 452 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | #98 Art Van Warehouse | 452 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.