Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in the medical sciences · California
Alcon Research, LLC
Lake Forest, CA · ~553 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 0.6
- Avg TCR
- 0.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Alcon Research, LLC runs at 110% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in the medical sciences workplace, earning a grade C.
Alcon Research, LLC: 0.6 TCR = 110% of Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in the medical sciences BLS 0.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Alcon Research, LLC safety composite
Alcon Research, LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 65% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 28%), 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)
- C 0.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 65% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 0.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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%).
Alcon Research, LLC held a steady TCR band
Alcon Research, LLC's TCR held near 0.1 from 0.8 in 2019 to 0.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 0.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.95× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=0.8 · 2020=0.4 · 2021=0.4 · 2022=0.3 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=0.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 541711 · Lake Forest, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 0.6 · 110% of ind
- DART 0.5 DART
- RANK #14/51
- PHOTO Battelle - Atlantic …
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~553 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Battelle - Atlantic City Operations (0.0 TCR gap)
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Alcon Research, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Alcon Research, LLC
0.6 TCR
- Battelle - Atl
Battelle - Atlantic City Operations
0.6 TCR
- BSW CTX RESEAR
BSW CTX RESEARCH
0.6 TCR
- Sanofi @ 225 2
Sanofi @ 225 2nd Ave
0.5 TCR
- Poseida Therap
Poseida Therapeutics
0.5 TCR
What this shows Alcon Research, LLC averages 0.6 TCR (110% of the Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services in the medical sciences BLS benchmark).
Alcon Research, LLC TCR series: 2019=0.8 · 2020=0.4 · 2021=0.4 · 2022=0.3 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=0.7 · BLS 0.5
Where Alcon Research, LLC falls in its industry
189 Biotechnology research and dev establishmentsSafer than 65% 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 #14 safest of 51 Biotechnology research and dev employers in California.
Alcon Research, LLC has more employees than the Biotechnology research and development l median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 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 | Battelle - Atlantic City Operations | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BSW CTX RESEARCH | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sanofi @ 225 2nd Ave | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Poseida Therapeutics | 0.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | FRESNO OFFICE - P STREET | 553 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SIE - San Francisco | 553 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UNISERVE Facilities Services Corp | 553 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fairmont San Francisco | 553 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 | Artis Senior Living of Huntingdon Valley | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Air Systems Sheet Metal Company, Inc. | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Loberg Construction Co. | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Metro Hardwood Maple Grove | 0.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | McKinstry Essention, LLC | 553 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Piepel Premium Fruit Company LLC | 553 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Canarsie Service Center-Ny43 | 553 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Buffalo Kensington-Ny36 | 553 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.