Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services · Pennsylvania

Altasciences Preclinical Scranton, Inc

Scott Township, PA · ~81 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
10.2
Avg TCR
0.5
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Altasciences Preclinical Scranton, Inc runs at 2048% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services workplace, earning a grade F.

Altasciences Preclinical Scranton, Inc: 10.2 TCR = 2048% of Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services BLS 0.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Altasciences Preclinical Scranton, Inc safety composite

Altasciences Preclinical Scranton, Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 4%), 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).

F

16/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 10.24 per 100 workers

Safer than 4% of industry peers

DART rate
F 2.69 per 100 workers

Safer than 6% 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

−7.0

2022→2023

Altasciences Preclinical Scranton, Inc injury rate improved

Altasciences Preclinical Scranton, Inc's TCR fell 7.0 from 13.8 in 2022 to 6.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 13.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2022=13.8 · 2023=6.7

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 541711 · Scott Township, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 10.2 · 2048% of ind

  • DART 2.7 DART
  • RANK #13/13
  • PHOTO Hygieia Biological L…
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 16 inj
  • SIZE ~81 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Hygieia Biological Laboratories (0.3 TCR gap)

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Altasciences Preclinical Scranton, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Altasciences Preclinical Scranton, Inc averages 10.2 TCR (2048% of the Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Altasciences Preclinical Scranton, Inc TCR series: 2022=13.8 · 2023=6.7 · BLS 0.5

Where Altasciences Preclinical Scranton, Inc falls in its industry

189 Biotechnology research and dev establishments

Safer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 13 Biotechnology research and dev employers in Pennsylvania.

Altasciences Preclinical Scranton, Inc (81 employees, TCR 10.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 296 employees and a TCR of 0.8 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Altasciences Preclinical Scranton, Inc
Altasciences Preclinical Scranton, Inc (81 employees, TCR 10.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 296 employees and a TCR of 0.8

Altasciences Preclinical Scranton, Inc has fewer 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
2023 6.7 2.7 5 0 0
2022 13.8 0.0 11 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

541711 · PA · Scott Township

189 Biotechnology research and development laboratories or services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 4 employers in Scott Township, PA · 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 Hygieia Biological Laboratories 9.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Envigo 10.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Bionetics Corporation 11.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Charles River Laboratories 8.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE John B. Peters Inc. 81 FTE
STATE-SIZE Alvin H. Butz, Inc. 81 FTE
STATE-SIZE HMA Paving - Lancaster/Berks Area 81 FTE
STATE-SIZE Structures Region 81 FTE
CITY-NEAR Process Technologies and Packaging 273 FTE
CITY-NEAR 165 89 FTE
CITY-NEAR MAID RITE SPECIALTY FOODS INC EB 85 FTE
NAT-TCR Greenville Hauling Operations and Transfer Station 10.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Georgetown Manor - Kempwood 10.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Pine Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center 10.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Medicalodges Dewey 10.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE Intellimar, Inc 81 FTE
NAT-SIZE Pardue Masonry of Central FL 81 FTE
NAT-SIZE Fairway Market of Chelsea 81 FTE
NAT-SIZE The Demo Company, LLC - Austin 81 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2022. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.