Genetic testing laboratories · California

Ambry Genetics - 7 Argonaut

Aliso Viejo, CA · ~119 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
2.6
Avg TCR
3.8
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Ambry Genetics - 7 Argonaut runs at 70% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Genetic testing laboratories workplace, earning a grade B.

Ambry Genetics - 7 Argonaut: 2.6 TCR = 70% of Genetic testing laboratories BLS 3.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Ambry Genetics - 7 Argonaut safety composite

Ambry Genetics - 7 Argonaut scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 57% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 41%), 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).

D

50/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 2.65 per 100 workers

Safer than 57% of industry peers

DART rate
D 1.01 per 100 workers

Safer than 41% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 51% 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

Ambry Genetics - 7 Argonaut: 2.3 → 3.0 TCR

Peak year 2019 @ 3.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.38× in 2019

Ambry Genetics - 7 Argonaut's TCR rose 0.7 from 2.3 in 2017 to 3.0 in 2019. In 2019, DART was 0.38× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 621511 · Aliso Viejo, CA AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade B · TCR 2.6 · 70% of ind

  • DART 1.0 DART
  • RANK #9/22
  • PHOTO Accurate Diagnostic …
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 6 inj
  • SIZE ~119 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Accurate Diagnostic Lab (0.0 TCR gap)

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Ambry Genetics - 7 Argonaut in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Ambry Genetics - 7 Argonaut averages 2.6 TCR (70% of the Genetic testing laboratories BLS benchmark).

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

Ambry Genetics - 7 Argonaut TCR series: 2017=2.3 · 2019=3 · BLS 3.8

Where Ambry Genetics - 7 Argonaut falls in its industry

162 Genetic testing laboratories establishments

Safer than 57% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 22 Genetic testing laboratories employers in California.

Ambry Genetics - 7 Argonaut (119 employees, TCR 2.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 154 employees and a TCR of 3.0 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 05001,0001,500 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Ambry Genetics - 7 Argonaut
Ambry Genetics - 7 Argonaut (119 employees, TCR 2.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 154 employees and a TCR of 3.0

Ambry Genetics - 7 Argonaut has fewer employees than the Genetic testing laboratories median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.0. 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
2019 3.0 1.0 3 0 0
2017 2.3 1.5 3 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

621511 · CA · Aliso Viejo

162 Genetic testing laboratories employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 51 employers in Aliso Viejo, 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 Accurate Diagnostic Lab 2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Inova Central Lab 2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Piedmont Pathology Associates Inc. 2.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR New Vision Medical Lab 2.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE Fresh Prep, LLC 119 FTE
STATE-SIZE HM Clause - Cousteau 119 FTE
STATE-SIZE Booth Ranches LLC 119 FTE
STATE-SIZE Pyramid Flowers 119 FTE
CITY-NEAR Microvention 1,229 FTE
CITY-NEAR CALAG - LAGUNA HUB 1,156 FTE
CITY-NEAR LAGUNA HUB (CALAG) 1,044 FTE
CITY-NEAR Neo Aliso Viejo 696 FTE
NAT-TCR Moody 2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Direct Plastics - Coldwater 2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR NDX Mallow Tru 2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Riverside Drive Plaza 2.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE Logistics 119 FTE
NAT-SIZE Eldercare of Mid Missouri XIV, Inc dba Frene Valley of Owensville - A StoneBridge Community 119 FTE
NAT-SIZE Suburban Ford of Waterford 119 FTE
NAT-SIZE Lanessa MA SNF LLC 119 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: 2019, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.