Optoelectronic devices manufacturing · Texas

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.

Sugar Land, TX · ~373 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
0.1
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. runs at 5% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Optoelectronic devices manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.: 0.1 TCR = 5% of Optoelectronic devices manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. safety composite

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 94% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

B

77/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
A 0.15 per 100 workers

Safer than 94% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 77% 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%).

TCR Δ

−0.7

2016→2024

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. injury rate improved

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.'s TCR fell 0.7 from 0.7 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 0.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=0.7 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=0.7 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 334413 · Sugar Land, TX AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 0.1 · 5% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #5/46
  • PHOTO Microchip Technology…
  • BOOK 9y book
  • INJ 5 inj
  • SIZE ~373 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Microchip Technology Inc. Austin (0.0 TCR gap)

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Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. averages 0.1 TCR (5% of the Optoelectronic devices manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. TCR series: 2016=0.7 · 2017=0 · 2018=0.7 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. falls in its industry

437 Optoelectronic devices manufac establishments

Safer than 94% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 0.9.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 46 Optoelectronic devices manufac employers in Texas.

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (373 employees, TCR 0.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 216 employees and a TCR of 0.9 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 01,0002,0003,0004,000 0246 Average employees Total Case Rate Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (373 employees, TCR 0.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 216 employees and a TCR of 0.9

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. has more employees than the Optoelectronic devices manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 0.9. 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 0.7 0.2 3 0 0
2017 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2016 0.7 0.0 2 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

334413 · TX · Sugar Land

437 Optoelectronic devices manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 147 employers in Sugar Land, 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 Microchip Technology Inc. Austin 0.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Qorvo Texas LLC 0.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Micron SIG 0.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Alpha and Omega Semiconductor 0.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE A# 1 Air, Inc. 373 FTE
STATE-SIZE Darr Equipment LP 373 FTE
STATE-SIZE 9435 - Midlothian Fulfillment Center 373 FTE
STATE-SIZE WM 546 373 FTE
CITY-NEAR ABM INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED 77,810 FTE
CITY-NEAR TEAM Industrial Services, Inc 5,005 FTE
CITY-NEAR Schlumberger Sugar Land South 1,934 FTE
CITY-NEAR IES Residential, Inc. 1,931 FTE
NAT-TCR Howmet Aerospace Whitehall Operations - HRC Complex 0.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Estee Lauder - Research Park 0.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Office of Policy and Management - Capitol Avenue 0.1 TCR
NAT-TCR KKS 0.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE Orange County 373 FTE
NAT-SIZE Dept. of Public Works 373 FTE
NAT-SIZE Clearwater 373 FTE
NAT-SIZE Primient Loudon Plant 373 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: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.